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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…
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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…
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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 pretty exciting topics. I’m in the middle of a deadline for one right now, actually……
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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 in a candidate. It’s not my group, so this is only part of the picture.…
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The Front End Engineering Spectrum: The Roles
Following up on my previous post about the generic types of front end engineers, this post will deal with the common roles that I see people trying to fill. Unlike the previous list which was written solely from the perspective of a front end engineer, looking at the actual skill sets of the people whose…