Insights
Thoughts, ideas and opinions on all things software strategy, design, and development – from the emerging tech experts at Revelry
Revelry Process : Design and Development for Growth
We work with our customers and partners to define project goals and objectives from a high level. Then we design and build. Then we release a thing and we start over. There is no point in detailing specifics on how we achieve our collective goals and objectives at the beginning of a project.
Performance Reviews on Slack
One of our goals this year has been to systematize things in the Revelry process as much as possible.
Death by SaaS – Long Live SaaS
Every Tuesday night in New Orleans the developer community gets together for Hack Night. We rave and argue about old and new technologies and…
Music and Coding: A Journey from Musician to Programmer
I never thought I would become a programmer. I stumbled into web development while I was studying music in college. Believe me, I was surprised when I ended up becoming a professional web developer.
Ai vs Ps: Improve Your Workflow
About a year ago I made the switch from mocking up my designs in Photoshop to using Illustrator instead. After listening to UI designer Jeremy Miller of Radolo talk on this topic, I walked away with one thing: “Learn to Love Illustrator.” And that I did.
Hi, I’m a Recruiter and I’m Coming for Your Employees
That’s basically what someone told me on the phone last week. Jon answered the phone and the caller, a recruiter, asked to be connected…
3 Bits of CSS I’m Going to Start Using Everyday
Viewport Sized Typography, CSS Columns, and Using CSS Shapes as Text Wrap
Skinny Everything (Part 3 of 3)
Any software developer who deals with MVC frameworks has most likely come across the mantra “Fat Model, Skinny Controller”. This is not a good philosophy. It is a bad idea to have a fat model. In fact, it is a bad idea to have a fat anything. Instead, you should strive for Skinny Everything.
Faster Software Development with (Smart) Technical Debt
“technical debt” noun. the sum of costs owed to one’s computational progeny for past transgressions against their design and future well-being If you’re like…
Sassy Ampersands Are… Beefy
Ampersands can handle situations like reverse nesting, extending class and id names, and even adjacent sibling selection.
Concerns: Skinny Everything, Part II
Concerns are modules you can use to extract code out of models and controllers. This is useful for various reasons. An obvious one is that this makes things skinnier, which we’ve already established is good. Another is that you can use these concerns to mix into other models and controllers
Decorators: Skinny Everything, Part I
While it is definitely good to have a slim controller for sake of code reusability, readability, and testing, it is also good to have a skinny model (for the exact same reasons). In fact, its just good to have a skinny everything.
The Evolution of an Idea to MVP
Every Idea Needs Validation. We’re all selling, monetary transaction or not, something that solves a problem. I stopped asking for feedback from friends about…
Quick Color with Sass
With powerful tools like Foundation and Bootstrap, along with Sass, designing as you code feels much more natural than trying to replicate a static mockup in the browser. One issue I’ve had, however, is finding the right colors without having to go back to Photoshop. Luckily, Sass has some pretty amazing color functions that can automate your color choosing process.
Someone Should…It would be awesome if…
I have a friend who likes to plan social events. He puts a lot of time and energy into it, and while everyone is…