I have a bunch of rules when it comes to these jobs. For example, I only hand over work once I’ve received money. I’d like to think most of them are equally reasonable. The latest addition to the list is use of the terms pixel perfect, especially if they are in bold.

It means nothing, because there is going to be somebody using WebTV, Seamonkey, Shiira or Maxthon (yes, those are all real web browsers) which will render some crazy thing differently that will never, ever be caught in any testing scenario ever.

Is it important to do thing the right way? ABSOLUTELY.

Is it important to test the rendering and graceful degradation of your execution in all modern browsers? OF COURSE.

Will there be some silly reason why you had to compromise? PROBABLY.
(our CMS strips out all span tags!)

Will it look the same in every browsers? Consult the internet:
http://www.dowebsitesneedtolookexactlythesameineverybrowser.com/

There is no certification exam for web developers or designers, so judge us on the work we produce, how good we are to work with, and we’ll do the same.

If I included a line on my resume that I would only drink organic tea at precisely 10:20 every morning, would you hire me or think that I was difficult to work with?

It’s concise and fantastic. And I think it represents the direction things are going on the web.
I’ve been doing web development as a full-time job for 7 years now. I remember once I dove in, and first bought Designing with Web Standards [the orange one] and Eric Meyer on CSS.

Since then, I’ve done a ton of work with PHP, some Rails work, a year of JSP/ Struts and a lot of Javascript.
I’ve worked executing the visions of many visual designers. And have designed and created many user interfaces along the way.

About a year and a half ago, I started investing heavily in working with Adobe Flex. At the time, I believed it promised a lot of great simplification in building Rich Internet Applications. At the time, the promise of having the AIR runtime to deploy to a desktop app and a great tool for building rich interfaces won me over. I went to one spectacular conference, met a ton of great people, and built some cool projects. The biggest draw at the time was the ability to make desktop apps in AIR work nearly the same as applications viewed in the browser in the Flash plugin. Sure, maybe one day it would work in Mobile devices too.

Anyway, I’ve had a bunch of transition in my life and have been re-evaluating and re-focusing.

I think that with runtimes like Adobe AIR and Appcelerator’s Titanium Desktop and Mobile, investing heavily in HTML5, CSS3 and all of the badass things one can do with Canvas. Anyway, I’m done wasting my time with Flex, and I’m more excited about the future of web standards and browsers than I ever have been.

It’s a good thing A Book Apart isn’t selling this book in stores, because it’s readable in about 30 minutes, and not anything you’ll ever refer back to. I’m glad I bought my copy, and I’m happy to pass it along to anybody who wants to buy me a sandwich. I recommend it, but more for what it represents than what it actually contains.

I’m looking forward to a few new publications coming out in the next several months, and think that the new service from Think Vitamin is a much better resource to start learning.

I hope to continue to become even more expert in the DOM and browser-based web technologies.

I can’t flow, but I can rhyme
I just write jokes, don’t need stage time

it’s the part of the show you’ve been waitin for
comedy death ray, this humor is raw

scottie aukerman’s been making silly jokes
best comedy writer? I’m callin it a hoax

but thanks for listening to this show in order
the funny parts were written by BJ Porter

you know the time, but first I’m gonna rhyme
dissin unfunny guests

jimmy pardo is always not funny

yo nick kroll, your jokes is old
you’re not that brainy, but funnier than john mulaney

and I’m sorry ansari, but I don’t want to hear
about your cousin harris or vids with paul sheer

todd glass, andy kindler, morgan murphy, dana gould
all great comics, you guys ruled

but scott used to ask what every guest earns
now wastes your time between the two ferns

wish you wrote jokes that were a lot stronger
dropped albums on vinyl like my man matt braunger

is harris wittels funny? hell no!
he should be writing for Jay Leno

like i love movies, with the same guests.
ways to improve, allow me to suggest

funny characters by mr. f thompkins
when he’s on the show, everybody wins.

songs by weirder scott, need a disclaimer
even worse than raps by mr. howard kremer

offense joke, what? too soon?
get better guests than mr. nick thune.

comedy nerd fans who hate dane cook
comedy by the numbers, yeah they read the book.

go to UCB every day this spring
their homepage is aspecialthing

but enough of this shit, nice show cyberthug
it’s time to drop the mic and listen to the plugs

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Description:
my bloody valentine meets warsaw meets velvet underground
meets rl burnside
combined with the raw power of burzum

featuring members of neutral milk hotel

In a land before time… a girl — two girls — now more than ever… wait, wrong job listing.

Languages and Environments
HTML + CSS: Because Mama didn’t raise you to format with tables.
Javascript: “He’s been using Brand X.”
“The Standards” – LAMP or MAMP: If you don’t know, don’t ask.

Development Skills
OO: The CS Rorschach Test.
Simple Schema Design: Plans within Plans.
AJAX: Used for more than cleaning kitchens and cutting drugs.
MVC: No, it’s not a Modern Venetian Constable (experience with CakePHP would be valuable).

Powers… You Have Them!
If asked, should be able to design a fully-functional pizza ordering form, complete with backend.
If asked, should be able to propose a design for Tetris entirely in CSS, HTML, and Javascript (bonus points for real-time multiplayer Tetris that automatically orders a free pizza for the winner).
If asked, should be able to persuasively defend choice of operating systems, email clients, and online shopping destinations.

Applicants must provide a resumé, links to example projects (school assignments accepted), and a brief explanation, in your own words, of the philosophical differences between jQuery and Prototype.

Athens preferred. Atlanta accepted.

My response.

MAMP developer here. Literally just moved to Athens to follow my fiance.

I’ll keep this rather informal. I’ve worked on short-term contracts with several web-design agencies in Columbus, Ohio for some decent sized clients.
Most of my work has been in the Custom CMS / WordPress land, with several larger E-Commerce sites.

Re: Your questions. I LOVE it when I get to use the < table > tag for actual tabular data. I also love it when I get to use < dl > for an actual definition list.
My resume and portfolio are linked below.

If you want to ask me any of your questions, I’d be happy to answer them.
- No problem on the Pizza Ordering
- Why not make it a mobile app. Or augmented reality Tetris.
- Mac OSX / Ubuntu, PINE for email (kidding), and I’m a partner in a company that created our own online shopping destination for independent record stores
to allow customers to buy online and pick-up in-store, because I believe that you can’t be a fan of boutique stores and a fan of insound.com
(It’s http://sellwithboutique.com/ )

I’m most experienced with Jquery, YUI, Mootools, and Prototype, extJS (in that order)
From my experience, the most important skill is to choose the right tool for job.
Either for technical reasons, framework compatibility or just to stick with what’s been in use.

In three words, the philosophical difference of how Protoype is different than JQuery: extending the DOM.
The very real problem is collisions, if a property you try to overwrite is already part of some browsers DOM, and how the error may or may not be handled.
I won’t go further, as I’d just start ranting.

- Our house isn’t accurately on Google Maps, which amuses me. We’re in a neighborhood called 5 Points, which has a nice little retail section, but is also very heavy with frat houses and 1.6 miles from Downtown. I’ve been exploring to find the optimal path to get there. Dijstra’s Shortest Path algorithm in real life.

- I’ve visited all of the bike shops and record stores in town. Even though the downtown is urban, most other neighborhoods are fairly residential, so there isn’t a lot of urban biking, and most seem to mountain bike or tour. Wuxtry is fantastic and exactly what you would expect, tons of great vinyl. School Kids is really good, but not a ton of vinyl, but more accessible of a store.

- It’s nearly unbearable to function outdoors while the sun is shining, I think I’ll be biking a lot at night.

- Several people have told me about how difficult it is to find a job here because of so many students. I’ve had a few leads for “real” tech jobs in suburban Atlanta, but am not entirely convinced that the commute is worth the bump in salary.

- I’ve already gone to one show by myself, because Jo is already on early morning schedule. The music scene here is fantastic, and it appears that every musician has been in a band with every other musician. Saw The Goons, Poison Control Center and left early during the Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t

- Also, Junkman’s Daughter’s Brother is pretty awesome.

Yeah, I’m marrying the dog too.

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