[racket] FYI: A new Racket-powered startup

Hi Janos

Thank-you for the kind words.

Yes: To the outside world it looks like nginx, Django, and Python, but the
deep back-end is Racket, as was all the prototyping.


Kind regards

Dan


On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 7:53 PM, Janos Tobias Locsei <jtlocsei at cantab.net>wrote:

> 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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*Daniel Prager*
Agile/Lean Coaching, Software Development and Leadership
Startup: www.youpatch.com
Twitter: @agilejitsu <https://twitter.com/agilejitsu>
Blog: agile-jitsu.blogspot.com
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