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May 09

  • Having fun with the Lighthouse API

    I’ve been using Lighthouse since it’s inception, but now that I’m working with the ENTP folks I get to thinking about what to do with Lighthouse a lot more. I’ve… Read More

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  • Getting back on track with Hemingway

    Hemingway hasn't seen a lot of love in a while. Well, I'm trying to get back on track with it. The source has been… Read More

  • Ship It

    I'm a big fan of doing instead of talking. So much so I forget to talk about the things I should talk about. It's been a busy few weeks -- and I totally forgot to talk about some… Read More

  • 2008. It’s a wrap.

    2008 was a landmark year. In 2007 I graduated college with my B.S. in Civil Engineering, and 2008 was the year I looked past the degree and started my life.

December 08

  • Code Smell

    A lot of code smells. But that doesn't make it bad code. In fact, I think I'm more grateful for smelly code because it often forces me to learn something new about my own code. … Read More

  • HAML isn’t about designers complaining

    There are a few very vocal enthusiasts when concerning HAML (Yes, I still believe almost no one uses it, it's just an extremely vocal minority). Ask them the biggest resistance… Read More

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  • Recruitment fail

    Over the past few years, I’ve been contacted by a good number of recruiters, and even been part of the recruitment process a few times. I’ve come to realize why recruiters… Read More

  • How to make the worst of your college career

    While I’m nearing 1½ years after my own college graduation, I thought it might be a good idea to start writing down some of my own experiences from college. First up: how… Read More

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  • Scaling is for nerds

    One of the most interesting bits of information from SXSW for me was a small conversation I had while walking to Dinner with Jakob Heuser from… Read More

  • South by South West 08

    Almost forgot to mention -- I'm heading out to SXSWi this year for the first time. I'm totally stoked, regardless of how "uncool" it's become to go. I'll be the short kid with… Read More

February 08

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  • Understanding javascript effects

    Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of years, you’re bound to be familiar with AJAX javascript effects. With the immense popularity of packages like… Read More

  • Refining your estimation skills

    One of the most important traits that separates junior level developers from senior level developers is the ability to accurately estimate projects. Every junior level developer… Read More

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  • 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

  • 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

July 07

  • Javascript scope and binding

    Justin Palmer writes up a great article on just what scope and binding is. For the beginning Javascript coders out there, scope is everything. Learn it, re-learn it, and do it. Understanding… Read More

  • 2007 Wordcamp

    I almost forgot to mention -- I'll be heading up to San Francisco this weekend to meetup with some folks for WordCamp. I'll also be hitting… Read More

  • MooTools Javascript Classes

    One of Javascript's major blunders when it comes to Object-Oriented design is the lack of true classes. Lucky for us, we've had every library author out there have their whack at… Read More

  • Why I don’t use jQuery

    It's been said a few times elsewhere, but statistics is a tricky business. Specifically, when using statistics to measure speed improvements. It's all too easy to slap a sticker… Read More

  • Resume Tips

    Here's a few resume tips from me to you. I end up reading a lot of resumes, and I happen to have a pretty different view on what a resume should be. Remember, the creative industry… Read More

  • A Language a Year

    This is a tip for all you designers / models developers that want to become better coders. HTML and CSS is one thing, but if you really want to clean… Read More

  • A few days with YUI

    On a recent project I've been working with, the client wanted YUI, so we gave them YUI. Overall, I've been extremely disappointed with the framework. Here are my initial impressions,… Read More

June 07

  • Custom page titles and more with Rails

    Here's a quick tip to get custom page titles and more with Rails. From the view. Like it should be. The key to how this all works out in the end is how Rails' templates are rendered.… Read More

  • Using TextMate’s TODO bundle

    If you use TextMate, you should really think about using the TODO bundle more often. It's a pretty simple, low-maintenance bundle that adds tremendous value to your code.

  • Exit with grace

    One of the most common actions in javascript functions is checking if certain browser functionality is available before executing the function. Here's a common pattern you'll see...

  • Hacking Markdown: Classes on the <code> element

    For the redesign of my site, I decided I wanted some sexy code-highlighting. For a number of reasons I rejected most PHP-based solutions, the driving reason being accessibility… Read More

  • Truncate with fashion

    One of my biggest pet peeves is lazy-truncating around the web. With a couple of lines of PHP and a little bit of substr love, you can cut down long sentences to a… Read More

  • Point of view

    It's funny, for the first time in a long time WWDC didn't generate a strong vote of positive or negative. It kind of sparked both. We have the comings and goings of Safari, the… Read More

May 07

  • Hi, my name is Kyle Neath, and I’m a spammer

    ... At least, Campaign Monitor tells me I am. This is a story about a legitimate webmaster trying to use the power of newsletters to promote his site. And how Campaign Monitor… Read More

  • Lego my Ego

    There's room for more ego than you ever thought around the web. But how much is too much ego? How much do you need to get the gig, and how much puts you in the pompus category?… Read More

  • Wordpress community, we gotta talk

    For the most part, I love the Wordpress community. I love the passion, the selflessness and the creativity that spurs from it. It's the reason that Hemingway… Read More

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June 06

  • The joys of working at an agency

    Much ado is made of going freelance, but very little of working full-time at an agency. Many people view working at an agency as simply throwing their life away for slave wages.… Read More

  • Testing HTML Emailers

    Recently I had a need to send out HTML Emails for testing without the aid of a email management app (as I've done in the past). As I stared at Outlook for far too long, I found… Read More

  • I think the noise is taking over

    For several years, I've been an avid fan of Signal Vs. Noise, a blog run by those great guys in Chicago known as the 37… Read More

  • Closet developers

    I get a fair number of people asking me "how do I do that?" -- referring to web design, of course. Many of them are envious (usually after they find out my salary), but don't realize… Read More

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October 05

  • Finally.

    It's been a long night, but it's done. Version 4½ of warpspire.com is upon you. What's so different around here?

    • New Design: Finally something I… Read More

  • Hmmm…

    I wonder what these could be.

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  • Step back for a minute

    I pull up to my house and park my car outside - that damn tree is spewing some kind of unknown white substance that leaves my car a mess of sticky, dirt and god knows what. I walk… Read More

  • Sitepoint makes me laugh

    Forget if Ruby on Rails can scale - we've got far bigger things to worry about. The question on everyone's mind: Can MVC Scale?

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  • The new face of Warpspire

    As I've mentioned before the current look is only temporary. But here's a quick sneak peak of what's to come. I've taken something I Read More

September 05

  • Backpack is slowing down

    Has anyone else noticed lately that Backpack is slowing down? I sure have noticed it. Pages used to load in less than a second, and now it's… Read More

  • Are you a poet?

    Do you have a passion for poetry? If so, I might have something that interests you. Drop me a line at kneath at gmail dot com or post a… Read More

  • College level text books

    To have a decision-making situation, there must be at least two alternatives available. If only one course of action is available, there can be no decision making,… Read More

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