Adrian Holovaty
Adrian Holovaty | |
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Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Missouri School of Journalism (B.A., 2001) |
Occupation(s) | web developer, musician, entrepreneur |
Known for | Django Web framework |
Adrian Holovaty (born 1981) is an American web developer, musician and entrepreneur from Chicago, Illinois, living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is co-creator of the Django web framework and an advocate of "journalism via computer programming".
Life and career
Holovaty, a
While working at the Lawrence Journal-World from 2002 to 2005, he and other web developers (
In 2012, he and PJ Macklin founded Soundslice, a website for learning, practicing and teaching music, via "interactive sheet music" that is synced with real audio and video recordings.[5]
In 2018, he was named co-chair of the
Guitar
Holovaty is a
In 2023, he released an album of 10 original guitar instrumentals, "Melodic Guitar Music."[8]
He has served on the guitar faculty of Django In June, an instructional camp for Gypsy jazz music, for several years.[9]
Crime mapping innovations
In 2005, Holovaty launched chicagocrime.org, a
As one of the first Google Maps mashups, it helped influence Google to create its official
In 2007, Holovaty was awarded a $1.1 million
References
- ^ "School Newspaper in Illinois Revives a Debate Over Censorship". The New York Times. 28 September 1997. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Goodbye hyperlocal, hello microlocal - Holovaty.com". holovaty.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Django committers". djangoproject.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Adrian and Jacob retiring as Django BDFLs - Holovaty.com". holovaty.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "About Soundslice". Soundslice LLC. December 2023.
- ^ "Co-Chair Announcement". W3C Music Notation Community Group. Retrieved 29 Dec 2023.
- ^ "Adrian Holovaty". YouTube. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Melodic Guitar Music by Adrian Holovaty". December 2023.
- ^ "Adrian Holovaty". Retrieved 29 Dec 2023.
- ^ "Announcing chicagocrime.org - Holovaty.com". holovaty.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Batten winner! - Holovaty.com". holovaty.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ O'Connell, Pamela Licalzi (11 December 2005). "Do-It-Yourself Cartography". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "The world is your JavaScript-enabled oyster". Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Street Wise: http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2009/Street-Wise/
- ^ "Knight Foundation grant - Holovaty.com". holovaty.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Nieman Journalism Lab. "EveryBlock". Encyclo: an encyclopedia of the future of news. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "MSN - Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, Breaking News, and Latest Videos". NBC News. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "NBC News shuts down hyperlocal site EveryBlock". CNN. February 7, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ^ "EveryBlock: The Online Community for Your Neighborhood". Comcast. August 26, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Nirav Tolia-led Nextdoor Acquires Chicago's 'EveryBlock' Neighborhood News Site". IndiaWest. August 5, 2018. Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
External links
- Holovaty.com - personal site
- YouTube videos