Blog
Building Fanatical Live in public.
Notes on the design decisions, the technical tradeoffs, and the parts that were harder than they should have been.
Network: weakness or strength?
After a couple of seasons of stream-health whack-a-mole, I figured out the network was the real problem — and Starlink with some learnings is the answer.
Why the app had to be camera-agnostic
GoPro, Mevo, ZowieCam ... stolen camera — I came to the realization that nobody was building a switcher for the cameras in the price range I wanted to pay.
Why I'm building Fanatical Live Switcher
I had this idea two years ago. Six I finally found time to open Xcode and get started.
GoPro Hell
Twenty minutes into the game, the camera dropped. I'd already lost my daughter's first hit of the season, and the GoPro and I were about to learn we weren't friends.