While I was all for the 960 Grid System when I first laid eyes on it, after actually digging in, I have mixed feelings.  In theory, this concept is awesome.  The sites all look great, and the explanation for the 960px width makes sense, but when you get into the code and look deeper at the widths, you start to see the problems that arise.  The widths don’t fit well with Adsense or affiliate banners.  Read More …

I was really bored at lunch today at work.  I wrote an article for my domain niche blog, and still had about 30 minutes left to do whatever I wanted.  I usually only go to Digg to get my websites indexed or to improve my search engine ranking.  I usually never search through Digg for stories, but today I found myself looking at the top design submissions.  Read More …

Why do people think this is the right approach?  So we have a flaw in System A, the logic is not right.  Let’s change the way System B works to mask the flaw in System A.  Sounds like an excellent plan, right? Read More …

If you come around this site often (I have no idea why you would), you would have noticed that there is a new design.  The old one was way overused, so I went with a different one I hope it not as common as the other.  I sprinkled some of my own touches to this theme, as well as cleaning up a ton of BAD code.   I like it.  I don’t know how long I will like it, but it looks good for the time being. Read More …

Ted Dziuba said:

Scalability is not your problem, getting people to give a shit is

From the June 2008 issue of Better Software:

Our task is not producing software; it’s helping our customers finish their work faster. Our job isn’t writing code; it’s giving our customers fast tools to get their jobs done.

After I read this, I just went, “Thank You”. I thought I was the only one who KNEW this.

It’s more important to keep projects as small as possible for as long time as possible.

This comes from the conception that you need to involve everyone in the project from the very beginning like the designer, copywriter, whoever.

This also works when creating a website. SEO specialists tell you keep SEO in mind when creating a site. Designers tell you to keep design in mind when creating a site. Coders tell you to keep code in mind when creating a site. So do I really have to think about everything all at once, or can I just create the site already!