By Jacob Irwin-Cline — originally published October 19, 2020 After a long-winded search for employment, including copious rejections, maybe you’ve finally landed a sustainable position at a well-grounded company, or maybe you’re still on the hunt. The job market ebbs and flows, but as long as you stay dedicated with…

A day in the life of a software developer is mostly a system of routines: you do your stand-up meetings, you portion out your work, you set your goals, and (hopefully) you accomplish them with a little extra time to spare. …

A high level look at what they are and how to use them — By Stormi Hoebelheinrich — originally published November 1st 2019 Imagine this: You just moved away from home for the first time to go to college. Your mom calls. “How are you? Is anything going on?” she asks. “I’m good. Nothing exciting is going on yet,” you reply. …

What we’ve learned from our experiences working remotely — By Stormi Hoebelheinrich — originally published July 30th 2019 Over the past year, Olio Apps has made a commitment to changing our company culture around working remotely. We’d seen other teams enjoy success by going fully or partially remote, but for us, working outside the office felt like an inconvenience…

How to Avoid Creating a Monster — By Stormi Hoebelheinrich — originally published June 27th 2019 In a typical software life cycle, most projects begin as a bouncing baby prototype and later develop into a strong, trusted production application. At these two distinct stages of software development, the priorities, pace, and coding practices can differ greatly. Understanding…

A self-directed exercise for learning to use new tools — By Jon Walz — originally published May 23rd, 2019 I spent the weekend making a technical design and implementing it to challenge myself and evaluate a few different unfamiliar libraries. I’ve read a lot of positive reviews of Storybook, so I figured creating a small project would be a good…

How to foster your well-being in the workplace — By Frank Meza — originally published May 15th, 2019 Wellness or well-being is the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. This state of well-being can exist in one’s life as a whole, as well as in each arena of a person’s life, eg. …