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January 03, 2009
Junior vs Senior Developers
December 28, 2008
Chris' Year in Review 2008
December 21, 2008
Even though 2008 isn't over yet, I'd still like to share some reasons why it has been the best year for me as a developer yet.
Observing the Observer Pattern
December 20, 2008
Learning more patterns an how and when they're useful. This time I spend a quick moment on the Observer Pattern.
Opera 10 Gets a Win for Not Giving In
December 12, 2008
Viewing my site in Opera 10 showed me a visible error that the other browsers were too weak to tell me about.
Start Small, jQuery uses Method Chaining
December 11, 2008
Increase code quality with a decent understanding of jQuery's method chaining. A small step towards fluent interfaces.
Holy Ruby on Rails Batman!
December 09, 2008
I posed a simple question on Twitter about learning Ruby and boy did I get some immediate, awesome help!
WPF and My New "Get Stuff Done" Schedule
December 08, 2008
My Introduction to WPF and a new schedule I'm going to try so I don't go absolutely crazy!
Writing a Greasemonkey Script Using jQuery
December 06, 2008
I'm not following tons of people on Twitter, nor do I have lots following me. Even still, I wanted a quick and easy way to see if a user was following me back. So I wrote a Greasemonkey script... using jQuery!
My Plea for JavaScript to Use the NoScript Tag
December 05, 2008
The noscript tag is designed for browsers without JavaScript to render. This is my plea to allow JavaScript to access this... even though it should not render it.
Leveraging Windsor and the Strategy Pattern
November 13, 2008
I'll show how Castle Windsor can help ease complex logic and decision making using the Strategy Pattern.
Just Copy and Paste this Form Style
November 10, 2008
I have gotten tired of writing lots of HTML and CSS that essentially do the same thing. This is here for copy and paste so you can set-up a form that can be aligned fairly nice.
ReDesign/ReAlign
November 09, 2008
Formatting color, size, font, and alignment is the job of the style sheet, so keep it out of your html.
Joking In Code
November 06, 2008
We don't usually pick up hitchhikers... but I'm-a gonna go with my instincts on this one. Saddle up partner!
Sarcasm: Writing Tests Takes Such a Long Time!
November 05, 2008
Seriously, writing tests is easy. If you are not writing tests... start. If you are, write them before your write your implementation.
jQuery Drop Down Helper
September 16, 2008
This tiny function uses naming conventions to clear a drop-down/select and add a default value.
Extending Objects for Unit Testing Clarity
September 08, 2008
By adding extension methods to the domain objects on which you are running tests, you can create very clear intentions.
Codeapalooza Chicago 2008
September 07, 2008
My thoughts on the tracks I attended at Codeapalooza in Chicago September 6th, 2008.
jQuery JSON Missing in Internet Explorer
September 05, 2008
This little difference between IE and FF in JSON rendering found and fixed.
Missing Every Other Option in Drop-Down Fail
August 25, 2008
I had a WTF moment in some old code. When I found out the problem I had to share my "fail" moment.
Simple Semantic CSS Boxes
August 25, 2008
This is a brief example shows how to present semantic XHTML with valid CSS to achieve floating boxes.
Combine jQuery and Double Clicks to Get Data
August 20, 2008
Certain browsers can use jQuery along with a double click to get information about a selected word.
Integrate Twitter using PHP
August 09, 2008
Now that I'm new to Twitter, I decided I should put my status on my blog. It was very easy.
jQuery Horizontal Bar Graph
August 01, 2008
This example shows a horizontal bar graph using jQuery. It reads the values on the page and dynamically creates the graph.
Thoughts on Foundations of Programming
July 28, 2008
I finally finished reading Karl Seguin's Foundation of Programming.
Camping is In-Tents!
July 15, 2008
I'm taking off for Lanesboro, MN in about 36 hours and thought I'd add the agenda for the 4 day weekend.
How Did You Get Started in Software Development?
July 14, 2008
Tim Barcz asked to hear how I got started as a programmer. Check out my answers!
Chairs? Seriously!?
July 09, 2008
A quick response to an interesting article about the importance of a good computer chair found at Coding Horror.
The Flood of 2008
June 24, 2008
A follow-up and some images of Eastern Iowa's Devastating June 2008 Flood.
They Call it the Flood of 2008
June 11, 2008
They're calling it the Flood of 2008. It's bigger and badder than the one that rocked the midwest 15 years ago.
HTML 5 differences from HTML 4
June 10, 2008
News on the HTML 5 recommendation. Thoughts on deprecated as well as new tags.
My Introduction to jQuery
June 04, 2008
I've stumbled into a little library called jQuery. Lightweight, easy to use, fast and powerful!
Cookies: yum, Encryption: yucky
June 02, 2008
Encryption isn't fun, but its numbers are impressive. When will today's security be obsolete?
Back at it... for now.
May 30, 2008
After many months off, I'm back. This won't be just design and development anymore.
The Top 5 Things You Should Be Doing
August 23, 2007
This is is the five most important things you should always consider when creating websites.
Stackenblochen
July 23, 2007
Is Stackenblochen the German game of stacking blocks or a great way to prototype web designs?