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Glen Stansberry is a web developer and blogger. You can read more tips on web development at his blog Web Jackalope or follow him on Twitter.

10 Most Sought-after Skills in Web Development

on Oct 20th 2008 with 163 comments

In a time of economic crisis, web developers and freelancers everywhere have started chewing their fingernails. However, no matter how bad the economy worsens, there will always be work in certain booming fields of web development.

As the moderator of the Freelance Switch job board, there are certain types of jobs that are constantly in demand. Here are the 10 skills that are or will be in highest demand for developers. If you are proficient in these skills, you’ll be in a great position to find work and weather any economic downturn.

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How Web Development Created Blog Action Day

on Oct 15th 2008 with 19 comments

Blog Action Day is a huge initiative launched by NETTUTS owners Collis and Cyan Ta’eed. There was almost no possible way you didn’t hear about Blog Action Day on October 15th, 2007, as over 20,000 blogs and 19 of Technorati’s top 100 participated and wrote posts on the topic of the environment. This year’s Blog Action Day, (which is happening as we speak), is turning that focus to poverty.

Building a site that can withstand a huge surge of traffic on one day takes considerable planning and work, as well as a little creativity. Collis has shared with me some of the inner workings of the Blog Action Day site and how they built the website to provide a platform for action, bring a community together and handle torrents of traffic on one day.

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20 Excellent AJAX Effects You Should Know

on Oct 6th 2008 with 203 comments

There are a few special techniques or effects that can spice up just about any web page. These are the top 20 Ajax effects that every web developer should know. They’re essential parts of any web developer’s toolbox. If you haven’t seen them yet, you no doubt will in your future web development endeavors.

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10 Insanely Useful Django Tips

on Sep 30th 2008 with 31 comments

There are quite a few great little tricks and tips one could use on their Django projects that would speed up development and save many headaches in the long run. From basic to obscure, these tips can help any skill-level of programmer become more adept with Django and all it’s glory.

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10 Essential Principles of the Javascript Masters

on Sep 22nd 2008 with 42 comments

JavaScript is one of the most widely used languages in web development. It’s simple, yet very powerful, and the number of ways that it can be used are almost limitless. That’s why it’s so important to gather advice from those who have gone before you. Here are 10 tips from well-respected web developers within the JavaScript community.

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10 Smart Javascript Techniques to Improve Your UI

on Sep 15th 2008 with 74 comments

Javascript can add a lot of special effects that can really improve the user’s experience. Here are 10 simple and clever Javascript techniques that add an extra dose of usability to any webpage.

Javascript is typically used as an aesthetic language in web development. This means that web developers should almost always be using Javascript for one thing only: Improving the visitor’s experience. There are many clever and useful ways to improve a site from the user interface perspective. A developer can find nearly any snippet of Javascript to achieve what he or she wants to accomplish.

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10 Principles of the PHP Masters

on Sep 8th 2008 with 180 comments

With PHP’s widespread adoption,it’s almost too easy to find a script or snippet to do exactly what you need. Unfortunately, there’s no filter as to what is a “good practice” and what’s, well… not so good when writing a PHP script. We need trustworthy sources, who have proven they have a solid grasp on the best practices of PHP.

We need PHP masters to show us the best principles to follow for high-grade PHP programming.

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10 Challenging But Awesome CSS Techniques

on Sep 1st 2008 with 161 comments

Most designers and web developers only scratch the surface of the potent language that is CSS. In terms of programming languages, CSS has a fairly simple learning curve. That doesn’t mean that CSS isn’t a powerful language. Sometimes it’s the small things that make a huge difference in a website design.

In this post we’re going to outline 10 awesome CSS techniques for web developers who know their stuff.

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10 Principles of the CSS Masters

on Aug 25th 2008 with 181 comments

When it comes to CSS, there are lots of resources and supposed “expert tips” on the web. These are from unproven, self-proclaimed “gurus” who have no street cred in the design world. While they may have valid points, how is one to know whether a CSS tip is a valid resource or just an untested hack?

Instead of relying on unknown sources for advice, let’s look deeply into designers who have excellent design backgrounds and have walked the walk. These CSS tips are gathered from some of the most respected designers on the planet. They have the portfolios to back their advice up, so you’ll know that each tidbit of advice is of the highest quality.

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