#RevTWIL: Connecting to a Live Fly.io App with LiveBook, Wireguard
At Revelry, we believe in sharing and learning from one another (beliefs that are rooted in our Core Values). Among the many things we…
Jason Pollentier
Director of Engineering
About Jason Pollentier
Jason has been making web apps since 2004, including public facing websites, e-commerce, and complex administrative tools. Before coming to Revelry, he co-founded League Lab and helped to create a technology platform for the social sports league industry.
When he comes out from behind the keyboard, Jason can be found biking around New Orleans or hanging out at the rock climbing gym.
Creating an “Agent” Using OpenAI’s Functions API
In my previous post, I wrote about using OpenAI‘s Functions API to force their large language models (LLMs) to return structured, machine-readable responses. The natural…
Using the OpenAI Functions API to Estimate Story Points
Like so many others, I’ve been playing around with language models lately. Also like so many others, I’ve been alternately amazed and amused at…
Stop Camouflaging Your Software Bugs
Termites and software bugs have this in common: they must be identified and managed quickly to avoid devastation. Termites can destroy the structural integrity…
How to Kill Staging Without “Testing in Production”
Most software teams have left behind the Waterfall(1) methodology in favor of approaches that move faster and flex more to accommodate changes and maximize the…
Wordle as a Metaphor for the Software Development Process
We at Revelry have a #wordelry channel in Slack where we share our Wordle scores and commiserate about unlucky guesses. It’s a great way…
Tackling Hard Problems Head-On (Can Be a Mistake)
A really hard problem can feel like a great chance to flex our skills and finally use some of those architectural patterns we’ve been…
Elixir Releases: Moving Quickly Past Elixir 1.8 and Distillery 2.0
Elixir 1.9 has been released with built-in support for releases, a need that was previously served (and continues to be) by the Distillery package.
Discussion: Problem Solving and Learning on the Job as a Software Engineer
A while back several Revelers were chatting in Slack about learning and working as a software engineer. Some interesting ideas were being thrown around…
My Introduction to Property Testing
Lately I’ve been exploring various automated testing techniques, and it’s about time I got to property-based testing, also known simply as property testing. I…