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New horizons in Node.js: App.js and WebRTC (blog.appfog.com)
4 points by lucperkins 14y ago|0 comments
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How To Manage a Database from your Desktop on the Other Side of the World(blog.appfog.com)
1 points by lucperkins 14y ago|0 comments
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The Poly-Cloud Manifesto: Why Oracle is Getting it All Wrong(blog.appfog.com)
3 points by lucperkins 14y ago|0 comments
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by lucperkins 14y ago
You're right that this is trade-off is somewhat inevitable, but I feel like Seattle's traffic is disproportionately bad for a city of its size. Seattle is consistently listed as one of the top 10 worst traffic cities in America and is not e
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by lucperkins 14y ago
Seattlites also talk up their light rail line. Ummm, yeah. The first MAX line was built in 1986.
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by lucperkins 14y ago
Ooooh, good call. Well, I couldn't include everything...
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by lucperkins 14y ago
Yes. Yes, it is :)
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by lucperkins 14y ago
Have a look at the article. Portland is consistently rated above Seattle according to all kinds of livability metrics. The public transportation is far better, it's more bike-accessible, there are more breweries and coffeeshops per capita,
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by lucperkins 14y ago
WONDERFUL list. You really nailed it all on the head, and I'm impressed that you really know the place after only a year. RESPECT.
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by lucperkins 14y ago
Absolutely. Well said. I've never even owned an umbrella. For those who suffer from S.A.D. (as I do), there are options: get a UV lamp. I also recommend acupuncture (how very PDX of me).
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by lucperkins 14y ago
Yup. I'd add to that list, but it sounds like you're here already :)
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by lucperkins 14y ago
Well, the (admittedly) crummy weather produces (a) solidarity, (b) a lot of good music, and (c) our healthy coffee obsession. So get over it. I should also note that this summer has been absolutely magisterial.
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Could Portland be the best city in the country for developers right now?(blog.appfog.com)
27 points by lucperkins 14y ago|26 comments
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by lucperkins 14y ago
In response to question 1: yes, it often very much is, as the examples that I raise in the article show. It could well be the case that there are better technologies for this kind of thing according to certain metrics, but those technologie
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by lucperkins 14y ago
Always feel free to use AppFog's live chat or send an e-mail to support@appfog.com and submit a support ticket. We're always more than happy to help!
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The developer’s toolkit: node.js Connect(blog.appfog.com)
3 points by lucperkins 14y ago|0 comments
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It’s time to stop ignoring the expanding API galaxy(blog.appfog.com)
1 points by lucperkins 14y ago|0 comments
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Why JSON will continue to push XML out of the picture(blog.appfog.com)
29 points by lucperkins 14y ago|45 comments
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by lucperkins 14y ago
Build packs and GitHub hooks are also on the roadmap
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by lucperkins 14y ago
It's true! We're working very, very hard on Redis support. No ETA just yet, but there will surely be an announcement from us.
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PostgreSQL support is now live on AppFog(blog.appfog.com)
3 points by lucperkins 14y ago|3 comments
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How we revamped (and open-sourced) AppFog’s docs system(blog.appfog.com)
2 points by lucperkins 14y ago|0 comments
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How to update your AppFog app with zero downtime(blog.appfog.com)
1 points by lucperkins 14y ago|0 comments
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The magic of not-even-rendering: on Knockout.js(blog.appfog.com)
2 points by lucperkins 14y ago|0 comments
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by lucperkins 14y ago
We worked hard on Sinatra support this past weekend. Give it another shot. I've deployed multiple test Sinatra apps painlessly today, which was admittedly far less painless last week.
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by lucperkins 14y ago
We don't have an ETA just yet, but Perl support is definitely on the way!
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by lucperkins 14y ago
The AppFog command line tool is very straightforward and even somewhat Git-like: http://docs.appfog.com/getting-started/af-cli . If the "af" gem is installed, "af push" is the equivalent to a "git push." You're right that it's not the same
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by lucperkins 14y ago
I'm not much of a Java person myself, but our dev team has told me that the WAR + Tomcat route tends to work best on AppFog, at least at this point in time. This is also our recommended way of running other JVM-based languages.
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by lucperkins 14y ago
Hetzner is simply not a platform-as-a-service. It might be a good deal for a server, but that's not what you're paying for with a PaaS like AppFog. What you're paying for is application lifecycle management, from deployment to scaling to cl
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by lucperkins 14y ago
AppFog has "real" support (including live chat with all plans, including free plans). And the business model will prove to be quite sustainable (and bundled with a readily comprehensible pricing model).

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