Author Archives: edwin
using socket.io to connect sencha to node and postgis
Now that we’ve got node connected to our postgis database, we need to pull the route information into our sencha mobile web app. I’ve pushed this version to the github repo, but I haven’t deployed it to nodejitsu, just yet. … Continue reading
using postgis with node.js
I’ve written my spatial query and it returns a an array of the 10 route lines that are closest to a point. My query retrieves the route number, description and distance in decimal degrees. I’ve projected the trimet data to … Continue reading
making seatmate aware of locations with postgis
Now that I’ve got the comment view more or less working, it’s time to link it up with actual trimet routes. I think we need an initial screen to show to users when they first bring up the app. I … Continue reading
the node.js and postgis backend for seatmate
So far I haven’t spent much development time working on the backend for seatMate. I mentioned that I was using node.js to serve up the static files on my development server and nodejitsu. The backend also saves and retrieves comments … Continue reading
working comment front end with sencha touch
After spending a day watching Sencha Touch screencast videos, I’ve got my comment view cleaned working and deployed to nodejitsu at http://seatmate.nodejitsu.com. Basically the same code should make the chat and instant messaging views function as well. Feel free to … Continue reading
first draft of seatMate interface using sencha touch
creating a mobile web app from a mockup I’ve started on the interface using sencha touch, a mobile web framework. Sencha Touch is part of the ExtJS family of javascript libraries. I’ve hard good things about sencha and GeoExt, so … Continue reading
initial mockup for seatMate mobile app
first mockup for comment tab For usability’s sake, web apps tend to use familiar components. There are a number of design templates that make it easy to get a an application up and running without spending a lot of time … Continue reading
trimet app contest entry: seatMate
2012 TriMet App Contest I’ve decided to compete in the TriMet App Contest. The deadline is February 1st, 2012, and I am starting this weekend. The app must use TriMet and CivicApps open datasets and be released as an open … Continue reading
exploring redis in node.js using the mocha testing framework
overview node.js Node is currently the cool kid of the web dev scene and is starting to take over. Node is the project that lets you run javascript on the server side in a super fast v8 based vm. Out … Continue reading
deploying a django app to heroku with easy static files on s3
django and s3 This project doesn’t necessarily require heroku, but I’ve been interested in the service as an easy way to deploy apps. I really like the idea of not having to set up a server with nginx, postgres, gunicorn, … Continue reading