Some simple lessons that I’ll want to keep in mind for my next job:
If you’re going to double up on contracts, don’t let the second one be the same type of work as the first, unless you like burning yourself out.
American Public Media is not the same as Minnesota Public Radio. Except that is. But not really.
The “Double Your Original Estimate” rule applies as much to web development as it does to software development.
Homebrewing is a mysterious and arcane art, even more mysterious than the art of making home brewing web sites.
It’s not about how sophisticated your CSS is, or how elaborate a design you can implement while keeping the code valid. It’s about who’s going to be maintaining the code after it goes live.
There’s good PHP, there’s bad PHP, but there’s no such thing as pretty PHP.
The hack that lets you install multiple versions of Internet Explorer onto a single PC is a Good Thing. A Very Good Thing.
Vim asks a lot of you, but it gives so much back in return. It really is the greatest developer’s tool ever.
The theme song to A Prairie Home Companion is called “Tishomingo Blues.”
Mixing CSS with tables always seems like a good idea, and sometimes it’s unavoidable, but it will always lead to a lot of little headaches.
Downtown St. Paul is desperately in need of a Brothers Deli.