Since starting 30 Hour Jobs [https://30hourjobs.com] in February, I've beenusing Mailchimp to manage the mailing list. With my recent work to rebuild 30Hour Jobs as a custom web app – instead of using hosted solutions – I have somenew requirements. I want to automate my weekly em … | Continue reading
The Slow Phone RevolutionSoon after Apple's introduction of the first iPhone just over 12 years ago,"smartphone" quickly became a household term. These smartphones improve people'squality of life: they are useful for travelling, they allow us to get work doneon the road, and they … | Continue reading
Every few months there is a debate about the existence of a mythical "10xdeveloper" who is able to produce 10 times more code than an "average" softwaredeveloper. Recently, there has been a lot of attention on a tweet[https://twitter.com/skirani/status/1149302828420067328] that … | Continue reading
Recently I was playing with the job board [https://jobs.30hourjobs.com] that Ihave set up for 30 Hour Jobs and clicked on the RSS link. To my surprise, AppleNews offered to open the link! In my head, I'm thinking: this is great, Apple issupporting the RSS ecosystem alongside the … | Continue reading
Nick Rempel is an experienced software developer with a focus on SaaS and mobile application development. When he's not working, Nick spends his time exploring Vancouver Island and the outdoors. | Continue reading
Recently I've spent some time changing my habits and changing the onlineservices that I use so that I am less dependent on Google to participate in theinternet. I've written before that advertising as we know it is not actuallyadvertising [https://nrempel.com/what-we-have-now-is- … | Continue reading