Comments on: Web development: how to stay current

By: Else

Else — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:52:45 +0000

It is a good article, but I think that it is not enough to stay current.
In my opinion to get a result you need to work with new projects and use your knowledge in your daily work.

By: Chad

Chad — Thu, 31 May 2007 06:45:38 +0000

This issue can be all consuming if you don’t find a reasonable way of keeping up.

Developing my projects with a framework – for me cakePHP – has allowed me to cut through a significant portion of the junk out there. In reality, it has probably saved my business, being able to focus on writing really good code and marketing it, rather than stressing about keeping up with the nuances of the latest ajax calls, or whatever…

Not to discount the benefits of using freshbooks

By: Ben Vinegar

Ben Vinegar — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:52:48 +0000

Hi Alex,

Thanks for the comments. I’ve been following a few Twitter feeds, but I find it’s tough to take away much from some of the cryptic one-liners that are being posted, most of which look something like: “drinking coffee @ starbucks”. Still, a good tip worth mentioning – thanks.

- Ben

By: Alex Hillman

Alex Hillman — Tue, 29 May 2007 21:55:51 +0000

Great post! A lot of people ask what kinds of things I do to stay on the pulse of the net. I’ve tapped into twitter as well as a resource for “breaking social/tech news”, since the majority of my friends are tech folks as well. But I’d agree, blogs and ma.gnolia feeds bring in the bulk of my content, its a matter of finding (or making) the time to process all of the information. IMO it’s important to stay on the forefront of whats going on, so that time is time well spent.