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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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Growing as Makers • Jun 14

Your Dev Project Is a Classroom; Be Intentional about Learning

Learning during projects is usually incidental, a happy accident—but that's a huge wasted opportunity. By being intentional, you'll be surprised what you can learn every day.

Culture • Jun 12

Feeling Pride at Atomic

What has touched me most has been the love and support I've received from several Atoms since coming out. These Atoms have made me feel more welcome as my real self than I know ...

Extracurricular Activities • Jun 09

Programming Meets Music with Sonic Pi

Sonic Pi is aimed at getting everyone from kids to professional musicians interested in software development. Here's how you can get started with this great, free program.

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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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