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For nearly 15 years, I’ve called myself a web developer. The twelve years of this blog’s existence is a testament to that. I’ve written hundreds of blog posts that document my trials and tribulations with web development. In those 15 years I’ve had job titles like Technical Architect, Project …
After reading Thomas Fuchs’ post, 5 rules to sell thousands of copies of your ebook , and the ensuing Twitter discussion, I decided to share my thoughts on selling my book, SMACSS , on Amazon . Had you asked me before I wrote this post whether I would sell on Amazon again, I’d have …
Plenty of people in the CSS world want a parent selector. It’s complicated and I understand it if browsers didn’t implement it. However, something that could work and could be useful is what I call the Previous Parent selector. Since CSS is essentially read from right-to-left, and …
Jack the Lumberjack was getting a little tired of hanging out on book covers and has decided to expand out into the world of fashion. I don't blame him. He has a face made to adorn the chest of many a geek, male and female. In fact, he has inspired me to grow my own beard all bushy and bold. …
An interesting question was asked of me in regards to the SMACSS methodology: Karl Tynan asked , “What do you do if you want to use the CSS from one module in another module?” Not being able to see the design Karl was referring to, it’s hard to say exactly what I would do. …
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In checking out Google Flights, a design element caught my attention. I was intrigued that they decided to have the text fade out instead of using ellipses. Inspecting the code, I expected to find an element in each cell with an image background to create the overlay. This would certainly be the …
I wrote a book. I needed to accept money in exchange for said book. How did I do that? This post goes into how I did it. This isn't a surefire way to make sure you won't get scammed, won't get your account locked, or can make millions by following a few easy steps. Like my notes on writing an …
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After my workshop in Brighton, I'll be heading to Freiburg, Germany. I was in Germany in March and I'm definitely excited to see more of the beautiful countryside and architecture. What brings me to Germany again? Smashing Conference . That's right. Smashing Magazine now has its own conference. …
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dConstruct, a lovely conference in Brighton, England, returns for another year on September 7, 2012, and I'm quite excited for it. It's the first year I'll be attending and with James Burke headlining the event, I think we'll all be in for an incredible treat. I'm also looking forward to seeing …
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It's hard to find time in a day to get everything done, especially when little things (and little people) get in the way. Personally, I've often let something slide for way too long because I didn't want to deal with the minor hassle. Knowing people who have had success with Fancy Hands , I …
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I'm a web designer, developer, speaker, writer, and now product manager. I wrote SMACSS. I work at Shopify. http://snook.ca/
Hey #drupalcon and #webvisions, let’s grab drinks tonight. Bunk Bar at 6:00pm. /cc @susanjrobertson@snookca
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