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At VendAsta we use automated build scripts and a TeamCity server for continuous integration. Whenever someone commits code to a project, a whole suite of automated build targets are run against the code base to check things like unit tests, python syntax (via pylint) and code coverage. One thing that was missing from the mix [...]

No one seems quite sure which episode this is, but here it is: Excellent work Michael and Nicole!! I think it could have used a little more of Dave’s vocal stylings though

I work with an amazing group of people. The project I am working on is called MyFrontSteps which is a social media application for getting and sharing

A little while ago I wrote a post about getting Django unittests to work on DreamHost. The particular problem with the DreamHost setup is that they don’t allow you to programmatically create and drop databases and the default Django unittest behaviour is to do just that: create a brand new test db, use it and [...]

Today at VendAsta we had our first full day of planning for the MyFrontSteps Sprint #2. We did some high level planning yesterday as well as demoing and a post mortem for the first Sprint. Having had a chance to relax this evening watching a few episodes of Long Way Round with my wife, there [...]

Here we are struggling to get our application tested thoroughly and polished up for the end of sprint when Facebook starts pulling all kinds of crazy shit on us.

The third Spokesmonster video has been posted to YouTube! With an ever-expanding cast of characters, the saga of the often misunderstood Spokesmonster and his quest to enhance his reputation continues! More excellent work from Michael and his team of talented voice actors: Dave, Nicole and Rachel! Check it out!

I have been a long time fan of open source software. Over the years I have utilized countless open source projects to accomplish large tasks with ease for both my day job and my consulting work. Using these projects has always saved me a lot of reinventing the wheel and has made work on projects [...]

The second Spokesmonster video which I made reference to in A Taste of VendAsta, A Side of Mac has now been posted to YouTube. Embedded below for your pleasure.

Today was my first day at VendAsta. Despite being incredibly sick, it was an awesome day. Everyone was super helpful and friendly. The coffee machine there absolutely lived up to its stellar reputation. And I am starting to get my groove on with the MacBook Pro. Perhaps the thing I was most impressed with today, [...]