Avoiding Resume Hell

10 May 2011

In the last year, I've been reviewing dozens of resumes for a PHP Programmer position. I only see the resumes of those who passed our technical recruiter's initial screening. It is appalling how many resumes are just BAD.

Here are some simple things that will tell me exactly what I want to know.

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5 Common Ways to Abuse jQuery

10 Nov 2010

jQuery is great. It is powerful and quick. But with any power comes abuse. Here are some common ways to jQuery is abused.

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Nodejs File Commands - 1 Minute Tutorial

25 Sep 2010

Check out my article on Nodejs file commands over at utahjs.com, the JavaScript Users Group of Utah.

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Ask Your Interviewer

13 Sep 2010

My friend Nate had some excellent advice about finding the right job: ask the interviewer some key questions. The following are some suggestions that can help you see behind the company's curtain so to speak. We both worked at a place where red flags would fly if you asked these questions.

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How Well Does Your Browser Support HTML5?

20 Aug 2010

Niels Leenheer has created an interesting script to detect browser support for HTML5. Try it here. By HTML5, we mean the new HTML and JavaScript standards that are pushing the web to the next level.

These are results from browsers on my Windows Vista machine:

Scores

Feel free to leave your results in the comments.

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HTML5 Facts and Buzz

30 Jul 2010

What is HTML5 really? Peter Paul Koch concludes that HTML5 means whatever you want it to mean. He quotes Jeff Croft:

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FOSS and Drug Dealing

25 Apr 2010

FOSS. Free and Open Source Software.

Many argue against FOSS saying that Developers should get paid for their work. First of all, "Free" does not mean zero dollars. And second of all, you are short sighted if you think selling code is the only way programmers are paid.

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Laptop Keyboards Compared

12 Apr 2010

I have used a laptop for everyday web development most of my career. I am a keyboard snob. A huge keyboard snob.

My favorite keyboard of all time is the classic IBM keyboard:

IBM Keyboard

But no laptop keyboards even come close. In fact, it has been a fad over the last few years to put a 10-key pad on the laptop! How mind-numbingly stupid! I decided to design my own "programmer" laptop. I found the following to be important.

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Element Wrappers in JavaScript

8 Apr 2010

Element wrappers are coming. We are going to see more frameworks using wrappers for JavaScript DOM Elements.

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Passwords From Hell

1 Apr 2010

Your email password is the most important password. It links to your bank and any other sensitive info using the forgot password feature.

After reading the recent Lifehacker article How I'd Hack Your Weak Passwords I wanted to share my thoughts. I disagree on some points.

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