InterviewPlanner

While working on InterviewPlanner, we started seeing some memory issues on one of our background cron workers. Since InterviewPlanner is a scheduling tool that integrates with a company’s Applicant Tracking System (ATS), we need a way to sync jobs and candidates regularly from the ATS so that we can power our notifications. The background process that was causing trouble was the one that handles the sync from the ATS we integrate with, Greenhouse.

It’s been a week of shelter-in-place and social distancing in SF due to COVID-19, so even though this is an update on the things I’m working on, it also feels like a quarantine journal. Hopefully, it helps me stay sane. Sales Talking with your customers At the beginning of the week, I listened to the latest Indie Hackers podcast episode with Rob Fitzpatrick who wrote The Mom Test, a book about how to talk to your customers, and it was super inspiring.

Hey, everybody! Welcome to the inaugural post of my blog and of my weekly update! I’m glad you’ve taken the time to stop by. Why? Before I dive in, I just wanted to lay out what the main motivations are for doing this weekly update. Get better at writing. It’s a classic reason why many developers start blogging. They say you can only get better by practicing, so might as well practice as much as I can.