63: MicroConf, Dog Food, and Image Previews

In this episode, Adam and David recap their MicroConf 2017 experiences, and give some product updates.

Show Notes

They chat about topics like:

• Dogfooding Cron Dog in PushSilver
• Dealing with complex validation
• Why we hate auto-saving UIs
• Validation issues when supporting "draft" models
• Expanding the scope of KiteTail
• Different ways to handle client-side image preview
• Building a Cron Dog SDK

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Links:

• MicroConf
• Crondog, David's scheduled webhook app
• PushSilver, David's invoicing app
• KiteTail, Adam's checkout platform
• ConvertKit, the app Adam uses for email that helped inspire the new direction for KiteTail
• "The $61,392 Book Launch That Let Me Quit My Job", Adam's blog post about his first book launch

What is Full Stack Radio?

A podcast for developers interested in building great software products. Every episode, Adam Wathan is joined by a guest to talk about everything from product design and user experience to unit testing and system administration.