Fitwatchr now available for iPhone and iPad!

I’m excited to announce that Fitwatchr is now available on the App Store for both iPhone and iPad. Fitwatchr retrieves your daily Fitbit device activity minutes and breaks it down by 3 levels of intensity - useful for collaboration with popular weight loss programs.Current Features: - Connect your Fitbit account to Fitwatchr - Exercise, then sync your Fitbit device - Use Fitwatchr to see daily earned activity minutes across 3 levels of intensity Read On →

Promotion to Senior Software Developer!

I am excited to announce that I’ve been promoted to Senior Developer at SAVO! I started at SAVO just over 4 years ago as a junior developer coming straight out of college. When I began, it was just my manager and I, flying pretty much under the radar of the rest of the company, doing custom development jobs here and there. I was brought in when my manager needed assistance on a long multi-month project for a large pharmaceutical company. Read On →

Getting Started with a new 3rd Party API

3rd party APIs offer tons of creative possibilities for developers. Despite that, getting up and running with a new one can be painful, as each provider seems to implement either authentication or request handling slightly differently. When working with a new API, I like to approach it in the following way: - If the API will be an integral part of your application, start by exploring it first, before designing or implementing any other functionality. Read On →