Aug 15, 2019Breaking Down the IconOne benefit of working at CCRi is the opportunity to stretch outside of our comfort zone. We consider developers to be innovators and solution engineers who can tackle any problem presented with the skillset we are continually building. …Design9 min readDesign9 min read
Sep 7, 2018Get outside: Medellín editionFor the past two months, I have been working and traveling in South America. Since most of my weeks were spent working as a software engineer, my free time was primarily spent engaging in city culture (think: salsa dancing, practicing my spanish, eating all the food). I brought minimal gear…Travel6 min readTravel6 min read
May 19, 2017VR, AR and Immersive ComputingVirtual Reality One of Google’s major announcements in yesterday’s keynote was the creation of a standalone headset for Virtual Reality (VR). Instead of using a mobile phone to render VR, the standalone headset will be high-powered and custom-built for a better VR experience. To do this without all the normal…Virtual Reality3 min readVirtual Reality3 min read
May 19, 2017Google I/O — The Mobile Web: State of the UnionThe Mobile Web: State of the Union focused on key accomplishments in speed and user engagement in web development over the past year. To be expected, Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) was a primary focus of the talk. An AMP page loads in less than a second, requires 10x less data…Web Development1 min readWeb Development1 min read
May 19, 2017Google Developer Agency Mixer & Women Techmakers DinnerGoogle Developer Agency Program Notes — Android Things by Dave Smith (@devunwired) — WillowTree had the privilege to attend the Google Developer Agency Program mixer yesterday evening. WillowTree has been a part of this program from launch and we were interested in learning how we can best use our great…Android2 min readAndroid2 min read
May 19, 2017#WAT-Up9.0/topic Each week, the Web Applications Team (WAT) at WillowTree uses Slack to post interesting articles, share development tricks, and discuss technologies used in our world. Here’s a breakdown of what we talked about this week. @vue: Vue 2.0 Has Arrived! Now one of the fastest frameworks available, Vue has…JavaScript2 min readJavaScript2 min read
May 19, 2017#WAT-Up8.0/topic Each week, the Web Applications Team (WAT) at WillowTree uses Slack to post interesting articles, share development tricks, and discuss technologies used in our world. Here’s a breakdown of what we talked about this week. @subscribe: Insert Email Here If you’re a fan of all things React, sign up…JavaScript2 min readJavaScript2 min read
May 19, 2017#WAT-Up7.0/topic Each week, the Web Applications Team (WAT) at WillowTree uses Slack to post interesting articles, share development tricks, and discuss technologies used in our world. Here’s a breakdown of what we talked about this week. @beautify: Maintainable Styling with CSS in JS Follow one developer’s journey through the chaotic…React2 min readReact2 min read
Aug 10, 2016#WAT-Up6.0/topic Each week, the Web Applications Team (WAT) at WillowTree uses Slack to post interesting articles, share development tricks, and discuss technologies used in our world. Here’s a breakdown of what we talked about this week. @accessibility: Not Just An Accessory (Get it?) WillowTree prides itself on making accessibility a…JavaScript2 min readJavaScript2 min read
Aug 10, 2016#WAT-Up5.0/topic Each week, the Web Applications Team (WAT) at WillowTree uses Slack to post interesting articles, share development tricks, and discuss technologies used in our world. Here’s a breakdown of what we talked about this week. @observe-this: I Spy Observables Observables are great for modeling push-based data (like DOM events…JavaScript2 min readJavaScript2 min read
