Web 2.0 Design is Dead…Just in Time for Templatey Design
Have you ever gone to a discount store that sold brand name knockoffs? The knockoffs, while inexpensive, were always poor in quality and design and never looked like the originals. The same goes for web design trends. When trends are started, they are started with original and new techniques that blow your mind. However, by...
Read more…It's Not 1997 Anymore: A Look at How Web Development Was, Is and Will Be
Ah 1997, I remember it well. It was a time of using java applications to make snowflake gifs fall down your page, iframes to “layout” content and the well loved table based layouts. I’ve been coding for almost 13 years and in my time I’ve seen design and coding trends come and go. I was...
Read more…How To Code A Simple Website From Scratch Part 1: Preparing the Design
I thought it would be helpful to some of our beginning XHTML/CSS coders (and some seasoned ones who need to brush up) to show how I code a website from beginning to end. We’ll do this in a 3 part series; Part 1: Preparing the Design, Part 2: The HTML and Part 3: The CSS....
Read more…The New Website is Launched!
Wahoo! What do you think? Any comments, suggestions, etc? Normal blog posts will resume tomorrow
Read more…Under Construction – A Non Vacation Break
For the next two days, I’ll be suspending blog posts until I get the new site up *gasp!* I’ve got a few ideas in my head, and want to give them the proper attention and time they deserve. (I know, you’re disappointed). I’m hoping the new site will be easier to add content to in...
Read more…Rant: Why It's So Difficult To Be A REAL Web Developer
OK I had to post this, it’s too great of a teaching opportunity. I came across a guy, who shall remain nameless, on LinkedIn Answers with this completely ignorant post. Seeing as I love a good argument, I had to reply – and here’s our set of replies to each other. This is what frustrates me...
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