Archives for “frontend”

The Importance of Terminology

Posted by Scott on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 12:45 pm. 0 Comments.

There are certain terms used in the web industry that most people think of as "industry-standard," but are actually used in slightly different ways at ...

Filed under backend, CSS, frontend, functionality, javascript, style, terminology, vocabulary.

How to Hire a Front-End Web Developer

Posted by Scott on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 10:44 am. 3 Comments.

The following is an email exchange I had with a friend at another company about a year ago. We were talking about the best way ...

Filed under applicants, comps, CSS, developers, frontend, hiring, howto, jobs, markup, process, tests.

Recent Links

Gmail and Google Apps icons for Fluid
Some very nice high-resolution icons for various Google sites and apps for use in Fluid.
37 Signals high resolution icons for Fluid
37 Signals was nice enough to provide a set of high-resolution icons for each of their products for use in Fluid.
Fluid - Turn your favorite websites into mac desktop applications
"Fluid lets you create a Site Specific Browser (SSB) out of any website or web application, effectively turning your favorite web apps into desktop apps."
XScreenSaver
A collection of free screensavers for linux and mac computers, including the best Matrix-code screensaver made.
Fliqlo
Free flip-clock style screensaver for Mac and Windows.
HTML 5 Reference: A web developer's guide to HTML 5
"This document illustrates how to write HTML 5 documents, focussing on simplicity and practical applications for beginners while also providing in depth information for more advanced web developers."
12 common problems with HTML 5
The headline is somewhat misleading this is more of a FAQ about HTML 5 and has some great information.
HTML 5 structure—HTML 4 and XHTML 1 to HTML 5
Beautiful introduction to converting an HTML or XHTML page into HTML 5, and the new elements that are available to you.
The League of Moveable Type: A collection of open-source fonts
"We're done with the tired old fontstacks of yesteryear. Enough with the limitations of the web, we won't have it. It's time to raise our standards. Here, you'll find only the most well-made, free & open-source, @font-face ready fonts."
Video: Jon Stewart Tries Chatroulette, Runs Into Brian Williams, Katie Couric, Keith Olbermann
"An online service called Chatroulette has caught the attention of Daily Show host Jon Stewart, who took a spin on the site for a segment on Thursday's program."

Read more links on Delicous.