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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.

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Growing as Makers • Mar 06

How to Manage Cognitive Load as a Developer

When you're juggling features, bugs, code reviews, and meetings, you're just as bottlenecked by time as you are by cognitive load.

Atomic Accelerator • Feb 28

Accelerator Program FAQ, Answered by an Alum

This Accelerator Program FAQ is a compilation of my personal reflections based on my own experience. Your mileage may vary.

Personal Optimization • Feb 22

Never Missing a Birthday Again with Sheets + Slack

I’ll walk through how I built a simple birthday bot using Google Sheets as the data source and Slack API for message delivery.

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Author Jonathan Chaffer writes on a whiteboard while chatting with a co-worker. Post title: How to Manage Cognitive Load as a Developer

Growing as Makers

How to Manage Cognitive Load as a Developer

When you're juggling features, bugs, code reviews, and meetings, you're just as bottlenecked by time as you are by cognitive load.

A screenshot from The Talos Principle (video game) showing a robot character facing a cube with a laser-redirecting device on top. Post title: Puzzle Games That Sharpen a Developer’s Mental Modeling Skills

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Puzzle Games That Sharpen a Developer’s Mental Modeling Skills

Puzzle games won’t replace the experience you get from real engineering work, but they can sharpen the tools you work with every day.

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Growing as Makers

How Reality TV Makes Me a Better Designer

Here's how a generalist designer uses reality TV and fantasy football to stay current with design tools, avoid skill decay, and grow.

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Accelerator Program FAQ, Answered by an Alum

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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

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An Atomic Accelerator Recruiting Retrospective for 2021

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Pursing a Career in Software Development? Focus on Teamwork

Emotional intelligence skills you learn through teamwork will be more valuable throughout your life than learning one more programming language.

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