mattbishop How-to, iPhone Development, Web Design & Development 0
In my years of development, when I come to a point where I stop and scratch my head and say, “Hmm, how am I going to do this”, the obvious next step is to look and see if anyone else has already done solved the problem. Chances are they have. All developers know this. The [...]
Trey Agile development, MVPs, Web Design & Development 0
We work with a lot of startups—companies who are anxious to get their great idea built and delivered to the world. One of the biggest challenges startup entrepreneurs face is figuring out exactly what to build and when. Startups don’t have endless capital, like larger corporations, and they can’t explore every idea or build their [...]
Erin Dreary business details, Mobile and tablet, Running a business, Web Design & Development 0
Backstory: One of our developers had his computer crash, and he needed a new one ASAP. We decided to send him my brawny Macbook Pro, because its power was sadly underused. I don’t do any heavy lifting—like coding or Photoshop—anymore; my job these days mainly consists of composing emails and managing HR. I didn’t need [...]
Chris How-to, Web Design & Development 0
The best thing I came across about CSS in 2011 was Nicole Sullivan’s Webstock presentation, Our Best Practices Are Killing Us. Reading the slides, I had one of those cool experiences characterized by repetitive head nodding and smiling, where you realize that someone is perfectly articulating a thought that’s only half formed in your own [...]
Ethan Agile development, Cucumber, How-to, In the Field, Jasmine, Testing, Web Design & Development 0
In our team’s testing process (and we do have a significant process to make sure that everything gets covered), we’ve noted in the past that we have quite a bit of overlap between what’s covered by our Javascript unit tests (typically with Jasmine) and by our browser-driving acceptance tests (Cucumber and Capybara with Selenium-Webdriver). Because [...]
Colleen Git, How-to, In the Field, Web Design & Development 0
As a designer who uses Git and Terminal on a regular basis, it pains me to talk to other front-end web developers that aren’t even aware such wonderful things exist. I could go into the many ways that Git has helped me become a better coder and designer, not to mention how many times it’s [...]
Dave Distributed teams, Dreary business details, Running a business 0
I get this question all the time, especially when I go home for the holidays. It’s a valid question, I suppose. When you work in an office, that’s your default way to know the other people on your team are working. [Ed. Note: it's sad that people think their physical presence in an office proves [...]
Erin Distributed teams, Dreary business details, Hiring, Running a business 0
Don’t get me wrong. I love our remote team. I feel like we’ve put together an awesome group of the best talent we can find across the country. Everyone’s an awesome communicator, so getting the point across is just as easy when we’re 1,000 miles away as when we’re across the table from each other. [...]
Ethan Canvas animation, How-to, Web Design & Development 0
What’s the most important thing about your company’s homepage? The gimmick, of course! Ok, maybe that’s not true. Maybe what’s really important is a pleasant design, professional message, and concise and accurate information—but a gimmick doesn’t hurt! We’re almost finished redesigning OUR web presence, and in addition to all those important pieces of a good website, we [...]
Erin In the Field, User Interface Elements We Hate, Web Design & Development 0
What it is: A form field for a phone number that’s broken up into three sections. Why I hate it: It’s fine when I know the phone number I’m entering. But if I’m entering a number I don’t know, I have to copy and paste it piecemeal rather than just plunking it in. More [...]