Introducing Graph UI
Aug 25, 2020, 9:43 AM
Change your Graph Database into a No-Code ToolHere at Thinknum, we store an increasing amount of data in graph databases.Using graphs allows us to derive some unique insights, by following a path of relationships and collecting information...
Mac apps are dead
Jun 22, 2020, 3:11 PM
After watching WWDC 2020 keynote, I’m really sad.body[data-twttr-rendered="true"] {background-color: transparent;}.twitter-tweet {margin: auto !important;} — @DazeEndfunction notifyResize(height) {height = height ?...
How to get into flow when doing taxes
May 5, 2020, 2:28 PM
From Stop Trying to Make Hard Work Easy with Nir Eyal:It’s the same deal with flow. You’ve heard, I’m sure all of the research on flow, and it’s actually not very good advice for most people. Because again, it makes you think you can make...
Writing high performance React-Pixi code
Mar 5, 2020, 9:07 AM
At KgBase, we recently rewrote our graph UI to use WebGL instead of SVG. Our goal was to:Continue reading on Thinknum »
Common pitfalls: Creating a custom NPM package with React and TypeScript
Mar 3, 2020, 9:41 AM
This article is written by Vojtech Rinik, lead frontend engineer at Thinknum. We started using React in 2014, and currently it powers most…Continue reading on Thinknum »
If you can’t concentrate
Feb 27, 2020, 2:05 AM
Take a walk outside for 20 minutes. Leave the phone in the office.During these 20 minutes, only think about the problem you’re working on. Nothing else.Try to visualize how you’re gonna work on it when you’re back. Try to picture the...
Book tip for “The Martian” fans
Feb 15, 2020, 11:52 AM
When I ask my programmer friends for a book tip, The Martian by Andy Weir keeps coming up. No wonder. I think it appeals to engineers in general. Guy’s faced with a big technical problem, and needs to come up with a solution, quick. If he...
Apple cares about devs, it turns out
Feb 7, 2020, 1:41 PM
So a few days ago, I tried submitting a very simple app, and it got rejected. I thought it was pretty unfair, so I asked around on Twitter. Most people agreed with me. A lot of people suggested I should skip App Store altogether.A...
App Store — rejected my simple Appfigures client
Feb 5, 2020, 1:53 PM
App Store — rejected my simple Appfigures clientEdit: 2 days later, the appeal worked. More here.I’ve always wanted to build a desktop app that would let me access my most important data quickly. Like those old dashboard widgets used to.I...
Tomato 2: Reacting to App Store reviews
Feb 4, 2020, 2:21 PM
YouTube is fun! I just posted a video where I plan the next features for Tomato 2.https://medium.com/media/e3bf69215a807ff1f950ae0cb09521cf/href
How I work on side projects
Jan 16, 2020, 1:43 AM
I have a lot of ideas that I wanna work on. It can get frustrating when you have all these ideas, but no time to implement them. (I have a full-time coding job.)So I came up with 3 rules that are keeping me engaged:Rule #1: Do a bit of...