Running an online sim league often feels like unpaid IT support. In Part 2 of the Road to 1.0 series, I break down how SimLeaguesPro is rebuilding league hosting, commissioner tools, cloud report hosting, and team export tracking from the ground up. Continue Reading
If you’ve ever run an OOTP online league, you know the challenge: forums for recruiting, Discord for communication, FTP for league files, and multiple disconnected tools to hold everything together. SimLeaguesPro is a new online sim league platform built to bring league hosting, commissioner tools, fantasy leagues, recruitment, and community features into one connected experience. In Part 1 of the “Road to 1.0” series, longtime commissioner and developer Jeff Fox shares the story behind the platform, the problems it aims to solve, and the vision for the future of online sim leagues. Continue Reading
A real-world look at rebuilding and launching a modern web ecosystem—moving from legacy servers and outdated code to a streamlined, cloud-based platform. This final part of the series highlights the live sites, lessons learned, and what comes next. Continue Reading
This 3-part series chronicles the transition from outdated legacy systems to modern cloud infrastructure. It details the emotional and technical journey of shutting down old websites, embracing current technologies like PHP 8.x and Vanilla JavaScript, and the challenges of setting up a comprehensive development workflow. The final installment will explore the newly launched ecosystem. Continue Reading
Series Guide This 3-part series documents the full journey from retiring an aging legacy setup to rebuilding on modern cloud infrastructure and finally launching the new live sites. Start from the beginning or jump to any part. Part 1: Letting… Continue Reading
OOTP Fantasy League Maintenance Release Version 1.1.1 is available for download. Included in this new are the following changes: Since there are breaking changes to the database, users should delete prior installations of the mod and install a new copy… Continue Reading
OOTP Fantasy League Version 1.0.3 is available for download. Included in this new are the following changes: Since there are breaking changes to the database, users should delete prior installations of the mod and install a new copy of the… Continue Reading
I’m excited today to announce the release of my latest open-source web development project Foxtrot, a digital cryptocurrency wallet application built upon the MEAN stack. It uses Angular for the front-end and NodeJs and Express for the backend. Foxtrot is a… Continue Reading
XML Main selling point? XML was dubbed as the “miracle” technology that would finally give structure to the largely myopic and completely cluttered space of HTML web pages. Back before XHTML became a standard (a slight gimmicky bump on the… Continue Reading
Yes the blog is mostly tech focused, but always have to show love for my boys in the Bay. Tim Linsecum throws his second career ho hitter against the Padres, the team he no hit the first time. Awesome! Historic… Continue Reading