December 2009
7 posts
Rethinking
The Spendly alpha has produced some great insight. I’ve put development on hold for a few weeks while I focus on overhauling the purpose of the app. Stay tuned.
Multi-faceted: An Interview with Garrett Murray
A great interview with Garrett Murray, the creator of Ego and the ManiacalRage podcast. He’s an inspiration that helped me move towards the goal of launching Spendly Touch and Spendly Online.
A Very Early Preview on Dec 15
I’ve been hard at work, just not on Spendly Online. The last few days have consisted of a lot of client work. For now, client work trumps Spendly, mainly because my clients pay all those pesky bills I’ve managed to accumulate (You know, mortgage, car loan, etc…).
That being said, I’m still planing on opening the gates on Dec 15 for a few people to start playing with...
jQuery Sparklines →
I’ve been looking for a way to quickly add some simple — yet incredibly useful — graphs and charts to Spendly. I’m pretty sure I found it.
On Self Promotion →
From the man himself:
Create for the joy of creating. Share
for the joy of the sharing, and
because the information you’re
sharing genuinely excites you. Do
that, and the rest will follow.
A rule to live by.
How I Hire Programmers →
Great thoughts on hiring from Aaron Swartz, aimed specifically at programmers, but this stuff is universal:
First, do they know stuff? Ask them what they’ve been thinking about and probe them about it. Do they seem to understand it in detail? Can they explain it clearly? (Clear explanations are a sign of genuine understanding.) Do they know stuff about the subject that you don’t?
Looking to Prove John Wrong →
In reference to jQTouch:
But the demos show just how far
short even best-of-breed iPhone web
apps fall compared to native apps
The jqtouch demos are kind of weak in regards to actual performance—especially the swipe guestures. But I’m convinced that I can create a top-class iPhone app for Spendly with web technologies. While this won’t happen with the Alpha or Beta tests,...