Andrew McGillBuilding a web app to rank my favorite Marvel superhero moviesHow’s a superhero fan supposed to overcome recency bias in rating their favorite movies? How does complicated math sound?May 13, 20192May 13, 20192
Andrew McGillinBuilding The AtlanticExcited by the latest news platform? Build three — yes, three—prototypes to test it firstAt The Atlantic, we build proof-of-concepts before making a bet.Mar 29, 2018Mar 29, 2018
Andrew McGillinBuilding The AtlanticA hack day project: Giving you great journalism in every new browser tabEvery so often on The Atlantic’s Product team, we drop what we’re doing and spend a day messing around. Lots of whiteboards, some frantic…Nov 15, 20171Nov 15, 20171
Andrew McGillUsing a portable word processor to actually write instead of procrastinatingNow that I’m not writing as much during my day job — I’ve moved from The Atlantic’s political reporting team to the Product team — I’ve…Sep 17, 20174Sep 17, 20174
Andrew McGillinBuilding The AtlanticTracking (and analyzing) what we post on The Atlantic’s homepageIn the newspaper business, every reporter holds their breath during the “A1 meeting,” when top editors haggle over what should appear on…Jul 17, 2017Jul 17, 2017
Andrew McGillinBuilding The AtlanticBuilding a Slack bot to inspire serendipity in the officeAt any given moment, people are doing some pretty neat stuff at The Atlantic. For instance, my coworkers recently:Apr 18, 2017Apr 18, 2017