The Archives / August, 2007

• Absurdity of SXSW 2008 Panels

  Today, I spent a while looking through the SXSW panel picker. First, I skimmed through the panels and pick out names I know. After that, I searched for specific technologies/techniques… Read More

• Strategic Specificity

  There's a lot of hubbub about what exactly specificity is, but little talk of how to strategically use specificity to minimize maintenance, maximize flexibility and help others understand… Read More

ISO50 (http://iso50.com/iso50.html)



Aug 26^th / 4pm

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Flex 2: Training from the Source

A while ago I set myself on a personal mission to learn Flex. I know myself around HTML, CSS, and Javascript like a pro -- but to be honest I've never been a fan of overly "strict" programming environments like Flex. Actionscript 3 is a strongly-typed language, and the the rest of Flex is all XML files. It was a hard transition to me (being a huge fan of loosely typed languages like Ruby). As a result, I was having an increasingly difficult time picking up Flex — so I opted to pick up a book.

Aug 18^th / 8pm

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• Why I don’t use CSS Frameworks

  CSS Frameworks seem like an awesome advancement at first glance: speed up your development, normalize your code base, and eliminate those nasty browser bugs! Hot damn, where do… Read More

Absolut (http://absolut.com)



Aug 12^th / 8pm

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• Skeleton Classes

  Here's a quick tip to help you keep your OO code clean and modular: create skeleton classes as you work through your projects. Most people that start off with OO really just end… Read More



The Smashing Pumpkins: Zeitgeist

On July 10, the Smashing Pumpkins released the first album they've released in what feels like decades (oh, wait...). I desperately wanted to see them play with the opening tour, but despite the fact that they played for eleven days straight in San Francisco, the tickets still sold out within a few minutes and I missed my window. Show or no show, I picked up the CD the day it came out and overall I've been very pleased.

Aug 2^nd / 10pm

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