https://jaebrown.com/ Recent content on Jason Brown Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us © Jason Brown Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://jaebrown.com/about/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://jaebrown.com/about/ I’m Jason - a young, enthusiastic and motivated software engineer and entrepreneur! My passion lies at the intersection of technology and business. With a decade of programming experience under my belt and a desire to craft software solutions that solve real-world problems, I’m taking every opportunity I can get to expand my skill-set and build things that make a difference. Things I’m doing Independent Contractor - working as an independent contractor to assist organisations or individuals with their various tech needs. https://jaebrown.com/articles/overengineering-for-a-startup-2/ Sat, 09 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://jaebrown.com/articles/overengineering-for-a-startup-2/ I was fortunate enough to be selected to speak at the Google I/O Extended Cape Town conference earlier this year. The title of my talk for the conference was “Overengineering for a Startup: How not to use Google Firebase”. In this talk, I shared some of the learnings building for a startup. The current tech stack we’re using (the overengineerd one alluded to, which definitely comes with its pros and cons), the things I would’ve done differently with the learnings I’ve made along the way and a dive into some of the really cool features of Firebase. https://jaebrown.com/articles/overengineering-for-a-startup-1/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://jaebrown.com/articles/overengineering-for-a-startup-1/ I was fortunate enough to be selected to speak at the Google I/O Extended Cape Town conference earlier this year. The title of my talk for the conference was “Overengineering for a Startup: How not to use Google Firebase”. In this talk, I shared some of the learnings building for a startup. The current tech stack we’re using (the overengineerd one alluded to, which definitely comes with its pros and cons), the things I would’ve done differently with the learnings I’ve made along the way and a dive into some of the really cool features of Firebase.