2012
2011
Hash URIs - W3C Blog
There’s been quite a bit of discussion recently about the use of hash-bang URIs
Broken Links
Before events took this bad turn, the contract represented by a link was simple: “Here’s a string, send it off to a server and the server will figure out what it identifies and send you back a representation.”
Going Postel
It would appear that hash-bang usage is on the rise, despite the fact that it was never intended as a long-term solution. Instead, the pattern (or anti-pattern) was intended as a last resort for crawling Ajax-obfuscated content.
Breaking the Web with hash-bangs
by 1 otherThe #!-baked URL (hash-bang) syntax first came into the general web developer spotlight when Google announced a method web developers could use to allow Google to crawl Ajax-dependent websites
2010
XML vs the Web
The fundamental problem is the mismatch between programming language data structures and the XML element/attribute data model of elements.
Making Sites Look Their Best in Standards Mode - IEBlog
IE has traditionally drawn a 2-pixel border around the content area of a site.
Is Web Development Computer Science?
Non connard, c'est de la cuisine.
2009
Why front-end developers are so important to the future of businesses on the web
by 1 otherThe web developer (sometimes also called a client-side developer, front-end developer, web architect or front-end engineer) has a huge skill set and a job description to match. They are often expected and required to excel in many disciplines, and have good working knowledge of many others
Snakes on the Web
There's a huge opportunity for Python to be the backend language of choice for HTML 5 web applications.
Professional front-end engineering explained
Sadly it can also be hard for others to understand and respect how difficult this job can be, and how important it is to the health of the web and the success of any web site.
