Deep insights from our research and experience
The Distributed Workplace
Here’s a map of our current offices at Lincoln Loop: That’s 10 people, 5 timezones, and 3 continents for those …
What is SPDY?
This is HTTP A big friendly unsecured clear-text, line-oriented bear. This is SPDY A multi-plexed binary TLS-wrapped protocol from the …
Referrer Blocking is Hard
One of my recent tasks in Ginger was to ensure that we weren’t leaking referrer URLs when you click on …
Optimize for Motivation
When your client is hundreds of miles away, but your bed only three feet, it helps to understand motivation. The …
Backbone.js for Django Developers
Our new product Ginger relies heavily on Backbone.js for most of the client-side functionality (you can read about our full …
At Lincoln Loop, Everyone Sets Their Own Salary
As mentioned in my previous post, everyone at Lincoln Loop sets their own salary. It’s another radical divergance from the …
Four Libs Good, Two Libs Better
[with apologies to Mr. Orwell] I’ve noticed a subtle shift in how we approach building up new sites over the …
Open Book Finances
Maverick by Ricardo Semler was an eye-opening read for me a while back. It is a detailed account of his …
Why Regular Demos are Part of Our Development Process
Our team functions in different capacities for each business engagement, but we typically have a project or few where we’re …
On Fixtures and Factories
We’ve made it a general rule to move away from relying on fixtures in our projects. The main reasons are: …