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Typed-GraphQL Performance Optimization

While working on a project for a client, we came across an interesting twist to a common problem. We were tasked with making the API backend that powers a mobile app called Playhouse, a mobile app that displays real estate listings to its users in a nice little video package. We decided to make a GraphQL API and got to building. During the design process, we made a point of keeping it maintainable for the long run.

October 1, 2021 Read
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Streaming GeoJSON with GDAL, Rack::Chunked, and Rails Live Streaming

TL;DR For you busy folks who just want it to work, here is the gist. Background A few weeks ago, I was at NationBuilder building a GeoJSON API for organizers. The end goal for this project is to provide accurate political districting information through this API and exposes a map management interface for district updates. Application Architecture This application is built on top of the popular Ruby On Rails framework, and uses PostGIS as geographic data storage backend.

August 22, 2014 Read