Jon PhenowCustom file templates for Visual Studio (Mac)Recently, we’ve been doing a little restructuring of our Xamarin-based mobile apps. We wound up with a stricter pattern for building out…Nov 15, 20172Nov 15, 20172
Jon PhenowSierra broke my keyboard modifier keys and I refused to wait for a fixI’m addicted to staying up to date on software. I seem to do this to myself because of a healthy mix of personal and professional curiosity…Sep 23, 20166Sep 23, 20166
Jon PhenowGet your head out of your assHold up. You’re still using MySQL? That’s hilarious. Droll even. Let me explain all the reasons you should no longer be using MySQL.Aug 2, 2016Aug 2, 2016
Jon PhenowinHighriseWhy hasn’t Broadcast sent my email yet?We made Broadcast to help you send emails you would want to receive, to an audience you have a relationship with. It’s a simpler, smaller…Jul 29, 2016Jul 29, 2016
Jon PhenowinSignal v. NoiseFeeling Safe Across Data CentersIn a perfect world all of your servers are hard-wired to each other in a room. There would be one opening with which the world connects to…Jun 29, 20162Jun 29, 20162
Jon PhenowinSignal v. NoiseBalance Driven DevelopmentI mentioned in my last post that I would talk about my opinions on TDD, so here it is. Kicking it off, I will explain what TDD is, how it’s…May 20, 20166May 20, 20166
Jon PhenowinSignal v. NoiseFailure as ProgressFailure has a negative connotation and reasonably so; it literally means that the thing you set out to do did not happen or happened…May 18, 2016May 18, 2016
Jon PhenowTechnical Debt: A Game of PerspectivesIn software we like to use puns and metaphors — mostly to be cute, but sometimes it gets a point across. “Technical Debt” as a term…Dec 14, 2015Dec 14, 2015
Jon PhenowLocking down with DuoAt Highrise we’ve been really busy improving our CRM product. Usually our focus is directly on additions or tweaks for our customers…Nov 23, 2015Nov 23, 2015
Jon Phenow46 hours365 days in a year. There’s 52 weeks somewhere in there. Each week with 7 days. Every day has 24 hours. In 1 week we have 168 hours to…Nov 13, 20151Nov 13, 20151