August 10th, 2011 | by Derek Willis | published in Car Tools, Journalism, Work
My first job in Web development was as a member of washingtonpost.com’s “Tools Team.” I was, in title if not in practice, a Tool. Done snickering? Let’s move on. The Tools Team built mostly internal applications and services that helped the Web site run better. I mainly got to work on front-facing projects like the [...]
December 19th, 2008 | by Derek Willis | published in django, Work
For more details on Represent, see our post on the NYT’s Open blog. Today (well, technically last night) at work we launched a beta Web application called Represent that helps New York City residents keep tabs on what their elected officials are doing. It’s the product of an idea that my colleague Andrei Scheinkman suggested [...]
December 22nd, 2007 | by Derek Willis | published in Work
The Interactive News Technology group that I just joined at nytimes.com is looking for an intern for next summer. From the description: Become part of our recently formed Interactive News Technology team and you will work side-by-side with our reporters and editors, using technology to stretch the boundaries of online journalism. Just a few of [...]