Category Archives: Web
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Front End Engineering Spectrum Poll Results
The results of my poll are in. Thanks to everyone who filled it out and shared it. It’s much appreciated and it gave me some insight into where we are in terms of roles, organizations size and maturity and, probably … Continue reading
I’m Presenting on Data Visualization at the Boston Front End Developers Meetup May 22
Since Pascal already sent out the email, you heard it here second. I’m doing my Data Visualization presentation at the Boston Front End Developers on May 22nd. As of this writing (on a Sunday morning) almost 80 spots are filled. … Continue reading
Please Fill Out My Front End Engineering Roles Poll
As you may know, I’ve spent some time thinking about front end engineering at a higher level than just the code that we write and the technologies that we use. I’ve written about what we do both in terms of … Continue reading
Windows Apps for Web and Front End Developers
Spurred on by this post by Rey Bango, I thought I’d share some of the tools I’m using myself when working on Windows. Rey’s post is great, but since Window-based developers are under-served by the community (even though there are … Continue reading
My Slides from HTML5DevConf, Now with 100% More Browsing (and Photos)
My slides from HTML5DevConf are now up for viewing on Github pages, so you don’t even need to type node web-server.js to view them. There’s one hitch where svgz files aren’t rendering, but I’m not going to worry about that … Continue reading
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Quick Note: I’ve Got a Few Posts on Amazon’s tech.book(store)
I’ve written three articles for them. The first two are up now: Recommended HTML5 and Open Web Platform Books In which I recommend books that I think are pretty good for HTML5 and general front end engineering. Spoiler alert! I … Continue reading
If You Want to Share Code, Please Add a License
This has come up a few times recently (example), so I thought I’d point it out here for all the world to see. If you’re sharing code on a blog, Github or anywhere else you think people might find it … Continue reading
#$#@ It, We’ll Do It Live.
First off, Happy New Year! Second off, I finished my second book. Third off, I’m starting a new job on Monday. More on that later. Teaser? I’ll no longer have to worry about looking too nice at work. Fourth off, … Continue reading
Goodbye Sapient, Hello… Free Agency?
It’s true. I’m not sure what the next thing is going to be yet, but I’ve given my notice at Sapient. My last day will be the 30th of November. Why? Sapient is an incredible company and the people there … Continue reading
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Reuse and Recycle: The Mobile Web
Quick! Name two topics that have dominated in technology circles over the past few years. If you said “mobile” and “HTML5,” then you’ve hit the right page on my site. With the incredible growth of the smart phone market, staying … Continue reading