Advent Calendars for Web Professionals: 2015

It's a Shape Chrismas Advent Calendar

They’re back! Today kicks off the first day of Advent calendars for web designers, developers, programmers, content strategists, heck, anyone who works on the web.

Each year I look forward to December 1 to get inspired from the “regular” Advent calendars I follow each year, 24 ways, Performance Calendar, Sys Advent, and Web Krauts, and to discover new calendars. Continue reading Advent Calendars for Web Professionals: 2015

Bonsai Offers Freelance Rate Explorer

US one, five, ten, twenty, and fifty dollar bills

Knowing what to charge for web projects is challenging, especially if you’re just starting out.

Even if you’re a veteran web professional, you may not be aware of what the going market rate is for your work.

You don’t want to undercharge for your services, but often that’s the case for freelancers. Continue reading Bonsai Offers Freelance Rate Explorer

Fluent Conference: Kathy Sierra on Developers and Cognitive Resources

Kathy Sierra

Kathy Sierra, author, game programmer, interaction designer, and original creator of one of the largest software developer communities, returned to the stage yesterday at the O’Reilly Fluent Conference.

I caught her Making Badass Developers keynote, a talk about cognitive resources and how developers can build their skill sets, on livestream.

Here are my notes from her talk. Continue reading Fluent Conference: Kathy Sierra on Developers and Cognitive Resources