I'm back on @pixelfed full time and can't wait to ship the new webUI and mobile app redesign.
every page, screen and API endpoint is getting federation, performance and network improvements, and every known bug is getting fixed.
1 million people call […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Earlier this year I stepped away from my job to focus on Pixelfed and Loops full time, which was dependant on a 2nd Loops NLnet grant.
When I got the rejection email, it really worried me, but it turned out to be a mistake, it was actually approved.
I just interviewed for a new job, related to […]
my website bio now says it plainly: I'm a proud gay Métis developer living and creating on Treaty 8 territory, the traditional lands of the Dane-zaa, Nehiyawak, Dene and Métis peoples. honouring the ancestors who made me possible ♾️
https://dansup.com
When I first started Pixelfed, I copied Mastodon database schema.
Every post, reply and boost/share all in the same table.
I regret that.
It's now 264.43 GB for pixelfed.social, with a wildly inefficient schema that is my fault, because I thought storing the plaintext version AND the html […]
It's scary to quit a job that your family depended on, but at the same time, I wasn't even supposed to have one after last years Kickstarter campaign.
I juggled both, and also shipped a https://fedidb.com + https://fediverse.info redesign, shipped Loops (backend/frontend + mobile apps) […]
Just put a fresh coat of paint on my website!
https://dansup.com
If we want to claim the fediverse is open to all, and we're building for everyone, we cannot forget those who depend on accessibility tools the most.
Let's do better for *everyone*
❤️
RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/116737700778340063
When I built Loops, I created a separate Comments table and CommentReplies table, along with CommentLikes, CommentHashtags, CommentReposts, CommentReplyLikes, CommentReplyHashtags, CommentReplyReposts and a few other tables.
This is vastly […]