My Latest IBM Article is Live: “An introduction to Ajax”

An introduction to Ajax. Get a technical introduction to Ajax programming, and discover the core JavaScript code and popular library implementations. This article presents a brief history of the technology, then outlines the technical basics of Ajax interactions using core JavaScript coding as well as three popular JavaScript libraries.

I’m Going to Be Talking About HTML5 at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference, June 23

Here’s the description of the panel I’m on: HTML5 and its Impact on Enterprise Architecture (Location: Room 1) Although not yet ratified as an official standard, HTML5 support is showing up across a variety of different browsers. And for very good reason: HTML5 includes support for an important range of functionality – much of which […]

My New IBM Article is Live: “HTML5, CSS3, and related technologies”

In it, I make a small argument for using HTML5 as a generic marketing term. I’ll be following up on that a little later, here on this blog. Anyway, check it out. The resources section is worth it alone. HTML5, CSS3, and related technologies. Web standard development and marketing It’s a great time to be […]

My Latest developerWorks Article is Live: ECMA-262, 5th Edition

ECMA-262, 5th Edition. The standard published under the dry title ECMA-262, 5th Edition hereafter referred to as ES5, is the latest version of the ECMAScript specification. ECMAScript is the standard upon which JavaScript—the single most important language on the web today—is built. Because the language also serves as the basis for Adobe ActionScript in addition […]

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 an evaluation. It’s just that I’m looking at sites mostly to exclude people. We see […]