Spent some time this last month learning about Postgres full text search approaches. After trying a few, ended up with search being sixty times faster.
We redesigned the site so now search is the main way to interact with it. Getting this right changed what UX we could offer.
👋 we just opened our ux design apprenticeship role *this week* @codeforamerica. we're committed to providing more job opportunities to folks with lived experience of gov systems + underrepresented in tech. here's why, a 🧵: https://t.co/6sZ6EjGA6S
Tour de force from @bdon. I love the prominence of S3 hosting in this concept.
“Protomaps is a new basemap system which is an end-to-end rethinking of this entire stack, oriented around the idea that custom mapmaking should be simple.”
https://t.co/pldowCkVkL
If you're interested in a remote job working with one of the most innovative gov agencies – look no further than the U.S. Tax Court.
Product Owner: https://t.co/vv6Lu7iWDk
Product Specialist: https://t.co/B5bYFGzZMk
DevOps Engineer: https://t.co/kBFTe2obQU
I want to share a new book, Power to the Public, that illustrates how nonprofits and governments can use technology to solve some of the most pressing issues of our time. It includes some good examples and is worth a read for anyone who cares about making change happen.
Know a good engineer who wants to fight online hate? Send them my way! We're hiring THREE of them. We're remote and flexible as to the languages you know now. Happy to answer questions!
https://t.co/K9pLy18GlR
I have a job opening I’m excited about: https://t.co/Y4D2z1n8X7
Our FB mapping team is hiring a proj. manager to get past some boundary issues (h/t @lifewinning for the pun). Dream candidate will have a geography, policy, LIS, or IM background for organizing spatial information.