Tag Archives: philosophy
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
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
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
My New Job
I’m late with this post. I’ve been busy! Finishing this post has been tougher than I imagined it would be. Starting a new job is tough enough, adding in two visits to New York, one to Toronto and getting ready … Continue reading
On Interviewing Front End Engineers: Be Prepared (or at Least Pretend You Are.)
On more than one occasion I’ve been interviewed by someone and they’ve told me, point blank, that they “didn’t prepare at all for this” or “didn’t even look at your resume.” Really? While this is lame no matter what industry … Continue reading
In Cased You Missed It… Isobar Code Standards Updated and Posted to Github
So, as you probably noticed I did a bunch of writing for IBM earlier this year. Because of that I’ve got about a million draft posts here that I’ve got sitting in various states of completion. I’m going to work … Continue reading
Hiring Front End Engineers: How I Look at a Candidate’s Past Work
The short answer is- I don’t pay all that much attention to the sites listed on a candidate’s resume. Don’t get me wrong, I look at sites and I prefer to see at least three or four examples when doing … Continue reading
Another Front End Engineer Interviewing Question: Loop Alternatives
We’ve actually hired a couple of people recently, so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to bust this one out any time soon. Instead, I’ll share it with you. This is another one that I feel works for a … Continue reading
My Intro to HTML5 Boilerplate @ IBM developerWorks + Another Wrinkle on Customizing
I wrote an article about getting started with HTML5 Boilerplate. It’s live at IBM. Check it out: Kick-start your web development with HTML5 Boilerplate. I’ve got some more content coming up on IBM over the next few months on some … Continue reading
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Interviewing Front End Engineers: The Technology Breakdown
Two caveats before I dive into this one. For starters, the following is what I’m generally interested in when doing an interview. It doesn’t represent in any official way what my current employer and my boss might be looking for … Continue reading