Automattic software engineer and engineering director Peter Westwood has built "Sunward," a uniquely specific demonstration application. The software was developed using the platform Spacefast. The application is designed around the issue of sun glare experienced while driving, a hazard that can transform ordinary road trips into blinding situations.
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Automattic software engineer and engineering director Peter Westwood has built "Sunward,"…: Automattic software engineer and engineering director Peter Westwood has built "Sunward," a uniquely specific demonstration application.
The software was developed using the platform Spacefast.: The software was developed using the platform Spacefast.
The application is designed around the issue of sun glare experienced while driving, a ha…: The application is designed around the issue of sun glare experienced while driving, a hazard that can transform ordinary road trips into blinding situations.
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I haven’t driven a car in decades (New Yorker). But from my pre-New York life, I remember how sun glare could turn a pleasant road trip into a blinding gauntlet. Enter “Sunward,” a uniquely specific demo app my Automattic colleague Peter Westwood just whipped up in Spacefast.
- Spacefast – for your next idea
- Sunward – demo app
- Peter Westwood – software engineer & engineering director
- Automattic – my work home
P.S. Apologies for layout wonkiness. Trying something new. 😉
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