Phoenix, Web-Based Custom Software Development Team. Synapse Studios, LLC

Edgar Hassler

Lead Developer

Edgar Hassler Edgar is an experienced web developer who focuses on design patterns, forward compatibility, and innovation. Edgar has an Interdisciplinary Studies Degree from Arizona State University with a focus in Mathematics and Business specializing in statistics and computational mathematics. He is currently working on completing his Masters of Statistics with a focus on data mining methodologies. Edgar has been coding for more than a decade, starting as a teaching assistant for an internet development class twelve years ago, and has worked in professional web development for the last six years on government and enterprise projects. He is a strong supporter of open source software, and immensely enjoys laying in gardens dreaming about rainbows and, on occasion, unicorns.

Bio Highlights

Joined Synapse on: July 25, 2005
Personal Website: http://www.edgarhassler.com/
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/edgarhassler

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Latest Blog Post by Edgar Hassler

The Lazy, Clever Programmer: A Compendium Of Code Reuse & Recycling

Edgar takes an excruciatingly detailed look at code reuse and recycling. He examines when to just say no and how to best build for reuse, along with the pitfalls and successes you'll stumble upon along the way.

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Edgar HasslerRead more »

HTMList.com: Synapse Studios' Blog

Starting Simple: Launching with the Minimum Viable Product

Venture Hacks has a great interview with serial entrepreneur Eric Ries that discusses the value of launching a startup with the "minimum viable product": basically, the absolute most barebones product you can launch with while still being able to appropriately gauge customer interest, to avoid the common pitfall of spending months developing an idea only to realize that no one cares. In spite of the fact that parts of the interview sound like it was recorded at a high school basketball game, Eric provides some great insight, even suggesting at one point to "launch" an idea with just marketing

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Chris CardinalRead More »