Optimizing Your Own Performance as a Designer Jul 29, 2021 163 design How to Stay Focused as a Self-Taught Frontend Web Developer Jul 29, 2021 162 how-tos , learning , productivity The Vanishing Designer Jul 22, 2021 161 design The Most Important Lessons I’ve Learned From Senior Software Engineers Jul 14, 2021 160 lessons 9 Tips to Help You Ace a Whiteboard Interview Jun 30, 2021 159 interviewing , tips-and-tricks 5 Hidden Mistakes That Can Ruin a Developer’s Career Jun 30, 2021 158 mistakes I Regret Being a Hipster in Tech Jun 27, 2021 157 My Journey From a Novice to a Front-End Engineer Jun 27, 2021 156 Shut Up, Old Man… cod )Jun 16, 2021 155 The Art of Frontend Engineering Jun 11, 2021 154 Thoughts for the Aging Web Developer j9t )May 31, 2021 153 Professional Development Is a Choice May 20, 2021 152 training , professionalism 4 Soft Skills Every Designer Should Aspire to Learn uxm )May 3, 2021 151 design Engineer to Engineer: Don’t Be Afraid to Rock the Boat wom )Apr 21, 2021 150 interviews 136 Facts Every Web Dev Should Know Before They Burn Out and Turn to Landscape Painting or Nude Modelling Apr 21, 2021 149 Two Approaches to Win an Argument as a Software Engineer nza )Mar 16, 2021 148 communication Front-of-the-Front-End and Back-of-the-Front-End Web Development bra )Feb 16, 2021 147 concepts 9 Vital Qualities Every Developer Should Possess wom )Feb 4, 2021 146 5 Tips for Your Next Promotion or Salary Raise j9t )Feb 3, 2021 145 Make It Personal mat /css )Dec 11, 2020 144 blogging The Power of Web Development Outside Tech css )Dec 7, 2020 143 lessons Career Opportunities Mean a Lot of Things kar )Nov 12, 2020 142 The Widening Responsibility for Front-End Developers chr /css )Oct 7, 2020 141 craft , tech-stacks Should Coding Be Mandatory? ara )Oct 4, 2020 140 programming , training Work on What Matters let )Sep 4, 2020 139 prioritization , processes , concepts When Frontend Means Full Stack chr )May 27, 2020 138 tech-stacks , architecture , state-management 5 Tips to Get Your Dev Blog Running j9t )May 6, 2020 137 tips-and-tricks , blogging “The Title ‘Front-End Developer’ Is Obsolete” chr /css )Apr 24, 2020 136 terminology The Devastating Price Developers Pay for Working Hard Apr 1, 2020 135 culture , productivity , communication Marginalized by Design hey /que )Mar 2, 2020 134 design , community , dei How Running Your Own Website Is Much Better for You Than You Think j9t )Jan 3, 2020 133 craft , indieweb You Should Be the Worst Developer in Your Team fla )Dec 8, 2019 132 learning Is There a Future Beyond Writing Great Code? sma )Nov 25, 2019 131 engineering-management A Forty-Year Career let )Oct 8, 2019 130 prioritization Definition of Web Developer j9t )Sep 24, 2019 129 terminology , tooling Frontend Design, React, and a Bridge Over the Great Divide bra )Jul 17, 2019 128 html , css , javascript , react Some Career Advice let )Jun 22, 2019 127 tips-and-tricks Why the Highest-Paid Developers “Fight” Their Coworkers May 21, 2019 126 collaboration , culture Tips for Technical Interviews css )Apr 25, 2019 125 interviewing , tips-and-tricks The Importance of One-on-Ones sar /css )Jan 30, 2019 124 engineering-management , processes The Great Divide chr /css )Jan 21, 2019 123 html , css , javascript Front-End Development Is Not a Problem to Be Solved fon /css )Nov 27, 2018 122 html , css , bootstrap , craft Should Designers Code j9t )Nov 23, 2018 121 design , creativity From Maker to Manager: How to Take the Leap buf )Nov 19, 2018 120 how-tos , engineering-management Notes to Myself on Software Engineering Sep 8, 2018 119 principles , apis 8 Good Reasons to Become a Software Developer fla )Jul 22, 2018 118 programming Balancing Time sar /css )Jun 22, 2018 117 prioritization , productivity , project-management The Dangers of Being a Web Developer j9t /btc )May 14, 2018 116 videos Complexity chr /css )Feb 23, 2018 115 complexity , web-platform Work-Life Balance: Tips From the Community ons /sma )Jan 23, 2018 114 community , tips-and-tricks Sacrificing the Golden Calf of “Coding” cod /btc )Jan 20, 2018 113 videos , programming What New Developers Should Really Focus On Dec 27, 2017 112 tips-and-tricks So You Want to Become an Accessibility Specialist 24a )Dec 24, 2017 111 accessibility Everything Easy Is Hard Again fch )Oct 12, 2017 110 complexity , processes , tooling , web-platform So You Want to Be a Senior Developer? chr /css )Sep 7, 2017 109 A Story of a Woman in the Tech Industry fox )Jun 29, 2017 108 community Why You Should Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time Jun 13, 2017 107 productivity , prioritization W3C Launches Front-End Developer Certificate Apr 26, 2017 106 w3c , training How to Land a Development Job Without Experience Apr 25, 2017 105 how-tos How to Become a Better Developer by Coding Less Feb 28, 2017 104 how-tos , processes , productivity What Is a Web Developer? 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Jun 7, 2013 63 engineering-management Thursday, 3 January 2013 hel )Jan 3, 2013 62 html , learning How to Become a Top WordPress Professional sma )Dec 5, 2012 61 how-tos , wordpress Web Developer Economics: The Wrapup chr /css )Nov 2, 2012 60 economics , metrics Why Should Web Design Be a Profession? sma )Oct 30, 2012 59 design GitHub Is My Resume Aug 28, 2012 58 github How to Make a Living in the Web Industry Jul 2, 2012 57 how-tos , monetization , business-relations How I Got Into Web Development—the Long Version lea )May 1, 2012 56 retrospectives How Important Are UX Degrees and Certifications? uxm )Jan 21, 2012 55 user-experience , training Web Designers vs. Web Developers mho )Nov 11, 2011 54 comparisons Why Don’t Developers Dress Better? kel )Sep 28, 2011 53 community How to Become a Web Design Expert boa /sma )Aug 25, 2011 52 how-tos , design Why I Love Our Industry lea )Aug 17, 2011 51 community The Personification of Design sma )Aug 3, 2011 50 social-media , branding The Web Development Discipline Aug 3, 2011 49 learning , processes Defending the Generalists in the Web Design Industry boa /sma )Jul 26, 2011 48 design How to Maintain Your Personal Brand as a Corporate Employee sma )Dec 28, 2010 47 how-tos , branding 7 Ways to Recover From Burnout Aug 16, 2010 46 Has Web Development Diverged? cra )May 21, 2010 45 How to Become a Solid Web Developer, the Short Version j9t )Feb 12, 2010 44 how-tos , craft , training , learning Google Exec Says It Resists Hiring Some Industry Stars com )Dec 1, 2009 43 google , hiring The Difference Between a Web Developer and an Engineer Oct 20, 2009 42 programming , terminology What Is a Front End Developer? 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Oct 1, 2007 22 blogging Opinions Seem to Change Once You’re Hired by a Large Company rob )Sep 28, 2007 21 principles , communication How to Be an Empathic Web Designer Sep 12, 2007 20 how-tos , design Are You a Web Designer or a Web Decorator? j9t )Aug 24, 2007 19 design , decoration Getting Rid of the Semi-Professionals Aug 20, 2007 18 community , communication , standards Hire Only Web Designers With a Website j9t )Mar 6, 2007 17 hiring Jeff Veen [Interview] vee )Nov 7, 2006 16 interviews , design , usability , google Educated sim )Aug 30, 2006 15 training , standards Web Professional’s Code of Ethics mho )Jun 27, 2006 14 professionalism , ethics CSS Love Child Apr 24, 2006 13 css Ten Reasons to Learn and Use Web Standards Dec 6, 2005 12 standards Workers Waste 10% of Their Time Fighting With Technology Nov 26, 2005 11 productivity Good Designers Redesign, Great Designers Realign cam /ali )Oct 25, 2005 10 design , branding Learning Web Development jus )Jul 21, 2005 9 learning Eight Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started cam )Jul 26, 2004 8 design Web Designers on a Fence May 11, 2004 7 design Usability Professionals Must Disappear mar )Aug 8, 2003 6 usability , user-experience Death of a Web Team May 27, 2003 5 collaboration , business-relations , engineering-management Information Architecture: From Craft to Profession Nov 4, 2002 4 books , information-architecture , craft How Specialization Limited the Web mho )Aug 8, 2001 3 hiring , web Web Designer and Proud of It ali )Apr 2, 2001 2 design HTML Purist Revolution cam )Aug 20, 1998 1 html , browsers , craft 