GitHub Launched!
GitHub launched!
With Rails moving to Git you may want to jump on the band wagon too.
If you are using OS X I recommend you check out Djief’s blog to learn how to install Git on OS X.
Happy committing!
Is Front-End Your Weakest Link?
Today, a rails programmer can write the back-end of a web application without ever opening a browser. With well-written functional tests there is no need to do verify your work in the browser. In theory you could deliver a fully tested application to a front-end programmer and he could build the proper views to deliver your application to the masses.
What really irks me is how some players in the industry disseminate the myth that front-end development can be an after-thought. Hearing a manager say that cheap code-monkeys could do the front-end part is a good way to put your entire application in jeopardy.
What I propose is that people stop making it sound like back-end is more important than front-end. They both are and if you ignore either one of them it doesn’t matter how good the other is.
A web application is a chain where the back-end and the front-end are links between your business and its users. If your users see a crappy front-end you will never say “Well at least the back-end is sound”.
Command + Q to quit Firefox
I was helping a friend with a shiny new Mac get setup and told her to restart Firefox with command + Q.
J.B. has gone offline.
Saying No To IE6
I’m back from my little vacation in Mexico. Going in an all-inclusive resort allows you to really relax and have more energy when you get back. One of the things I’m going to spend this newfound energy on is getting IE6 users to upgrade.
Please join me by installing this nifty little widget on your blog today and get more and more people to upgrade away from Internet Explorer 6.