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?6 min read·May 13, 2019--2--2
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.6 min read·Mar 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…5 min read·Nov 15, 2017--1--1
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…4 min read·Sep 17, 2017--4--4
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…3 min read·Jul 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:4 min read·Apr 18, 2017----