January 20th, 2010
Know when to create branches
This is a hotly debated question, and it really depends on the culture of your software project.
The System i like …
Trunk = stable version
Staging = when the site gets tested
Live = where all the beautiful work pays off
The there are the branches these are used to branch off from the main code to create features and other large changes to theproject you are working on.
The question is.
Should the developer commit small changes into the trunk?
Esp. when there is a small part to the commit that another developer needs to work on?
Or, should another branch be created?
Answers on a postcard
Me personally would rather commit into the trunk… but maybe thats why Im a designer rather than a developer
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July 31st, 2009
W3 Schools
A good resource HTML, CSS coding/web building tutorials
http://www.w3schools.com/
A List Apart
A good resource for lists and css happiness
http://www.alistapart.com/
Techniques for cross browser styling
Techniques for cross browsers styling and detection
http://www.catswhocode.com/blog/15-techniques-and-tools-for-cross-browser-css-coding
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July 31st, 2009
Firefox
Firebug:
Great for web development and browser testing
*https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843*
FireFTP:
FTP access through browser
*https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/684*
Developers tool bar:
Allows you to turn off css, images etc. which help with testing usability on non standard platforms.
*https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60*
Fireshot:
Can take screen shots of the full browser
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5648
Measure it:
Adds a handy measuring tape to firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/539
IE
Multiple ies:
You can get multiple ie’s set up for testing - ie. have ie6 and ie7.
Note: adding to Windows vista requires a little bit of messing, but its worth it.
http://multipleies.en.softonic.com/
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July 31st, 2009
JR Screen Ruler
measure things on your screen. Not browser dependent.
http://www.spadixbd.com/freetools/jruler.htm
My DebugBar
Multiple ie Debug (handy for vista)
http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage
Color Picker
Online color picker
http://colorcop.net/
Win Merge
Useful txt merging app
http://winmerge.org/
Colour Contrast Tool
This online app is good for testing colour contrasts for different colour defecits
http://www.snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html
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April 3rd, 2008
This is a doodle I created a while ago - I just came across it recently so i thought Id put it up on my site. It is in the painting area of my site - but the detail just isn’t there - so here is a new one to look at.
An oldie but a goodie
Tags: acrylic on paper, blue, close-up, doodle
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