--- title: Best Atomic Spin posts — May 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Atomic Spin posts from May 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/atomicobject/best-of/2024/05 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/atomicobject/best-of/2024/05 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Atomic Spin posts — May 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Atomic Spin posts from May 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Atomic Spin — May 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/6-steps-to-getting-started-in-indie-game-development-5d1mhybl8 "6 Steps to Getting Started in Indie Game Development") Article Atomic Spin · 2y 6 Steps to Getting Started in Indie Game Development Learn the steps to getting started in indie game development, including picking a small idea, choosing an engine or framework, creating a prototype, finding assets, turning it into a complete game, and starting something new! 910 33 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/advice-for-developers-how-to-keep-moving-when-you-re-stuck-jsrypqmgp "Advice for Developers: How to Keep Moving When You're Stuck") Article Atomic Spin · 2y Advice for Developers: How to Keep Moving When You're Stuck Learn strategies for staying motivated and solving difficult problems as a developer, including taking breaks, talking through the problem, gathering more information, reading documentation, keeping a log, and periodically reassessing the original problem. 20 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/software-project-estimates-are-not-budgets-and-that-matters-efpjlxzq3 "Software Project Estimates are Not Budgets, and That Matters") Article Atomic Spin · 2y Software Project Estimates are Not Budgets, and That Matters Estimates and budgets in a software project serve different purposes. Estimates are used to predict scope and guide development, while budgets allocate resources and define constraints. Mistaking estimates for budgets can lead to unrealistic expectations, financial overruns, weak projections, stress and burnout, and eroded trust. 11 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/mock-a-dbcontextfactory-for-repository-unit-tests-in-net-core-p84tndda9 "Mock a DbContextFactory for Repository Unit Tests in .Net Core") Article Atomic Spin · 2y Mock a DbContextFactory for Repository Unit Tests in .Net Core Learn how to mock a DbContextFactory for repository unit tests in .Net Core. 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