Andy Piper

Andy Piper

Developer Relations leader
100 points
Mastodon
The future of social networking!
Adds some excellent useful features like one-click cross-instance follows and more.
Radiant for Mastodon
We're becoming spoiled with some great iOS client apps for Mastodon, and I have to say that I've really been enjoying Radiant. Quick, customisable, and a nice clean design. Nice work and thank you, @jknlsn 👍🏻
Bird Buddy
I think this is one of the best made and well thought-out products I've yet backed on Kickstarter. The fulfilment was delayed due to the huge numbers of backers and of course, the pandemic - but having waited, it has been very worth the effort here in the UK. I really enjoy the feeder (although it's a constant effort to keep the squirrels at bay, and encourage new smaller visitors to use it). The firmware for the wifi/camera module has progressively been improved. The battery life is surprisingly good (it deep sleeps at night, and drip charges from the solar roof - even in wet and dark England!). They are continually working on improving the app experience, and the unofficial Facebook groups are great for sharing snapshots with local communities as well. I'm excited to see them expand the range. Bravo!

What's great

community engagement (9)solar panel option (12)

What needs improvement

long wait times for delivery (21)squirrel interference (3)
Micro Python
MicroPython is now the foundation of so many other innovations in the Python world (PyScript, PyBricks, CircuitPython, micro:bit) and is great to use. Evolving fast.
Twitter Toolbox
I've used a few of these tools personally, and I continue to do so as a paying customer. It is great to see Twitter making it easier to find third-party additional solutions.