Earlier today, I was interviewed on Twit.tv's open source talk show about my project, Oh My Zsh.
Oh My Zsh on FLOSS Weekly
15 Nov 2016
A Helpful Jargon Guide
11 Nov 2016
When I started in this industry, I haphazardly navigated my way through terminology. I most likely used things interchangeably. And it seemed like new terms and titles were coming out daily (this was emphasized as we’d go through a hiring process and each candidate would have a new title or speciality). Not so long ago, it used to be just web design. But these days, there’s more distinction, and rightfully so. This article by Kaycee Collins at Cooper does a great job of making sense of it all.
Does Ruby on Rails Scale?
26 Oct 2016
Friends over at RubyGarage discuss how we in the Ruby on Rails community approach scaling our applications in a DZone article.
8 Things You Should Expect When Working with an Agency
20 Oct 2016
In web application design and development, there is no shortage of ideas and opinions on how to effectively manage clients and projects. But as a client, do you feel you have clear expectations of how to work with an agency and how they might work with you? There are different ways to kick off a project, different sets of tools for collaborating, and different styles of communicating; this post breaks down what we believe works best.
How Do I Redesign My Web Application?
19 Oct 2016
Find yourself asking, “how do I go about redesigning an application?” We can help, if even just to get you off on the right start. Here’s a few things to help you prepare.
Getting Great Clients: More than Just Luck?
18 Oct 2016
The best clients are the ones that trust our expertise and seek our input on ideas, but aren’t afraid to poke holes when needed. They collaborate on ideas without pushing their needs over those of their users. They also make time when needed. But I’d argue luck has nothing to do with having a great client. Rather, it’s how you enable them to be great. And as a designer, that’s an important part of my role in a project.
How to Find the Right Designer for Your Project
18 Oct 2016
Are you considering hiring a web designer or agency to help you with your web project? That’s great! But how are you making your decision? Considering there are plenty of options, from freelancer to design house to full service agency, here are a few things to look for when considering who to hire.
Oh My Zsh: The Most Popular Productivity Tool on GitHub
17 Oct 2016
InfoWorld recently showcased seven of the most popular productivity tools on GitHub.
Can you guess what ranked at the top?
Our own founder, Robby Russell’s, creation Oh My Zsh, which has accumulated over 43,000 GitHub stars. Created in 2009 as an open source, community-driven framework for managing your ZSH configuration, it comes bundled with a ton of helpful functions, helpers, plugins, and themes.
Check it out!
How We Communicate
6 Oct 2016
Who you work with and talk to definitely matters because it will determine how successfully you will be able to communicate about project matters. It will determine how well you trust your agency with your idea, and in turn, how well they feel their expertise is appreciated and understood in the room. Any communication style can work successfully. We talk about which works best for us.
What's so new about Bootstrap 4?
4 Oct 2016
We have been using Bootstrap as our go-to frontend framework for a few years now and it has been working great. The next version of Bootstrap is on the horizon and currently has an alpha release. Let’s take a look at what Bootstrap 4 has in store for us.