The new version of chartbeat is a big change: in addition to a whole new look, it lets users pivot around any data element, including seeing a history of a referrer or page. To pull this off, we introduced two new technologies to our existing C/Django/MySQL/JS stack, and I wanted to give…
One of the most common questions I get is “Hey Jeph! I want to start a webcomic of my own, BUT I DON’T KNOW HOW!!! WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!”
WELL HERE’S HOW.
STEP 1: COME UP WITH AN IDEA. This is a complex process and really worthy of its own entire article, so I’m not gonna touch on this here. But…
As a result of our recent experience with “Normal Heights”, AKA Project Shelldrake, many people have asked me how this project came to be and how I came about sharing Robin Sloan’s stories with the seventh grade. Well, let me tell you the story (with several asides) as I remember it.
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