Hello!
Phew, it's been a crazy week for me, but I'm glad we both got through. Let's go!
Web links of the week
FontDrop!
You can build a neural network in JavaScript even if you don’t really understand neural networks
AdonisJs
Book cover mockup
Something that interested me this week
If I haven't spammed your Twitter feed enough this week about it, I'll tell you again: I released a project this week that I've been working on for AGES!
It's a
Scrabble-themed mechanical keyboard, officially licensed by Hasbro! Also,
there's just keycaps too if you already have a board lying around that needs some flavor. The caps are actually selling better than the board bundle, which is exciting!
This project has definitely had its ups and downs and I'm so glad it's finally out there for people to see. I first designed it after having a dream about typing on a Scrabble board. I mocked it up and played with the colors for a while, and then realized that if I ever wanted the design to see the light of day, I had to get permission to use it.
And thus began the cold-calling.
I emailed and messaged sooo many people on LinkedIn and elsewhere trying to find anyone that would hear me out, and finally got connected to an account executive who loved the idea! After getting him on board, I had to get someone who would help me manufacture it.
Luckily, at a keyboard meetup last summer, I got connected to some of the folks at Massdrop who had told me that if I could get a license for my idea, they could help me bring it to life. And they did!! Massdrop has been awesome about helping me with the contracts with Hasbro, getting samples from the manufacturers, getting ~pretty~ mocked-up images of the keycaps, and they're going to help with distribution, too. It's been a lot of time and emailing and tweaking and hoping it'd work out, and it's so satisfying to see it finally get there.
I won't tell you to buy it, but if you've got family or friends who like Scrabble, maybe this could be a great gift idea for them. ;)
Interview question of the week
Last week, I had you take in the coordinates of two rectangles and determine the area of their intersection!
I got some fun answers from
Eva and
Thomas this time around. Keep 'em coming!
This week's question:
Write a program for a laundromat. Include a data structure that represents each washing machine, and properties to tell whether or not it's in use, how much it costs, and how long a wash will take.
Bonus points: make a user interface on top of the program for someone to pick a machine and use it!
Cool things from around the internet
I'm celebrating keyboards this week. Here's some cool ones.
Infinity Ergodox with XDA Godspeed
JD40 with XDA Canvas
COD67 with Lubed Tealios and GMK 9009
Tokyo60 with SA Carbon
Joke
What's blue and doesn't weigh much?
Light blue!
That's all for now, folks! Thanks for reading. If you'd like to support the stuff I'm doing, I've got
PayPal,
Venmo, and an inbox looking for jokes.
As always, be safe, make good choices, and don't forget to floss!
cassidoo
