Runroller UI
I recently released a simple API to un-shorten URLs. A few people wanted a super-simple interface to this, so I whipped one up: /unroll/. Enjoy! Some notes about the tools I’ve used: React -- I’ve used React in portions of sites before, but this is the first, albeit simple, full-page React app I’ve made. Brunch -- used by default in Phoenix apps, it’s just what I’m used to these days. Just like the service that runs the API, the UI is also open-source.
App.net Object Sync
I recently released my first app on the Mac App Store, Toki, and I decided that talking about the inner workings of the sync mechanism I’m using would not only be interesting, but helpful for me to think about some of the problems I’m having[footnote]This is inspired by the “Vesper Sync Diary” series of blog posts by Brent Simmons[/footnote]. Toki uses an App.net sync mechanism that I’ve been thinking about and working on for a while – I thought that Toki would be a good low-profile app to test out some ideas in real-world use.