Don't use Javascript to hide bad markup

In a recent post on 456 Berea Street, Jeff Croft made a very valid comment suggesting that using JavaScript to create invalid markup was no better than writing invalid markup in the first place. This is something I totally agree with. The rising popularity of JavaScript following the buzz surrounding…

From DHTML to DOM scripting

In an in-depth article, Christian Heilmann goes through the failings of older DHTML techniques and shows how to fix them with more up to date unobtrusive DOM scripting. See Christian's full article over at icant.co.uk . In the article Christian shows two examples of a dummy site to draw…

Del.icio.us adds experimental private saving

Clive over at osde.info first told me about the new "private saving" feature added to del.icio.us that can be found under "experimental" in settings. This addition allows you to bookmark private links that aren't shared. Great for when you need to keep under…

SXSWi 2006 Summary

I had such a great time at my first SXSWi. The four days of the festival were very intense but excellent at the same time as the whole event was wall to wall with panels and parties. The Panels You can see all of the notes I made on the…

9rules launches 9charities

Good news from 9rules is the launch of a new project 9charities to support non-profit organisations with web development consultancy and design work for nowt. It's another reason to be proud to be part of the award-winning 9rules community.…

Notes: Designing the Next Generation of Web Apps

The following are my panel notes from SXSW. As I am not the fastest typer I have paraphrased what was said. Should you notice any mistakes please do point them out in the comments for corrections. With hype around "Web 2.0" reaching an almost unbearable level, it…

Notes: How to Convince Your Company to Embrace Standards

The following are my panel notes from SXSW. As I am not the fastest typer I have paraphrased what was said. Should you notice any mistakes please do point them out in the comments for corrections. Web developers the world over understand the benefits that standards-based development provide, but how…

Notes: WaSP Annual General Meeting

The following are my panel notes from SXSW. As I am not the fastest typer I have paraphrased what was said. Should you notice any mistakes please do point them out in the comments for corrections. (Jeffery Zeldman notes at the beginning by Steve Marshall and myself; we had to…