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Code as Craft – Etsy engineering blog
We launched a new blog for the engineering team at Etsy, Code as Craft. There’s also a really vibrant discussion going on over at Fred’s blog.
(Psst, we are hiring).
Review: Google Nexus One phone
(one of my New Years resolutions is to write more — here’s a start! Happy New Year!)
I was lucky enough to get a pre-release Google Nexus One phone just a few weeks ago. Engadget has an extended review of the phone, so I’ll leave it to them to give you all of the [...]
John Allspaw joins Etsy
What a great way to dust the cobwebs off my blog: my good friend and former colleague John Allspaw is joining Etsy!
John Allspaw joins the Etsy team (Etsy blog post)
From One Door to Another (John’s post)
I’m speechless and happy.
Prague’s Franz Kafka Airport Named World’s Most Alienating Airport
Haven’t blogged in a while, so going to shake the rust out of the engine with a little dark humor (side note: when I joined Salon back in the day, I named our first server “kafka”).
To those of you on the Q train this morning, that was me staring at my iPhone and [...]
The Etsy API
In work-related news, I wrote today about the Etsy API we’ve been working on over on Etsy’s blog, the Storque:
http://www.etsy.com/storque/etsy-news/tech-updates-handmade-code-etsys-beta-api-3055/
We’re letting a select group of developers kick the tires in an invite-only beta. If you’re interested in participating, email developer@etsy.com (I’ll see the email there). We’ll have more to say as we get [...]
We are hiring at Etsy – come join us!
I’m hiring a few key positions on the engineering team at Etsy. See the links below for more details, but before you jump to read them, I wanted to say a little more about the type of person I’m looking for. Of course, I want people who write great code and get [...]
This blog is NOT dead
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to let you know that this blog is NOT dead. I simply have too many interesting things going on to take the time to record them here (and apologies to those of you who are awaiting my email replies).
Brooklyn is awesome and Etsy is awesome. More soon.
Your pal,
Chad
A quick report from the trenches at Etsy
“Busy” does not adequately describe my first two weeks living in Brooklyn and working at Etsy.
To give you a glimpse into what I’ve been doing and dealing with, check out my first post on Etsy’s blog, the Storque and the resulting forum thread on Etsy’s forums.
I’ve had to jump in head first and there are [...]
Going paperless: one year later
As I’ve been packing for my move, one thing that I haven’t been packing is papers. About a year ago, I posted about going paperless after I ordered a Fujitsu ScanSnap, the amazing little document scanner. I haven’t discussed the outcome of my paperless quest since then, but here’s the verdict (and I’m [...]
Want to buy my Subaru? (2005 Outback Ltd XT Turbo)
(Note: SOLD!! I ended up selling the car via Craigslist, so please don’t inquire. When someone showed up with good money 36 hours before the auction ended, I didn’t have the stomach to see if I could make a few hundred extra bucks. I cancelled my eBay auction and ate the listing fee. [...]