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 <gust...@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.pra...@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 > > > > ____________________ > > Racket Users list: > > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users > > > ____________________ > Racket Users list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users >
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