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How and Why I’m Improving My Developer Vocabulary

Since I've started actively trying to improve my developer vocabulary, I've seen benefits that extend beyond mentoring other developers.

Gage Vander Clay

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Extracurricular Activities • Sep 24

Old Capacitors, New Problems: Booting an Apple IIe for the First Time in 30+ Years

I was living my vintage tech dream, and after a few minutes of doing the “Intro to Apple” program, I heard a loud pop and saw smoke.

The Software Life • Sep 17

Build Trust on a Short Software Project

Here's what I learned from being on a short software development project with 3 weeks to produce an ambitious set of goals.

The Software Life • Sep 12

GitHub Alternative List: Quintessential Options

Here's the quintessential GitHub alternative list for the quintessential GitHub power user. Nothing can stop your development process.

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Pictured is a development team at Atomic Object's Ann Arbor office. Post title: Who Decides What's Worth Building? Growing Judgment Work Across the Team

Growing as Makers

Who Decides What’s Worth Building? Growing Judgment Work Across the Team

Agentic engineering is changing the shape of how software teams work, and in doing so, is raising the value of judgment work.

Author Patrick Pale is shown chatting with colleagues about his latest Spin post, "An Overview of 8 Years of Projects as a Software Consultant"

Growing as Makers

An Overview of 8 Years of Projects as a Software Consultant

It’s been fun to reflect on my 8 years here at Atomic and as a professional. What’s kept me around, though, isn’t the work but the people.

A networking event. Post title: What Predatory Media Pitches Reveal About Our Need for Real Community

Growing as Makers

The Visibility Trap: What Predatory Media Pitches Reveal About Our Need for Real Community

Too often, "opportunities" are just predatory pitches in disguise. What people are hungry for is real community.

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Three developers at a whiteboard. Post title: What Constitutes a Meal? What Constitutes an Active User?

Atomic Accelerator

Weekly Wacky Question: What Constitutes a Meal? What Constitutes an Active User?

Author Jacob Williams is shown in a standup meeting with colleagues from Atomic Object. Post title: Accelerator Program FAQ, Answered by an Alum

Atomic Accelerator

Accelerator Program FAQ, Answered by an Alum

Two developers look at a screen together. Post title: Six Things I Learned in My First Six Months in the Accelerator Program

Atomic Accelerator

6 Things I Learned in My First 6 Months in the Accelerator Program

Unleash Your Creativity and Grow Your AI Skills at Atomic Games 2023

Atomic Accelerator

Unleash Your Creativity and Grow Your AI Skills at Atomic Games 2023

A 20201 overview of Atomic Accelerator Recruiting

Atomic Accelerator

An Atomic Accelerator Recruiting Retrospective for 2021

I’d like to share some insights and lessons from the most recent recruiting season at Atomic Object that I hope will be valuable in the years ahead.

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