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Development Practices • Sep 17, 2018

Building a Fake API for Testing & Development

A discussion of a few different options for dealing with an external integration, and why I think a custom, fake API implementation is the way to go.

Exploratory Testing • Sep 16, 2018

More Ways to Test – Travel-Inspired Bugs

Does your website or app assume that the user has the same knowledge you do? Does it have outbound links that cause more trouble than they're worth?

Developer Tools • Aug 30, 2018

Intro to Swagger – A Structured Approach to Creating an API

Swagger can help you define your API and its attributes for both internal and external conversation – then implement and test it.

Development Practices • Aug 29, 2018

Surviving an Infrastructure Upgrade

Major infrastructure upgrades are often deprioritized until some business makes them urgent, which can make jumping this hurdle seem insurmountable.

Android Development • Aug 27, 2018

Creating a Custom Gboard Sticker Pack – A Guide for Android Newbies

A step-by-step guide to creating and installing a custom sticker pack for Gboard – written by and for an experienced developer, but an Android newbie.

Development Practices • Aug 25, 2018

Want to Write Clearer Code? Follow the Cooperative Principle

Could you easily put into words what each part of your code is doing, and what it's for? If not, it could probably benefit from some refactoring.

Project & Team Management • Aug 22, 2018

Project Team Roles at Atomic – The Tech Lead

The tech lead manages feasibility and technical constraints: ensuring the system architecture and technology stack will support the intended product and enable the team to meet ove

UX/Design Practices • Aug 14, 2018

How Traditional Design Principles Apply to Software Design

Software designers use different tools and media, but we still rely on traditional design principles like contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity.

Developer Tools • Aug 13, 2018

Simulate Network Outages in Your App with Little Snitch

Sometimes, you need to test your app’s response to network outages. Suddenly all those networked debugging tools become kind of a problem.

Growing as Makers • Aug 10, 2018

Beyond Coding Bootcamp, Part 3 – Learning to Think Like a Programmer

Learning programming is more than picking up a language or two. You also need language concepts, mathematical proofs, and a bunch of good practices.

Development Practices • Aug 01, 2018

Debugging Strategies You Can Use on Every Project

DevOps & System Admin. • Jul 30, 2018

Making Practical Use of OpenSSL’s s_client

OpenSSL's s_client sub-command provides many options for communicating with SSL/TLS servers. Learn about some of the most useful components in this post.