Aaron Brethorst

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Oct 23, 2023 ios android onebusaway donations

Geekwire: 'OneBusAway needs cash to keep popular transit app running'

GeekWire published an article about the state of financial precariousness that OneBusAway finds itself in today. I spoke to the author, Kurt Schlosser, for his story: One of those volunteers is Aaron Brethorst, the Seattle-based director of us...

Oct 16, 2023 ios android app-store donations

In-App Donations

I recently did some research into what is required for nonprofits accept donations in their iOS and Android apps. I document my findings here. Are you a fan of open source software and public transit? Make a tax-deductible donation to the volu...

Oct 02, 2023 web javascript spa ssr

Back to the Future with Server-Side Rendering

I think there is an inexorable shift towards the simplification of building web apps underway today. For the past decade, the only ’correct’ way to make a great web app was to actually build two: your backend in Ruby, Python, Java, PHP, or what ha...

Sep 18, 2023 ios fitness exercise swiftui storekit

Work out smarter, not harder with Zone2 Fitness

I built a new app exclusively for iOS 17 and watchOS 10: Zone2 Fitness. The Zone2 app helps you track your heart rate across five zones to help you optimize your workouts to better match with your fitness goals, and it also helps you create custo...

Jun 17, 2023 photography pcnw

Chase the Light 2023

Photographic Center Northwest’s annual summer fundraiser/global photo experience/pop-up photo show, Chase the Light, is upon us, and I’m excited to share my submission for this year. “Untitled (Cowboy)” From my series, Simulacra and Simulation, ...