Ember.js • Sep 19, 2013 Debugging with Ember Inspector – Ember’s Chrome Plugin The creators of Ember have created Ember Inspector, a Chrome plugin for debugging, with quick access to Ember objects and data.
Communities • Sep 18, 2013 Atomic Object ❤s Girl Develop It Atomic Object is a proud sponsor of Girl Develop It Detroit, which provides mentorship and instruction to women interested in software development.
Extracurricular Activities • Sep 17, 2013 Completing the Circuit: From Arduino to AVR Microcontrollers for Hobbyist Projects There are great resources for electronics beginners to learn Arduino—not for people who want to learn general microcontrollers.
Personal Optimization • Sep 16, 2013 Hackers & Writers – Practicing the Non-Linear Arts I grew up writing both stories and code, but it took me a long time to figure out just how similar they are.
Extracurricular Activities • Sep 13, 2013 Hackable Cars, for Enthusiasts… and Others Our cars are hackable, and the possibilities range from merely inconvenient to downright dangerous.
Developer Tools • Sep 12, 2013 A Comparison of Remote Pairing Tools – Skype vs. Wemux vs. Chrome Remote Desktop A look at several tools I've used for remote pairing (Skype, Webmux, and Chrome Remote Desktop) and their respective strengths and weaknesses.
News & Events • Sep 11, 2013 Growing through Acquisition: Atomic Welcomes Former SRT Solutions Employees I'm pleased to announce that Atomic Object is opening an office in Ann Arbor through the acquisition of SRT Solutions.
Growing as Makers • Sep 10, 2013 4 Ways to Beat Post-Conference Information Overload I always leave a good conference with so many big ideas that I feel overwhelmed. Here are 4 ways I think through and remember what I've learned.
Developer Tools • Sep 09, 2013 5 Unix Commands I Wish I’d Discovered Years Earlier I've been using *nix systems for quite a while. But there are a few commands that I somehow overlooked and wish I'd discovered years earlier.
Development Practices • Sep 08, 2013 Framework Docs Are a First-Class Citizen Documenting your framework code is crucial to its success. I recommend Documentation Driven Development (DDD).
Web Apps • Sep 06, 2013 My Experiences with Ruby off Rails Don't assume that Ruby is only useful for making websites with Ruby on Rails, because I've been using it for years without shipping a Rails app.
Development Practices • Sep 05, 2013 7 Ways to Reduce Developer Friction on Embedded Projects If you want something to get done, make it easy. Reducing friction at the start of a project saves time in the long run and makes it easier to do the right thing.