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I work for Airkit. I’m technically a Solutions Engineer but have done a bunch of building and education for the product as well. While the company has a bunch of documentation about how to use each tool, I figured I’d write quickly about how I build an Airkit App, what some of my practices are, and generally how I go about things. Start with the UI My first big tip is to start by creating the UI. One of the greatest things about Airkit is its ability to rapidly prototype interaction with your end users. Create the app quickly and show it to users. Often there are use cases that are missed when initially thinking about a project and this rapid prototyping brings them out. ...

This is a down week. Some of the reasons I can’t fully share, some of them I can. My 99 1/2 year old neighbor passed on July 4th. He had been in the house the entire time my family had been in the area and he was always super nice and cool to me. He was super sharp until the end and was still working as an attorney. There is no service for him. He outlasted his family and pets, so doesn’t have a huge amount of community, but he was an awesome man. ...

Last week I started two new companies. One of them is pretty straightforward and so I’m announcing it here today. I started zacharyc consulting which is a technology consulting business. There are many times I’ll be in a conversation with someone about technology and they are looking for guidance. With years in the field of tech I have a diverse background in the field. My goal in this business is to help advise businesses with their technology decisions. From making a website to social media, there are many technical questions that I can help answer. ...

A friend of mine posted on Instagram the other day about how too many people aren’t standing up for this issue. I’m not sure what my track record is on standing up, but hoping to make a stand here, at least. What has happened in this country with the overturning of Roe V. Wade is crazy. It’s crazy for a bunch of reasons. Not the least of which is stare decisis in which a decision was made a long time ago but the current make of the court isn’t standing on precedent and just overruling the existing world. While that isn’t my moral feeling on this, and morally I think we need to allow people to have freedoms, the issue of consistency of law is a big one. The law was set, and now the judges have unset the law. ...

I’m dilatory in putting together my report on my trip to Vermont in the past couple of weeks. During the trip I finalized the idea of my new side hustle: Zack’s Packs and Gear Repair. This business’ goal is to create some fantastic packs that are completely custom and bespoke, and then to repair goods that would otherwise be thrown away. This business is an exploration work of sorts, and as such I’m doing something fun with the logo. I’m talking to a bunch of artists, preferably local people, to attempt to discover the right logo mark. I’m going to talk a bit about the company and the project. ...