Holy Crap – we actually did it. Calvin and I created our first actual not-for-somebody-else application. We’re exausted (I think Calvin’s asleep now) but really excited (stunned?) that we’ve made it this far.

Calvin and I had a rule of thumb: We’d go alpha BEFORE we were comfortable with going alpha. The thought was, if we were comfortable going alpha we’d waited too long. Alpha is supposed to have bugs, so we figured we shouldn’t delay alpha trying to hammer out all the bugs.

The big comprise on my end (I did most of the UI) was to leave out most of the UI bells and whistles.

The big comprise on Calvins end (who did most of the backend) was not to do things like database optimisations, caching, etc.

So, we’re tired, but happy. Glad we made it this far, looking forward to making it to beta. Before we go beta there are lots more features to add, so stay tuned – the best is yet to come.

—Neil

Congrats on the alpha. Map UI looks good.

Jay Dellinger

The magic rule of thumb! never have i thought you would have succumb to the superior sense of accomplishment (others recognizing your accomplishment instead of just you) of just putting it out there. Also, I think Calvin pulled a fast one on you. You do know XP’s position on premature optimization? Anyway, great job. I’ll continue poking around now (months later).

Who says the optimization was premature? ;)

Thanks for checking out the site. As always, any feedback is welcomed.

—Calvin