Figma • Jul 22, 2024 Using Videos and Blend Modes in Figma to Create More Interesting Screen Transitions Figma only supports a simple dissolve animation. I wanted my transition to have more personality, so my solution used video and blend mode.
Personal Optimization • Jul 17, 2024 How I Take Smart Daily Notes as a Developer Why take daily notes at all? I first gravitated toward note-taking to quantify productivity but they're also excellent for reflection.
UX/Design Techniques • Jul 07, 2024 Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 3 – POEMS You can get better user observations and more useful user research with the POEMS methods. Here's my overview, a how-to, and a template.
Business Practices • Jul 05, 2024 The Manager’s Guide to Parental Leave Planning: A Timeline In the wealth of articles on what to pack in my hospital bag, I found nothing useful on parental leave planning. Here's what worked for us.
Technical Practices • Jul 03, 2024 5 Essential Steps for Starting a New Codebase Learn essential steps for creating a software repository. Ensure your project begins on solid ground when starting a new codebase.
The Software Life • Jun 25, 2024 Prompt Writing Basics: An Intro to GPTs for Non-Developers Learn the basics of prompt writing for common GPTs and get the most out of your conversation with ChatGPT or Claude.
UX/Design Techniques • Jun 23, 2024 Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 1 – The Love/Breakup Letter Need to identify positive and negative things about your brand/product/company/event? Apply some Design Thinking with the Love/Breakup Letter exercise.
Artificial Intelligence • Jun 22, 2024 Quality First: Navigating the Future of AI in Software Development with Atomic’s Co-CEOS Atomic Co-CEO's talk about how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how we work in many fields, including software development.
Project & Team Management • Jun 19, 2024 3 Ways to Help Onboard New Developers to a Project New team members face a firehose of information. Here's how to onboard new developers to a software project and make it less painful.
Exploratory Testing • Jun 18, 2024 Ensuring Reliability in AI-Powered Applications: Testing Strategies for Generative AI Discover techniques for testing generative AI applications and how to ensure reliable, high-quality AI software with robust testing methods.
UX/Design Techniques • Jun 16, 2024 Design Thinking Toolkit – The Supply List Before diving into exercises, gather your design thinking supply list—a personal toolkit of essential supplies and nice-to-have items.
Development Practices • Jun 10, 2024 The Only Question a “Pair” LLM Programmer Can Answer Using an LLM programmer as a pair doesn’t seem like a bad idea. However, pair programming isn’t just about producing code faster.
