d’bug gets a redesign — still taking a hiatus
I launched the newly improved redesign of d’bug last night. You may need to clear your cache if you have visited recently. If you can believe it, I have been working on it sporadically over the last four months. I am not a designer, but I wanted everything to be near perfect before pulling the trigger. The previous iteration I was hurried to complete, and it was very apparent in the lack of detail. This design is much softer than before, but I really enjoy creating illustrations, and it came together in just the right way for my taste.
Taking a hiatus
I will be taking a break from the blog for some time while I focus on other endeavors. I have a strong desire to write something a bit longer (hopefully book length), and writing for both the blog and a book is not currently possible. I have also been interested in researching and picking up some knowledge on new technologies, so something has to give. I hope to be back, but I will not be able to guarantee when that will happen. I appreciate the comments and feedback I have received, and when I do write again here it will be under a new blog design that I have been illustrating. Thanks!
The two fundamental and opposing views of the Web
In 1995 the Internet made a monumental shift toward commercialization and commoditization with the release of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer version 1.0. Although Netscape Navigator already commanded eighty-percent of the market share, it was clear from Microsoft’s entry into the field, that competition was going to become fierce. Netscape’s vision, to provide a consistent browsing experience across all operating systems, was a clear threat to the success of Microsoft’s Windows OS. Over the next several years the browser wars would rage on, and two fundamental and opposing views evolved that split Internet users into factions that continuously battle over the future of the World Wide Web.
Will you need a JavaScript framework on your next project?
One of the pitfalls of using a JavaScript framework, especially among beginners, is the ability to quickly lose sight of what is specific to the framework, and what is specific to the core JavaScript language. However, as bandwidth constraints continue to dissolve, and browser compatibility issues erode, it makes sense to consider a framework on each project. Whether or not you actually use a framework after these considerations are made, is totally up to you.
Pass arguments through to your JavaScript functions from setTimeout() (revisited)
There are times when I review posts that I have written from the past, and I wonder who it was who wrote what they did, and at what point did the body snatcher leave my body. On September 24, 2006, I wrote Pass parameters to your JavaScript functions correctly from setTimeout() using OOP, which was one such post. I am revisiting that tutorial here with a more intuitive example — sans body snatcher.
What you need to know if you want a job in Web development
A List Apart is surveying the Web development community for a second year in a row in order to “…sketch a true picture of the way our profession is practiced worldwide.” I certainly applaud their efforts, but after taking the survey a deep state of ho-hum overtook me. It was a lethargic state of mind that is overpowering, and it led me to the conclusion, eh, well, maybe something good will come of this for someone somewhere. The numbers will be crunched, the data will be examined, and we will all go back to work.
You have the talent. You just don’t have the time.
The movie Twins with Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger is a campy flick from the 80s, which explores the separation and subsequent reuniting of twin brothers separated at birth. It is a light-hearted comedy, and worth a rent, but the back-story still attempts to explore more complicated and sensitive issues like eugenics and heredity. In order to advance the plot line with some sense of realism, the film assumes that we all can agree — success in life is primarily the result of our biological makeup.
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