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SimLeaguesPro, The Road to 1.0: Part 3 — What Happens Between Sims Matters Most

Posted on June 8, 2026 by jfox015

What Happens Between Sims Matters Most: Improving the Online League Experience

Most online leagues only feel alive for a few minutes after each sim update. Then the activity fades until the next export deadline. In Part 3 of the Road to 1.0 series, I break down how SimLeaguesPro is being designed around the actual weekly rhythm of online sim leagues — focusing on engagement, visibility, league participation, league discovery, and the experience that happens between sims. Continue Reading →

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SimLeaguesPro Road to 1.0 – Part 2: League Hosting and Commissioner Tools

Posted on June 1, 2026 by jfox015

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 →

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Rebuilding My Web Stack in 2026 (Part 3): Launching the New Cloud Ecosystem

Posted on May 3, 2026 by jfox015

A real-world look at rebuilding and launching a modern web ecosystem—moving from legacy servers and outdated code to a streamlined, cloud-based platform.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 →

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OOTP Fantasy Leagues 1.1.1 Released!

Posted on December 20, 2024 by jfox015

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 →

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Introducing Foxtrot

Posted on April 10, 2020 by jfox015

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 →

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5 Reasons to Use (and Love) Angular JS

Posted on June 9, 2014 by jfox015

Having written a post about 5 reasons to love Backbone JS and owing to the huge debate that exists between that and the Google owned Angular JS framework, I thought it only fair that I review and post 5 reasons… Continue Reading →

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You know you coded in the 90s if…

Posted on April 10, 2014 by jfox015

Reading Zach Holmans (@holman) blog piece Only 90s Web Developers Remember This really was a fun trip back to the long gone yesterdays of the younger and emerging web. And by that I mean the hell that was the webs… Continue Reading →

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5 Reasons to use (and love) Backbone JS

Posted on February 10, 2014 by jfox015

Like his JavaScript language CoffeeScript, Jeremy Ashkenas’s Backbone JS has quickly become one of the leading choices for building scalable, well-designed web applications using JavaScript. It’s by no means the only player in town, but I’ll list 5 reasons why… Continue Reading →

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5 Scripting Technologies you might not know about, but should

Posted on January 10, 2014 by jfox015

Scripting tech is hotter than ever these days. Thanks to innovative projects like Jquery, there sure seem to be a wast array of tools, libraries and frameworks flying around the front and back end develeopment spaces. Here are five projects… Continue Reading →

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Fox Open Sports Platform 0.3 Beta Released

Posted on October 28, 2013 by jfox015

I am excited to announce the release of the Fox Open Sports Platform Beta version 0.3. The release marks almost a year and a half of development and some very exciting and important changes to the platform overall. First and… Continue Reading →