[racket] FYI: A new Racket-powered startup

Daniel,

Congratulations on the launch! I had a play with the site and it's seems
very slick. Like Gustavo, I'm curious about the technology stack you used.
I had a look on builtwith (http://builtwith.com/youpatch.com) and saw that
you're using nginx and django in conjunction with racket?

Tobias




On 4 February 2014 23:38, Gustavo Massaccesi <gustavo at oma.org.ar> wrote:

> I looked in your site for a technology stack page. I understand that
> it's not very useful for most of your users, but I wanted to submit it
> to Hacker News. I think that a more technical post would be better
> received. (Or perhaps it will get only 2 upvotes and disappear after
> an hour.)
>
> I'd like to see a mix of https://www.youpatch.com/about/ and
>
> http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/10369/which-tools-and-technologies-are-used-to-build-the-stack-exchange-network
>
> How many computers are you using? Real? Virtual?
>
> Are you using the Racket web server, Apache or other? Photos?
>
> Why are you using Racket, and why it's "better" than C? Do you hate
> the ugly syntax? Do you implement something very complex that is too
> long to write in C? Are you processing the images in Racket or using a
> library?
>
> (A comparison of a pixelation with a naive algorithms and a better
> algorithm would be nice, but it can be a lot of work and perhaps it's
> part of the secret sauce.)
>
> Problem with the speed? Memory use? Garbage collection?
>
> Mix this with pixelated pictures like in
> https://www.youpatch.com/about/, pictures make it easier to read and
> make it more interesting. Pixelated kittens are always welcome :).
>
> Some additional ideas: (Not sure if they are very useful.)
>
> * Add some examples of before and after images, perhaps
> original->pixelated->final.
>
> * Add a "click here to edit this image" button to each image in the site.
>
> Gustavo
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 10:56 PM, Daniel Prager
> <daniel.a.prager at gmail.com> wrote:
> > And we're launched!
> >
> > www.youpatch.com
> >
> >
> > Feedback welcome: please tell your crafty friends!
> >
> >
> > Cheers & thanks
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> >> [racket] FYI: A new Racket-powered startup
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Daniel Prager Mon, 02 Dec 2013 04:03:48 -0800
> >> A few hours ago my new start-up -- www.youpatch.com -- came out of
> stealth
> >> mode.
> >
> >
> >>
> >> YouPatch will (in due course) take your image and let you rapidly
> >> transform
> >> it into a stunning patch-work quilt design.
> >> The entire back-end and all of the prototyping to date has been in
> Racket.
> >> If you sign-up for the free quilt pattern pdf (of Marilyn Monroe) you'll
> >> see a novel use of Scribble. If Groucho Marx is more your style check
> out
> >> http://goo.gl/hMbHn0.
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Right now we're still quite early in a "Lean startup" process, so there
> >> will be much more to come. Please feel free to pass this on to any
> >> quilters
> >> or crafters you know, too!
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Thank-you to everyone who has answered my questions over the last few
> >> months, especially the core Racket team.
> >> Dan
> >
> >
> > --
> > Daniel Prager
> > Agile/Lean Coaching, Software Development and Leadership
> > Startup: www.youpatch.com
> > Twitter: @agilejitsu
> > Blog: agile-jitsu.blogspot.com
> >
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