Blog Tutorials

  • What I’m Thankful For: 2009 Web Edition

    I'd like to take a moment this Thanksgiving to thank some people that deserved to be.

  • Bold Web Predictions for 2010

    With another year coming to a close, it's time to look toward the near future. The following are my predictions for the web in 2010.

  • An Open Letter to You, Webmaster II

    Dear Webmaster,

  • 7 Signs I Knew I Was Born To Be a Programmer

    This will probably shock you but I'm a programmer. Not a designer, not a copywriter, just a simple programmer. I've done some self analysis and realized that becoming a programmer wasn't a choice — it was destiny. The following is my logic for why I became a programmer.

  • Confessions of a Web Developer V

    It's been quite a while since I've gotten a few things off of my chest and since I'm always full of peeves and annoyances I thought it was time to unleash:

  • Speeding Up My Website

    One of the biggest goals with my website redesign was to update something no one sees — website speed. Sure I'm using different colors, fonts, JavaScript techniques, and images but I'm most proud of the the speed increases I made. Let me explain the ways I've improved my website performance — maybe you can learn something from what I implemented.

  • David Walsh on NetTuts: Create a Twitter-Like “Load More” Widget

    My latest article post for NetTuts has been published.  From the intro:

  • David Walsh on the Faceoff Show Podcast

    I have the honor of being on Mark Sanborn and Jade Robbin's awesome podcast: The Faceoff Show. The guys grilled me about my blog, the MooTools JavaScript framework, and a variety of other projects. It was great fun and I recommend checking out their website and past episodes.

  • MacBook Pro: Week 1

    If you follow me on Twitter or grace us with your presence in my IRC chat room, you know that I'm beginning the change from XP boy to OSX man. My text-reader voice is changing and I'm finding apps where there were no apps before. I thought I'd give you a few thoughts after one week of Mac fanboy-hood.

  • Work Efficiently with jEdit Macros

    As I've mentioned in the past, my text editor of choice is jEdit. jEdit is an all purpose text editor with numerous features that allow you to code more efficiently. One of those features is the jEdit macro. jEdit comes bundled with dozens of macros for editing Java, text files, and so on. You may also record your own macros. Here are a few macros I use to make writing my posts faster.