https://joedesigns.com/blog Wes Edling on building software, and the apps that come out of it. en-us Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://joedesigns.com/blog/meet-jokku https://joedesigns.com/blog/meet-jokku Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT I've tried Kubernetes, Coolify and Dokploy, and kept coming back to Dokku. Jokku keeps its commands and its git push, then runs every app instance in a Firecracker microVM across as many servers as you give it. jokku dokku firecracker kubernetes coolify dokploy self-hosting devops https://joedesigns.com/blog/why-i-built-spool https://joedesigns.com/blog/why-i-built-spool Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Apple Mail, Gmail, Superhuman, Airmail, MailMate and a few others. Eventually there's nothing left to switch to, so I wrote my own email client in Rust on gpui. spool rust gpui email mac apps https://joedesigns.com/blog/yellowstone-hus-and-a-summer-of-shipping https://joedesigns.com/blog/yellowstone-hus-and-a-summer-of-shipping Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT A week in Yellowstone in a 33-year-old Land Cruiser, a buffalo named Hus, and the dozen little apps that somehow got built around it. yellowstone family land-cruiser apps side-projects https://joedesigns.com/blog/paca-tui-time-tracking https://joedesigns.com/blog/paca-tui-time-tracking Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Introducing Paca, a terminal-based app for freelancers to manage projects, track time, and send invoices with Stripe — all from the command line. typescript bun tui cli sqlite stripe https://joedesigns.com/blog/react-native-flyer-chat https://joedesigns.com/blog/react-native-flyer-chat Sat, 05 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT A quick share from my experience in using the @flyerhq/react-native-chat-ui library to build a chat app in React Native. Several libraires used to choose files and photos and sockets. react-native react node typescript https://joedesigns.com/blog/lets-get-started https://joedesigns.com/blog/lets-get-started Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT I used to have a blog on my website, where I would post about my experiences with software development. I'd post about the things I learned, the challenges I faced, and the lessons I learned. It was a great way to share my knowledge and experiences with others. https://joedesigns.com/blog/riot-js-where-have-you-been-my-whole-life https://joedesigns.com/blog/riot-js-where-have-you-been-my-whole-life Sun, 06 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMT So after the ups and downs of the javascript framework madness, I finally feel at home with RiotJS. It doesn't seem many people feel the way I do about it, but… https://joedesigns.com/blog/vail-beaver-creek-alligator-farm-2016 https://joedesigns.com/blog/vail-beaver-creek-alligator-farm-2016 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 12:00:00 GMT Just had a great time, spending the last of the ski season in Vail & Beaver Creek. Its always good to get back this part of colorado and see the big business… https://joedesigns.com/blog/ssl-encryption-for-everyone-did-i-mention-free https://joedesigns.com/blog/ssl-encryption-for-everyone-did-i-mention-free Fri, 08 Apr 2016 12:00:00 GMT Mandatory HTTPS/SSL encryption is happening soon, Chrome and others are wanting all websites to support HTTPS. Page rank is even being subjected to a website… https://joedesigns.com/blog/costa-rica-2015 https://joedesigns.com/blog/costa-rica-2015 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:00:00 GMT Photos from Costa Rica 2015. https://joedesigns.com/blog/hawaii-kauai-2014 https://joedesigns.com/blog/hawaii-kauai-2014 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:00:00 GMT Photos from Hawaii / Kauai 2014. https://joedesigns.com/blog/godaddy-ssl-certificate-install-on-heroku-post-heartbleed https://joedesigns.com/blog/godaddy-ssl-certificate-install-on-heroku-post-heartbleed Tue, 15 Apr 2014 12:00:00 GMT Well, it has been many moons since the last blog post, but I figured this one was worth writing about since it caused me much heart burn. If I can help save… https://joedesigns.com/blog/costa-rica-2013 https://joedesigns.com/blog/costa-rica-2013 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT Photos from Costa Rica 2013. https://joedesigns.com/blog/slim-css-bar-chart https://joedesigns.com/blog/slim-css-bar-chart Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT Here is one of the most recent sunday projects finished on a monday night, and published on a tuesday. I had a need to make some super simple percentage bar… https://joedesigns.com/blog/beautiful-analytics-charts https://joedesigns.com/blog/beautiful-analytics-charts Sat, 23 Apr 2011 12:00:00 GMT This is derived from a raphael example, rewritten to use prototype and support a few more configurations. My overall goal with this line chart was to create a… https://joedesigns.com/blog/san-francisco https://joedesigns.com/blog/san-francisco Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT I must say, San Francisco is truly an amazing city. I recently visited the city for a workshop/conference. While I was there, I was sure to find some street… https://joedesigns.com/blog/0-to-255-color-picker https://joedesigns.com/blog/0-to-255-color-picker Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT 0to255 is a simple tool that helps web designers find variations of any color. https://joedesigns.com/blog/google-is-awesome https://joedesigns.com/blog/google-is-awesome Fri, 21 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT Google always surprises me! Who would have thought pacman would be playable with the google logo. Awesome creativity right there. Thanks google! https://joedesigns.com/blog/sxsw-2010 https://joedesigns.com/blog/sxsw-2010 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT Photos from SXSW 2010. https://joedesigns.com/blog/css-font-face https://joedesigns.com/blog/css-font-face Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMT CSS Font-Face is a great way to embed fonts into your web layouts. You'll need two fonts, one that is either TTF (true type font) or OTF (open type font)…