Looking back, June feels like an awful quiet month, but in reality, a lot has happened. We're only a couple weeks away from beginning the private beta, and lots of the final pieces have fallen right into place. A Vacation... Continued…
At RailsConf, I had a moment to sit down with the inimitable Geoffrey Grossenbach and chat briefly about Sifter. The discussion is up and available at the Ruby on Rails Podcast site. We speak a little about Sifter and how... Continued…
May was a fairly quiet month publicly with lots of behind-the-scenes progress, a little traveling, and lots of learning. Coding The primary focus during May has been focusing on the code. We clamped down on the features to focus on... Continued…
I'll be attending RailsConf this year and am looking forward to it more than I usually look forward to web conferences. Having traditionally gone to more web standards focused conferences, I'm excited about broadening my horizons. If you're there, I'd... Continued…
It's been a while since sharing about how I planned on creating links between issues, and things have progressed quite nicely. Recently, though, I got the idea to add a strikethrough when the target issue has already been closed. I... Continued…
My birthday is coming up, the big three-oh no less, and as a result, I've received a handful of "gift cards", effectively coupons, from retailers to, theoretically, let me know they care about me and appreciate my business. It has... Continued…
Things are chugging along, and April is almost behind us. It's been another solid month of progress, and May is setup to be our biggest month yet. A Name & Identity We unveiled the name and identity for Sifter. Of... Continued…
When we initially launched NextUpdate.com, I alluded to the name having many possible interpretations, but after the recent post about launching, I started thinking about it again and thought it was worth expanding upon. Much of the relatively new technology... Continued…
When it initially launched, I saw Satisifaction as an incredibly brilliant idea that was equally well executed, but I didn't really get into it. Recently, as I was trying to make a decision about setting up forums for Next Update... Continued…
One of the most difficult aspects of creating a new product is deciding which features are necessary for launch. Leaving out features can make you uncomfortable. However, there's a point where you should be more scared of adding features than leaving them out. Continued…
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