Thoughts on web development and technologies by Peter Gasston
What I saw at @media 2008
As is customary (or as customary as ‘twice’ can be), here is a quick round-up of the sessions I attended at @media this year, with links to slides where available (which, as I type this, is pretty much unavailable).
Sessions which I found particularly interesting should be covered in more detail later, and I’ll update here as […]
Bloglines moves backwards with Ajax
I’ve used Bloglines for a long time to organise the many (too many?) feeds I read daily. I’ve always been happy with it, resisting the charms of new kids on the block such as Google Reader, but recently there’ve been some changes I find have taken the service a few steps backwards.
Five slideshow presentations I wish I’d seen
I’m off to @media Europe this week, and looking forward to hearing presentations from some of the best in the business.
Of course there are many excellent events that take place worldwide that I can’t attend, and many presentations I’d love to see. Below are five links to slideshows from events that have taken place this year, […]
Using MooTools for animation timings
In my previous post, A MooTools Effects quickstart guide, I wrote a very simple and basic introduction to using the JavaScript framework to add animation effects to your website.
The popularity of the post took me by surprise, and showed me that there’s a demand for quick and easy tutorials on the subject; so I’ve decided to […]
A MooTools Effects quickstart guide
MooTools is a neat little JavaScript framework which grew out of the Moo.fx library. It’s a quick and easy way to add dynamism to your site, from AJAX to animation (that doesn’t seem much alphabetically, I know).
Despite having extensive documentation, however, I felt it was lacking a ‘quickstart’ tutorial - so I decided to write one. […]
9 ways ColdFusion 8 will rule web development
9 ways ColdFusion 8 will rule web development. I like Coldfusion; I was forced into using it when I started my current job, and I found it very easy to pick up and get along with. However, as long as it remains proprietary and you have to pay upwards of £3,500 for the server edition, […]
Aside
I’m slightly late with this, but I was happy to see that Opera have launched their first Web Standards Curriculum for teaching best practice in client-side development. With developers in the Netherlands setting up what could well be the world’s first front-end professional guild, and a full British Standard for accessibility in the works, the signs are promising that we’re entering into a new phase of professionalism in web development.
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