Designing for Users • Jul 11, 2023 Don’t Confuse Complex with Complicated, Part 2 – Complexity is Part of the Deal Simplicity means it takes less effort to interpret, and complicated means it takes advanced effort to interpret.
Designing for Users • Jul 10, 2023 Don’t Confuse Complex with Complicated, Part 1: What is Information? We can’t talk about complexity and simplicity without first defining what we mean when we talk about "information."
Workplace • Jul 09, 2023 Clocking In: 3 More Tips for Transitioning to Hourly Work Transitioning from salaried to clocking in for hourly work can be challenging but rewarding. Here are 3 tips I use to help me meet my goals.
Personal Optimization • Jul 08, 2023 Process vs. Project: From Knitting to Programming You will occasionally see makers refer to themselves as Process people or Project people, and most people fall into one of the two camps.
Development • Jul 07, 2023 Overcoming Frozen Thinking in Software Development: Practices and Questions for Problem Solving Frozen thinking can be a problem for senior developers. Let's examine why it's a problem and some practices to overcome it.
React / Redux • Jul 06, 2023 Question Mark Anti-Patterns? 2 to Look Out for in React/JS If you’re working with React, you know the uses of the single question mark in JavaScript. This is handy but can also signal trouble.
TypeScript • Jul 05, 2023 How to Set Up Passwordless Authentication in Expo Recently, I worked on an Expo app for people who suffer from reduced hand dexterity. I thought: why not set up passwordless authentication?
Growing as Makers • Jul 04, 2023 What My Computer Science Program Didn’t Prepare Me for After Graduation While a computer science program may provide a strong foundation in technical skills, it often overlooks the intricacies of the job market.
React Native • Jul 03, 2023 React Native Desktop: The Future is React Native? Microsoft's React Native Desktop allows you to build apps in Javascript for Windows and MacOS with minimal variations.
Extracurricular Activities • Jul 02, 2023 Programming for Arduino? Use Platform.io instead of the Arduino IDE For a fun side project in Arduino, I discovered you can use the Platform.io plugin to do tons of embedded programming in VSCode.
Culture • Jul 01, 2023 How My Atomic Coworkers Supported Me Through Tragedy Atomic employees recently put their company values into practice by supporting a coworker — me — through tragedy.
Culture • Jun 30, 2023 The Multiple Levels of Onboarding: Company, Role, Project When starting a new job, one must onboard to numerous levels, at varying velocities, and within different contexts.
