Al Chen

Former Googler. Live and die in spreadsheets. Building solutions at Coda.io.

New York City Joined on Nov 23, 2018

Work

Solutions Architect at Coda

Al Chen for Coda

Sep 4

How to export and analyze Jira issues in Google Sheets vs. Coda

#coda #productivity #googlesheets #jira

8 min read

Recent Comments

re: Best free resources to learn React in 2020 May 29

Awesome list, didn't know about the Egghead tutorial. Checkin...

re: How to deploy Craft CMS with Postgres on Heroku Jan 23

Hey Andrei, I actually didn't explore doing database backup...

re: Special Announcement from DEV Jan 22

Awesome to see two of my favorite communities come together...

re: What was your win this week? Oct 5 '19

*Wrote a technical tutorial on setting up Craft on Heroku f...

re: How to deploy Craft CMS with Postgres on Heroku Oct 2 '19

Lot of additional steps that I had to discover on my own. F...

re: Measuring Event Success; Entering the Matrix Jul 31 '19

Thanks Amanda, appreciate the detailed response!

re: Measuring Event Success; Entering the Matrix Jul 30 '19

Thanks for the article, Amanda. Two questions: 1) How did ...

re: Let's talk SEO, 10 tips you should know Jun 12 '19

Thinking more for a company blog that would have multiple a...

Al Chen

Aug 19

How to extract data from tables in multiple Google Docs and combine into one table in Coda

#tutorial #automation #workflows

10 min read

Al Chen for Coda

May 4

How to sync data from Coda to Google Sheets (and vice versa) with Google Apps Script tutorial

#googlesheets #coda #googleappsscript #tutorial

31 min read

Al Chen

Apr 13

Dear Analyst #29: Working with dynamic array functions and formulas that spill

#excel #googlesheets #data #podcast

3 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Mar 11

#discussOn mastering your tools

#discuss #productivity #programming #motivation

8 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Jan 28

#discussHow Playing StarCraft Can Teach You About Startups and Life

#discuss #career #startup

10 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Jan 13

5 Ways to Succeed As A New Remote Worker

#career #productivity #remotework

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5 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Oct 24 '19

#newsSimpler, cleaner, faster. Coda 2.0 is ready for your team.

#news #startup

5 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Oct 7 '19

#discussInterview about being a remote worker on Remote Tools

#discuss #career #remotework #productivity

9 min read

Al Chen

Oct 2 '19

4 Reasons No-Code Hackathons Are The Best Type Of Hackathons

#nocode #inclusion #prototyping #hackathons

8 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Oct 1 '19

How to deploy Craft CMS with Postgres on Heroku

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7 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Sep 10 '19

How I Stumbled Into Remote Work And Never Looked Back

#remote #career #productivity #remotework

6 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Jul 3 '19

#discussHacker Ethic from Building the ITS system in the 1960s

#discuss #computerscience

1 min read

Al Chen

Jun 10 '19

#discussReview of Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World

#discuss #programming #computerscience #writing

2 min read

Al Chen for Coda

May 21 '19

How to sync data between Coda docs (and Google Sheets) using Google Apps Script

#productivity #javascript #googlesheets #googleappsscript

17 min read

Al Chen

May 1 '19

Count the number of blank values in a range in Excel

#excel #productivity #tutorial

3 min read

Al Chen for Coda

May 13 '19

Future of Work: The Maker Generation

#makers #meetup #coda #producthunt

3 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Feb 15 '19

#discussThe overlooked benefit of no-code tools

#discuss #nocode #productivity #beginners

9 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Feb 6 '19

#discussCoda 1.0 publicly available

#productivity #discuss #webdev

6 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Jan 31 '19

Why I Dislike Paste Special Values In Excel

#excel #database #automation #spreadsheets

9 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Jan 11 '19

Increasing Productivity By Opening Your Data with APIs

#api #saas #opensource #productivity

4 min read

Al Chen

Dec 21 '18

#discussThe hotness of O RLY Cover Generator

#discuss

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Al Chen for Coda

Dec 14 '18

How To Build A Live Audience Polling and Voting App

#productivity

10 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Dec 10 '18

How To Build a Product Plan Example or Roadmap

#productivity #programming #agile

9 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Dec 1 '18

I created Tim Ferriss' dreamlining and fear-setting exercises in Coda

#productivity #career

1 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Nov 26 '18

#discussI Never Learned How To Code

#career #beginners #discuss

3 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Nov 28 '18

How To Choose Time-Tracking Software

#productivity #software #excel

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6 min read

Al Chen

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learning/trying

projects and hacks

How to export and analyze Jira issues in Google Sheets vs. Coda

Recent Comments

How to extract data from tables in multiple Google Docs and combine into one table in Coda

How to sync data from Coda to Google Sheets (and vice versa) with Google Apps Script tutorial

Dear Analyst #29: Working with dynamic array functions and formulas that spill

#discussOn mastering your tools

#discussHow Playing StarCraft Can Teach You About Startups and Life

5 Ways to Succeed As A New Remote Worker

#newsSimpler, cleaner, faster. Coda 2.0 is ready for your team.

#discussInterview about being a remote worker on Remote Tools

4 Reasons No-Code Hackathons Are The Best Type Of Hackathons

How to deploy Craft CMS with Postgres on Heroku

How I Stumbled Into Remote Work And Never Looked Back

#discussHacker Ethic from Building the ITS system in the 1960s

#discussReview of Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World

How to sync data between Coda docs (and Google Sheets) using Google Apps Script

Count the number of blank values in a range in Excel

Future of Work: The Maker Generation

#discussThe overlooked benefit of no-code tools

#discussCoda 1.0 publicly available

Why I Dislike Paste Special Values In Excel

Increasing Productivity By Opening Your Data with APIs

#discussThe hotness of O RLY Cover Generator

How To Build A Live Audience Polling and Voting App

How To Build a Product Plan Example or Roadmap

I created Tim Ferriss' dreamlining and fear-setting exercises in Coda

#discussI Never Learned How To Code

How To Choose Time-Tracking Software

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