Mentored by Wizards, Part 2 – Patience & Persistence

Today, I’d like to share a story about how one of my wizard mentors taught me a new skill (test-driven development) and really got it into my brain. Not by lecturing me or forcing me to do it, but by patiently, persistently encouraging me to grow.

Making Your First Game in Phaser 3 with TypeScript

I recently got a chance to use Phaser 3 and TypeScript to build Root Maker with my Ludum Dare team. It worked out great. Phaser is one of the best frameworks around for HTML5 game development, and it’s definitely worth checking out if you haven’t.

Five of My Favorite Resources for Women Growing Their Careers

Although women are a bigger part of the workforce and enjoy more options and more respect now than perhaps ever before in history, it can sometimes still feel like an uphill climb to be a woman in the workplace.

Mentored by Wizards, Part 1 – “You’re Worthwhile”

When I graduated and started at Atomic, I had a lot of anxiety because I felt like I was surrounded by wizards. I’ve spent the last three years learning to think like a wizard, to conjure joy from pain and cast protection spells over the important things. I finally feel like I’ve grown into a […]

It’s Okay to Use Public WiFi; You Don’t Need a VPN

Personal VPN services have been advertising aggressively. Listen to just about any podcast or radio show for a while, and you’ll hear a message like: “If you leave your internet connection unencrypted, your passwords and credit card numbers could be vulnerable to bad people or Batman…” (I kid you not). ☝️ That’s good ad copy, […]

Three Skills a Developer Can Steal from Sales People

At Atomic, our managing partners do most of our official pre-project consulting (sales) work. As a developer, I’m dedicated full-time to a client project. So I’m typically not involved in meeting new clients, and I wasn’t aware of how projects and clients come to Atomic.

You Need to Be Involved with SoftwareGR

Are you a software designer or developer looking to connect with others in West Michigan? How about an owner of a software consultancy who would like some exposure to potential new employees? Maybe you lead a department of software designers and developers and would like to expose them to new ideas?

3 Ways to Learn More When You’re Already Learning Nonstop

I just finished my first year here at Atomic, which also happens to be my first year as a professional software consultant and developer. It was quite a year. I worked on five different projects during that time. The longest lasted seven months, and the shortest, only a week. I’ve gotten crash courses in not […]

Four Tips for Attending Your First Professional Conference

I recently attended my first conference as a full-time developer. The conference was a great opportunity to grow my technical skills and hear what other people are doing in the industry. I also found that there was a fair bit of learning involved in navigating my first conference. Afterwards, I spent some time reflecting on […]

Connecting a Raspberry Pi to a Laptop Display

After purchasing a Raspberry Pi and an SD card, you might not feel like going out and buying a display, mouse, and keyboard just to create a simple project. No worries! Together, a laptop and an internet connection are sufficient to get started on your Raspberry Pi. How?

Atomic Spin

Atomic Object’s blog on everything we find fascinating.

The Software Life