In the picturesque Tasmanian village of Norfolk, Black Swan Bookshop stands as a work of art, shaped by the vision of its owner and artistic soul, Alexander. Discover how Alexander transformed his love for literature into a meaningful business rooted in community. Join us for a conversation with Alexander Okenyo, owner of Black Swan Bookshop.
In January, we focused on:
New Features & Upgrades
• Introduced a new API endpoint for real-time transaction updates.
• Upgraded to Rails 8.0 and 7.2 for improved compatibility and reliable testing.
Housekeeping & Maintenance
• Stabilized flaky tests and refined the onboarding process.
• Removed the feature flag for the author filter in the Best Sellers report.
• Optimized slow database queries, product metadata, and invoice processing.
• Modernized UI elements and state management with the Vue 3 upgrade.
• Improved automated tests for more consistent outcomes.
In December, our top three chart-toppers were Helen Garner’s The Season with 7,905 copies sold (+5,068), Orbital by Samantha Harvey with 7,148 sales (+5,848), and Tim Winton’s Juice with 4,656 sales (+4,214).