questions Open Questions (on tech, growth, and life..well, not life) I'm back! After months of ignoring this blog, I'm ready to re-commit myself to the frustration of staring at a white screen. Ready to introspect and navigate my thought-space, searching for topics I
programming Accessing Google Analytics From Django Whew! It's been awhile since my last post, huh? So much for my "...vow to keep up with this blog" and bold statement that "everyone else can do it, so
programming Death to the Technical Interview Coding is hard. Most would agree and - if not - then either you know something I don't (likely) or you don't know what you're doing (also, likely). With that said, coding while
backstep Folk to EDM: The top 10 artists to code to Coding without a soundtrack sucks. It's one of those things that - like working out and movie montages - requires a powerful score. While hacking away on BackStep it's my life-blood, second only
Scrubs My Scrubs Obsession Medical shows often fall into one of two camps (not counting soap operas, but seriously who counts soap operas?). They tend to either focus heavily on the mystery of disease and the solving
backstep The super stupid idiot's guide to getting started with Django, Pipeline, and S3 When it comes to dev ops I'm an idiot. In fact, I'm a super stupid idiot. As I spent the majority of yesterday tinkering with the Django configuration for Backstep, I came to
backstep Steal This Startup Idea This week has been Hell. Necessary Hell, but Hell. Filling out application after application for incubator programs is inducing PTSD-esque flashbacks to the college acceptance process and I'm ready to get back to
backstep Backstep and Time Management Time is precious. As Backstep gets ready to move into more of a business development phase, my time is as thin as ever. For instance, last week I had to build the iOS
backstep Backstep needs a co-founder I'm at a crossroads with Backstep. From a technical standpoint, the product is nearly in a releasable state. However, from a business standpoint, we're far from ready. I need a co-founder, and I
sterling archer Making a POST request in an Android app (and why I hate Java) As anyone who's read my past post on context switching knows, my most recent project - Backstep - is being built with a combination of technologies including Python/Django and Java/Android. Similar
sterling archer Context Switching: A problem or a blessing? Carol - A problem or a blessing??? Conway - ....A problem Ah as always, Archer provides the perfect foil to real life. Today I'd like to talk about context switches. Context switching is
backbone.js Growing a Backbone Backstep has two sides to it. One, which is the public facing side, is at the link given above. The other is an admin panel built with Node.js and Backbone at another
rampage An Inaugural Post...again. I've tried to write blogs before. Three times in fact I've started a blog, wrote one or two posts, and then stopped. Don't believe me? Here you go: first blog attempt. Unfortunately I
