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I also really want to get proficient enough in the JS world to make a simple web app. So far everytime i start wondering what has changed since MVC+jQuery and shopping around million frameworks.
I posted about this here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10595190 but even though it seems to be a common desire, there doesn't seem to be much organization around it, aside from the really heavyweight projects which I don't think are necessary for most purposes.
hypothes.is and overviewdocs.com are two open source projects that are in the right direction, but I want to find a less centralized design.
A unified package tracking website. Put in some tracking numbers, get a centralized list, get status updates for all your packages from a single source. There's one site I've found that sort of does this (packagetrackr.com), but quite frankly it's awful.
I also have some ideas for premium services: forward emails and automatically extract/add tracking numbers to your account, SMS notifications, a few others. I just have to pull the trigger and actually make it.
As someone who gets a metric butt-ton of packages, my prototype has been super useful. I actually have it automatically parsing my mailbox and extracting links already, which is really convenient. Where possible I also extract any product names and display them next to the tracking number.
1/ A Web Orchestration Language: http://blog.databigbang.com/ideas-egont-a-web-orchestration-...
2/ Part II: http://blog.databigbang.com/egont-part-ii/
A few months ago I took a position as a Team Lead. For the first time in my career I am responsible for the work of others. My focus is going to be on making it as easy as possible for the folks on my team to do their jobs with minimal interruptions or annoyances. I know that means I'll have Outlook and Word open at least as much or more than my IDE, which will be a big change. I'd like to learn a JS framework as wel…
good luck! After six months as cto, I have to tell you, ohhh boy I HATE IT!
This year I want to get my first SaaS app out the door. Just started working on making a tool with my friend for documenting and testing apis. Tangentially related, I've been reading a book called The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal that has a lot of good ideas that apply to making changes in behavior if you have trouble (as I often do) getting things done.
[2]: https://apiary.io
I've had a project in mind for a while, and I've built a prototype for my own use, but I'm looking into creating a public version of it. A unified package tracking website. Put in some tracking numbers, get a centralized list, get status updates for all your packages from a single source. There's one site I've found that sort of does this (packagetrackr.com), but quite frankly it's awful. I also have some ideas for p…