Personal
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Best quote of the day:
“Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.”
Oooh, so true.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Paul Carvill understands me
“Why front-end developers are so important to the future of businesses on the web”
or How traditional businesses who have moved to the web regularly undervalue their front-end web developers, and are worse off because of that.
My favourite quote:
The modern web developer has huge amounts of value to offer a business. Indeed the type of professional you often find in this role encapsulates the very best the web has to offer:
up-to-date knowledge of available and emerging technologies
extensive experience of implementing de facto web standards and programming patterns
database configuration and data manipulation
implementation across multiple platforms and legacy software applications
provisioning for mobile devices
data aggregation
graphics sourcing and creation
search engine optimisation (SEO)
a thorough understanding of the aesthetics and parameters of designing for the web
This and more are true - very often, as front-end developer, the definition of our work is to make the whole of the development process seamless. In a world where the squeaky wheels get the grease, making everything “just work” somewhat condemn us to political obscurity within the organization. So I’ve learned to move-on more often; that seems to do the trick.
Yes - this is a call-out. More fun to come soon.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Was my long-overdue vacation fun?
Yes.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
So Obama won…
...so what the hell do I write about now?
Hmm..
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Because Freedom Means Cookies…
I promised I’d bake if Obama won, so it’s biscotti with white and dark chocolate drops, “pecan pie” muffin bites and chocolate chip cookies, all from scratch.
Of course Freedom means Cookies - You don’t get chocolate chip cookies in Communist countries. You get borscht! 
