hi. i'm jen.
i make things for the internet.
mostly i code stuff, but i've also been known to
design something pretty & consult on user experience.

things i know

development

  • xhtml, html5
  • css2.x-3
  • javascript
  • ajax/json

server-side

  • php
  • coldfusion
  • mysql

third-party

  • jQuery
  • git
  • lesscss
  • mustache, handlebars.js

other

  • web standards
  • ui/ux design
  • photoshop
  • how to spell

recent work

latest musings

farewell, zappos

Farewell, Zappos

As many who know me know, I've been working on building my own web app startup, 8byte8, for the past year. Together with Jason Hurt, we released Lystee in May 2011, and released Lystee for iPhone in September 2011. We participated in the inaugural Vegas Startup Weekend in June 2011, and NodeKnockout in August 2011.

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goodbye, gowalla

Goodbye, Gowalla

A couple of weeks ago, Gowalla announced that they were removing support for their items feature. I was completely stunned. What can they possibly be thinking, getting rid of their defining feature, the one that distinguishes them from FourSquare?

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introducing lystee

Introducing Lystee

After nearly 6 months of design and development, I'm proud to announce the official beta launch of my first web app, Lystee. I like to describe Lystee as an app that "makes lists fun again" that also allows users to share their lists on their favorite social networking sites and collaborate on lists.

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future of web design

Future of Web Design

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Future of Web Design conference in NYC. The conference was 2 days and offered a third day of workshops for those who were interested.

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