Waseem Jan

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Four years on Chef Galaxy

In 2014 I took a small Upwork contract to build a profiles module in Python Flask. The client liked the work and sent another. Then another. After a few of those I was deep enough in the product that they asked if I wanted to come on as a partner.…

September 15, 2018| 5 min read
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Why I used polling instead of websockets on Chef Galaxy

Chef Galaxy has a few parts that need to update without a page refresh. Notifications show up when a chef gets hired or when a dispute moves forward. Customers and chefs message each other while planning an event. For both of these the user should not have to refresh the…

June 20, 2016| 12 min read
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How I host Chef Galaxy on AWS

I co-founded Chef Galaxy. It connects customers with chefs for events like birthdays and weddings. Think of it as an Upwork for hiring a chef. We also have a social feed around food and a Q&A section where people ask food questions and chefs answer. That is a lot for…

May 13, 2016| 4 min read
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