HTML CSS JavaScript is a blog about web technology. I’m Rob Larsen, the site’s sole contributor.

About Me

I’ve worked solely on the web, mostly doing HTML, CSS and JavaScript, for 11+ years and I’ve been building sites for more than 12. I’ve worked on or built well over 100 sites in that time. Which means I’ve solved a lot of problems. The hope is to share some of that experience here from time to time.

Currently I work at Sapient Global Markets.

Writing and Speaking

I enjoy presenting and am pretty good at it, so if you’re looking for someone to talk about front end technologies in a fun, informative way feel free to shoot me an email.

I’ve also written a lot about the web outside of this blog and have a book coming out in 2012 (Mobile Web App Cookbook from Manning.)

Presentations

• “HTML5 From the Front Lines: What to Embrace Today (and What to Avoid)” HTML5 Live in New York 2011 November 1, 2011 at the New World Stages
• Enterprise 2.0 Boston, MA 20th–23rd June 2011
• Boston PHP: Learn CSS October 13, 7:00PM Bocoup, 319 A St, South Boston, MA
• Design Camp Boston: Learn CSS November 6 Microsoft New England Research & Development Center, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
• Front End Performance for the Common Man: Practical Strategies to Speed Up Your Site May 19, 6:30PM - 8:00PM Bocoup, 319 A St, South Boston, MA
• “JavaScript 101: Using JavaScript to Add Interactivity to Your Web Site” Boston JavaScript Meetup at Microsoft New England Research Division
• “The Future is Now: Theming WordPress with HMTL5″ WordCamp Boston. Microsoft New England Research Division
• “JavaScript Library Comparisons” Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University
• “JavaScript Library Comparisons” Boston JavaScript Meetup at Microsoft New England Research Division
• Appeared on the panel MITX panel “Building Social Applications & Widgets for Top Platforms” with Matthew Adkisson, (CEO, FreeCause.com); Norris Boyd (Engineering Manager, Google); C.C. Chapman (Partner, The Advance Guard); and Ann Glenn (Senior Web Producer, Sony Pictures Imageworks Interactive.) Moderated by Chris Brogan.

Publications

• Introduction to Sandboxed Natives and FuseJS
• HTML5 Boilerplate: Kick Start Your Web Development
• Introduction to Ajax
• Ecma-262, 5th Edition: A Survey of the Latest JavaScript Specification
• HTML5, CSS3 and Related Technologies: A Handy Atlas to the New World of Web Standards

The standard bio:

“Rob has more than 11 years experience as a front end engineer, building web sites and applications for some of the world’s biggest brands. He’s currently a Senior Specialist, Platform at Sapient Global Markets.

Prior to his time at Sapient Rob was a Senior Interface Architect at Isobar, where he’s worked on sites and applications for clients like Adidas, Reebok, and Philips. Earlier in his career, Rob was the Principal Presentation Engineer at Cramer where he managed a team of front end and flash engineers. Additionally, Rob has worked for several years as a consultant, solving unique problems for clients like Gillette, Boston’s Museum of Science, State Street Corporation and Harvard Kennedy School.

Rob is an active writer and speaker on web technology with a special focus on emerging standards like HTML5, CSS3 and the ongoing evolution of the JavaScript programming language. He’s serving as lead author on Mobile Web App Cookbook (Manning), a technical introduction to mobile web development due out in 2012. He’s also active in the open source community, helping to bridge the gap between the front lines of web development and the people actively working on the tools that drive the web. ”