Leedshack part 2
18 hours in!

NOTE: This is a legacy post from 2012. Some content may be outdated and images may not be available or be low quality.
In approximately 6 hours you will be able to register for our Textagotchi app. It is actually a minor miracle that we've managed to get it this far at all as we've had a long list of issues which attempted to stop us:
- No internet access for about 8 hours (we had to use mobile tethering, which was sketchy at best)
- A decision to switch technologies just as the project began
- A sudden realisation that we didn't have the right software for this so one of us had to disappear for 4 hours whilst he went to install it on his machine.
- A lack of windows hosting (We managed to get some from Twentysix for the weekend (Thanks Matt Pallatt!)
- Another sudden realisation (this one more serious) that we actually didn't know what we were doing ( a quick meeting sorted that out )
Thankfully we're all sorted out now and assuming no other major issues occur (like all of us collectively falling asleep for 6 hours) we should be sailing towards our 12pm deadline.
I can't wait to see the finished product!
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Alexander Foxleigh
Alex Foxleigh is a Senior Front-End Developer and Tech Lead who spends his days making the web friendlier, faster, and easier to use. He’s big on clean code, clever automations, and advocating for accessibility so everyone can enjoy tech - not just those who find it easy. Being neurodivergent himself, Alex actively speaks up for more inclusive workplaces and designs that welcome all kinds of minds.
Off the clock, Alex is a proud nerd who loves losing himself in video games, watching sci-fi, or tweaking his ever-evolving smart home setup until it’s borderline sentient. He’s also a passionate cat person, because life’s just better when you share it with furry chaos machines.