https://www.wetzdev.com/ Recent content in Home on Project Portfolio for Peter Wetzel Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us © 2019 Peter Wetzel Tue, 15 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/project/stone-leaf-teahouse/ Tue, 15 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/project/stone-leaf-teahouse/ Overview Long term client involving development and sysadmin support. Utilizes WordPress and WooCommerce with custom StoreFront child theme and plugins. Previously used WP-Ecommerce. Site: stoneleaftea.com UI Custom page header along with product category pages done from scratch. Various customizations throughout site done on client request. Custom Plugins The site includes a few custom plugins: Tea Guru - a public-facing page that presents a hierarchical system to help customers discover new teas. https://www.wetzdev.com/project/sufficiently-remarkable/ Sun, 22 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/project/sufficiently-remarkable/ Overview Tasks included the purchasing and initial setup of all software, front-end coding, CMS customization, and ecommerce integration. Site: sufficientlyremarkable.com Screenshots ‹ › × https://www.wetzdev.com/project/life-of-man/ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/project/life-of-man/ Overview I was a subcontractor on a team project with tight deadlines. My primary tasks were general R&D and implementation of the site's front end, which was a static web application that had to interface with a proprietary server API and a cloud-based image service. I worked with a Project Manager with task items and issue resolution, as well as multiple graphics designers on both site content and the design for the site (which was meant to work well regardless of the device used to browse it). https://www.wetzdev.com/project/world-science-festival/ Wed, 04 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/project/world-science-festival/ Description Ad hoc tasks performed in support of major events and general site maintenance, typically working with primary site content generator. As such, no major design or technology decisions (e.g. work with what was already in place without major overhaul). Tasks included general front-end coding, implementing Photoshop-driven designs, CMS customization/integration/debugging, and adding multi-language support for an international event. Screenshots ‹ › × https://www.wetzdev.com/project/find-her-gift/ Wed, 09 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/project/find-her-gift/ Overview Initially this project was going to have a minimal design with just a storefront (and not an actual shopping cart) for a small selection of product samples. The earliest iterations were a fully custom web app using C#, FubuMVC, IIS, and SQL Server. Once the owner decided on a full ecommerce experience, we did an abreviated software selection process and ended up choosing OpenCart, a PHP-based shopping cart. Customizations The key feature was a personalized shopper experience, in which the customer was led through a wizard for retrieving information that would help the owner personalize the gift for the intended recipient. https://www.wetzdev.com/project/wetzdoku/ Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/project/wetzdoku/ Overview A free web-based Sudoku game. Site: wetzdoku.com User Interface The front end currently consists of a simple web application that's designed to be easy to use on both mobile and desktop browsers. The user can begin play immediately, or create an account which allows them to track their play history and adjust their settings. Basic instructions and tips are provided, along with a form that allows the user to submit a help request. https://www.wetzdev.com/project/wetznet/ Sat, 12 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/project/wetznet/ Overview A site primarily driven by user content, but complimented by utilizing third party APIs for additional content such as Musicbrainz (for song lists and artwork). Site: wetz.net History It's often my test app for new technologies and techniques. It started life as a static html site before rolling most of that content into a simple PHP 3 and MySql app. I then migrated to a custom .NET app, streamlining the database architecture in the process. https://www.wetzdev.com/project/petespeak/ Mon, 14 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/project/petespeak/ Description My blog is now a statically created site using Hugo. The look and feel is based on my WordPress theme. The initial data was exported using the Hugo migration plugin, although it unfortunately required a lot of effort to clean up. The initial code and structure for the theme was based on this portfolio site. As the site has a lot of galleries, large and small, the theme supports both simple inline galleries as well as those generated via json files. https://www.wetzdev.com/project/wetzrun/ Sun, 13 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/project/wetzrun/ Description I've used a variety of GPS devices and apps over the years. I wanted to have better control over my data, as they can be rather inconsistent (and let's be honest, you never know when they might simply go away or force a pay wall). This application is really just to serve my own needs and isn't public, but it is useful as a technical demonstration as it covers a range of interesting technologies. https://www.wetzdev.com/project/wetzmoney/ Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/project/wetzmoney/ WetzMoney In the past I used online services to track my money, but I wanted to have something completely in my control (and it gives me another real project for trying out new technologies and techniques). It’s not meant to replace a full-fledged ERM that a business would use, but it does replace a myriad of spreadsheets, online services, etc. that I previously used. Application Architecture I have a core netstandard library that houses POCO for data classes as well as my transaction processing logic used by any importing tools. https://www.wetzdev.com/project/wetzutilities/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/project/wetzutilities/ WetzUtilities An open source project on Github and available for use via Nuget, targeting netstandard2.0. The focus is on quality-of-life helpers for the programmer with opinionated implementation (e.g. DateTime.IsEmpty() performing a null check as well as ensuring it’s not equal to MinDate, a typical default value). It’s largely from a collection of files I’ve passed around from project to project for years, so I thought it would be useful to consolidate them into a single library for consistency. https://www.wetzdev.com/post/my-programming-history/ Fri, 21 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/post/my-programming-history/ Early Years I still remember when our first computer arrived. It was the original IBM PC and when I saw the monitor I thought it was a new television. Everything was text-based and monochrome. It was awesome. Of course, as time marched on we’d get color ASCII graphics and eventually EGA, but I digress. My earliest memories with programming were trying to mimic BASIC code that my older brothers wrote for various games they created to amuse themselves. https://www.wetzdev.com/post/migrating-from-azure-to-linux/ Tue, 18 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/post/migrating-from-azure-to-linux/ Intro This is more of a historical reference than a how-to guide. Most of this work was done in January and February, although I’ve since revisited both projects on occasion since then. I’ll be covering two separate sites, Wetzdoku and WetzNet. The first was very light and the second was fairly complex (what I’d loosely call “medium”). Both sites were migrated for the same reasons: cost and flexibility. My LLC was graduating from BizSpark, so I’d no longer have the free Azure credits. https://www.wetzdev.com/post/hugo-migration/ Tue, 20 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/post/hugo-migration/ Quick History The initial version of my portfolio here on WetzDev was an Angular 1.x web application. It was read-only with JSON files on the server; it was simply a proof-of-concept. After a little while I added a server component in Nancy that worked with DocumentDB on Azure. I re-used some image management logic I created for WetzNet. As I was already re-using code, I simply made the admin screens in Nancy and kept Angular as a readonly front end. https://www.wetzdev.com/contact/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.wetzdev.com/contact/ The best way to reach me is by email, however a PM via Twitter or LinkedIn will also get to me eventually. Peter Wetzel pdwetz@gmail.com Twitter @pdwetz LinkedIn profile GitHub