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Project & Team Management • Apr 21, 2014

Avoid Big-Bang Integration at All Costs!!

Last-minute integration is dangerous, although large/multi-team projects unfortunately fall into this trap all too often when crucial deadlines are looming.

Growing as Makers • Apr 20, 2014

Software Practitioners Shouldn’t Overlook the Design Mgmt. Institute

The Design Management Institute holds a wealth of knowledge about good design — knowledge that is directly applicable to software product development.

Personal Optimization • Apr 19, 2014

Finding Reliable Information with Quora, AMA, & Verified Accounts

By connecting you directly with the content authorities, these services take the guesswork out of establishing credibility.

Developer Tools • Apr 18, 2014

Monitoring Your iOS Traffic

With a few simple steps, you can leverage the sniffer tools you already know to intercept and view your iOS traffic.

Web Apps • Apr 17, 2014

Charting Data with jqPlot

jqPlot is a jQuery plugin that supports drawing line, bar and pie charts with many customizable features.

Developer Tools • Apr 16, 2014

I Hate #regions

"I hate regions" not only automatically expands the regions when you open the file, it changes the font size and color of the regions.

Planning Your Project • Apr 15, 2014

Strengthen your Software Investment with Research, Design, and Planning

Investing in a little research and planning just a bit of time up front can pay off in a big way during the build phase of your product.

Evolving the Industry • Apr 14, 2014

Cross-Train to Become a Better Programmer

Fundamental software design is almost completely missing from programming. Can we learn how to design? I think so, but not yet from the software community.

Developer Tools • Apr 13, 2014

Cool and Easy HTML with Emmet

Emmet is a easy-to-use, lightweight tool that reduces frustration while writing HTML.

Personal Optimization • Apr 12, 2014

Long-Term Planning and Productivity with the Compact Calendar

Productivity has a foundation in planning. David Seah's Compact Calendar is a great tool for planning and visualizing projects that span multiple months.

Functional Programming • Apr 11, 2014

Writing Functional Python

How to use generators and the itertools module to write cleaner Python code with fewer side effects.

Culture • Apr 10, 2014

Get the Door

As a non-technical Atom, I see AO's value mantras lived out daily in employee interactions — even in an event as simple as installing a doorbell.