Life in the FAST Lane
What was FAST's first site?
British Columbia
While programming languages like C and COBOL use procedural approaches, C# uses this paradigm to better model real-world entities
Objects/Classes
You might be disappointed to know you cannot purchase this good before 8:00 am, which has an excise tax of 8 cents per gallon
Beer
This epic sport, of which Eric is a perennial athlete, is one of the fastest growing in America. It features complex maneuvers like the air-bounce and the banana cut.
Ultimate/Ultimate Frisbee
What is FAST's newest international site?
The Netherlands
FAST takes advantage of this type of database schema, characterized by structured tables
Relational Database
This 6.5% excise tax is Colorado's newest tax, voted into law last year.
Firearms and Ammunition
This university, Eric's Alma Mater, boasts "Natures Engineers" as it's mascot, adorned in Black and Orange
Oregon State University
You might say FAST was "Born in the Bayou", with it's first dev center located in the capital of this state.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Run from it, hide from it, ggBom exceptions are always going to find you. What is "Bom" short for in ggBom?
Business Object Manager
First legalized in 2020, this type of income is taxed at 10% in order to fund the state of Colorado's water projects
Sports Betting
This state, Eric's first site, is home to the Mockingbird. It is also the namesake of the longest navigable river system in the world
Mississippi
The standard AC voltage for United States power outlets, this is also the current number of project managers at FAST
120
With a generous 0% state tax rate on the first $19,000,000 in gross income, this product is a part of one of Colorado's oldest industries
Metallic Minerals
With hit songs like 'Rolling in the Deep' and 'Party Rock Anthem', as well as the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster, this was the year Eric started at FAST
2011