Embedded Systems • Jan 13, 2013 Catching Exceptions and Printing Stack Traces for C on Windows, Linux, & Mac Examples on how to catch signals/exceptions with C compiled with gcc on windows and posix systems.
jRuby • Jan 11, 2013 JRuby and vlcj – A Simple Full-Screen Media Player A simple JRuby script showing how to use the vlcj library to playback video full screen on a Linux machine.
Personal Optimization • Jan 10, 2013 Presenting Over AirPlay Tips on how to present your Keynote presentation wirelessly from your iPad.
Ruby • Jan 09, 2013 Simple Passive Code Generation Code generation isn't beyond any developer capable of writing the simplest script.
UX/Design Practices • Jan 08, 2013 Innovation through Brainstorming with the F.I.T. Technique Mid-project brainstorming sessions are a great way to maintain perspective and test your assumptions.
Business Practices • Jan 07, 2013 Four Reasons It’s Better to Work from the Office Telecommuting has benefits, but I prefer to work in the office. It helps me focus, learn, share artifacts, and become closer to my team.
Ruby • Jan 06, 2013 RubyFlux – Statically Compile Ruby to Java RubyFlux statically compiles Ruby into Java. It has awesome performance and runs everywhere Java does with no runtime dependencies, but it isn't done yet.
Personal Optimization • Jan 04, 2013 Protecting Your Apple Power Adapter with sugru Afraid of snapping the wire going into your apple power adapter? Check out this simple and quick hack for reinforcing the strain relief.
DevOps & System Admin. • Jan 03, 2013 BERKS! – Simplifying Chef Solo Cookbook Management with Berkshelf Berks is a new tool we've started using to keep repositories simple, even as the requirements grow.
Development Practices • Jan 01, 2013 Tricky Code: Taking Steps to Reduce Brittleness Avoid "tricky code" whenever possible. If you must, test against changes.
News & Events • Dec 31, 2012 2012 Fun Facts It was another enjoyable and productive year at Atomic Object. I thought it would be fun to reflect on 2012 and compile a few fun facts to share.
Ruby • Dec 30, 2012 Easier Debugging with capybara-screenshot How I've used capybara-screenshot to work through some perplexing test failures.
