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Fred Boyle

@fredboyle

Creating, discussing and bantering about things web, digital and beyond.

Joined February 2008
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John Sherwood@Ponny20 Oct 2017
Idea: DRY should encompass explanations. If your DRY code is so magical that you need to explain to every new hire, you ain't DRY.
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Frontend Design: bradfrost.com/blog/post/fron… This comes up with every client I work with. It's important to recognize UI code as its own thing.
Frontend Design

Frontend Design

I'm Brad Frost, an independent creator, web designer & developer, teacher, speaker, writer, musician, and artist based in Pittsburgh, PA.

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'read the source' is like teaching someone to drive by making them rebuild a car - @limedaring at #abstractions – at Pittsburgh, PA
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Summer style is in with the E is for Endangered Penguin Tank (pink or grey) on @Gumroad gum.co/rkBo
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Love Elephants and carrying things? Check out the Endangered African Elephant Tote on @Gumroad gum.co/RCgwP
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@zeldman26 May 2016
☞ “Position Wanted: Front-End Director” medium.com/@zeldman/position…
Position Wanted: Front-End Director

Position Wanted: Front-End Director

We have creative directors and design directors, but we don’t seem to have any front-end directors. And maybe we should.

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Working more than 40 hours a week doesn’t mean you’re working hard. It just means you are working more than 40 hours a week.
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If we care about sustainable pace in #agile, why do we call it a "sprint"? Sprints you run as hard as you can to the finish and collapse.
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Derek Allard@dallard25 Nov 2015
Looking for web dev for longterm contract/fulltime employ. Greater Toronto Area preferred, remote possible. PHPcentric, but not exclusive.
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#Hiring: Full-stack Engineer at @WINTR_US in Seattle + relocation budget. ajo.bz/j0/25978
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Aarron Walter@aarron9 Sep 2015
Hire people not skills blog.mailchimp.com/hire-peop… – at Atlanta, GA

Mailchimp Hiring Focuses on the Whole Person and Their Soft Skills | Mailchimp

Hiring is hard. It requires time, patience, and sensitivity to subtle signals that help determine whether someone is a fit for the position.

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Q: Should everyone learn to code. A: "No. People should learn to think"
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Traveltall.com – at Poplar, London
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Carl Smith@carlsmith10 Aug 2015
When something major goes wrong, don't rush in to try & fix it. Take a breath, give yourself some space & look at your options.
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Talented employees stay because they are: 1 paid well 2 mentored 3 challenged 4 promoted 5 involved in decisions 6 appreciated 7 heard
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Get a FREE SimplyBuilt website to promote your #oss project hosted on @Github. Details here: goo.gl/pbMnqt
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Loyal Loot@loyalloot19 Nov 2014
There's still time to win this bowl! RT and follow us to qualify! #LLgiveaway details here: loyalloot.com/news/log-bowl-…
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Loot Crate@lootcrate7 Oct 2014
Retweet this & random winner will be picked at 7p Pac to win -4- random shirts in their size! bit.ly/loot-tweet
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Need to find a Rails dev contractor for an awesome EdTech startup I help advise. Remote is fine. Email me with your details and rate.
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Usabilla@usabilla18 Sep 2014
You Are NOT a User Experience Designer usabil.la/1r1jLpo #ux #design
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