Open Sourcing Deadpendency
I created a tool called Deadpendency, which is a GitHub app that checks for dead (abandoned) dependencies in your GitHub repo.
Alistair Burrowes
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Shutting Down Deadpendency
In Feb in 2020 I quit my full time job to create my idea for a startup, Deadpendency. There were some trials and tribulations, but ultimately I was successful and I built the thing.
The Benefits of Learning Haskell
As developers, there is so much we can learn to improve our skills, ranging from deep theory, to small practical tidbits of information. It can be overwhelming at times and we are forced to pick what we want to learn deeply and what we just want to gloss over. You can’t learn it all!
Reflections On Using Haskell For My Startup
Almost exactly one year ago I quit my job to create a Haskell startup as a solo developer. I had about 20 ideas, but eventually settled on the idea of dependency project health tracking with Deadpendency.
Haskell On Google Cloud Is Great
About a year ago I quit my job to attempt my startup idea (Deadpendency), writing it in Haskell. One key decision to make was what cloud provider would I go with.
Can We Have Exhaustive Return Warning?
Sum Types Are Cool
My Experience Creating A One Person Startup
I quit my job as a software developer to create a small development tool as a GitHub app that I hope to sell. I started working on this idea fulltime from Feb 2020 and I’m now ready to (soft) launch.