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I’ve been in web development since 1999, when I started at Animated Designs as a contract Perl programmer. I spent 6 years there learning an array of web technologies in the areas of programming, databases, and Linux system administration. I left to seek out new adventures outside of California, which brought me to Seattle. Since … Read more » Introducing Mastodon Labs

The current state of the newspaper industry is in a difficult situation.  That was true before the entire economy made a massive downturn.  Traditional newspapers have high printing and distribution costs due to the cost of materials, and the distribution costs due to the weight of the publication. To offset these costs, newspapers sell advertisements. … Read more » Online News

I’m currently working on a webapp that will allow every country to participate. the content is locally consumed. I’m attempting to build a database to hold all the information, in a structured way. I’m confused by the  country relationships of the UK. I’m in the USA, so I’m not sure what the typical experience is … Read more » Mystery In The UK

Every web developer has a particular way of working. This can be anything from using particular software applications, to storyboarding with construction paper, to drawing diagrams on paper napkins at their favorite local cafe. Whatever it may be, they learned at some point in their experience as a developer, that their technique works. But if … Read more » Architecting Your Dev Environment