Posts Tagged “code”
The Joy Of WordPress Plugins
For the longest time I tinkered with my WordPress theme to get it just right, including the functionality. That was great for a while, until I wanted to update my site’s look. Suddenly I was faced with this huge problem. I’d customized my WordPress theme so much that simply throwing together a new design meant [...]
Innovation Is An Investment
Innovation is an investment, and just like any investment it entails a measure of risk. How much risk is up to you, but the greater the risk, the greater the potential reward. Take the iPhone for example. When the SDK was first released, some sprang at the opportunity to code for the new platform. Others [...]
If You Want It Done Right, Use A Third Party
You know that saying, “if you want it done right, you’ve got to do it yourself?” When it comes to software development, I say, “not if it isn’t your core product.” In other words, don’t write an entire JavaScript library or CMS by yourself if your focus is building websites for clients.
Have JavaScript, Will Travel
The technology of the web is maturing. However slowly and clumsily, it is maturing. The web of today looks nothing like the web of ten years ago. Most notable are the advent and widespread adoption of Web Standards, and more recently the mushrooming popularity of JavaScript due largely to Web 2.0 mania. The trouble though, [...]