Calling For Questions – Mailbag!
As my website has grown, I've received numerous emails asking me questions about things ranging from MooTools, to PHP, to CSS, to what I do in my free time. While I'm very open about everything I do, answering the same questions repeatedly can get a little old.
For this reason, I would like to request questions for a "mailbag" post I'll be periodically doing on the website. Please place any questions you have about my job, programming style, expertise, education, or what TV shows I watch below. I'm really excited to get this feature started on my website. I often wonder about other developers so I can only assume some people wonder how I go about life.
Please place your questions in a comment below. I look forward to answering them!
![Introducing MooTools Templated]()
One major problem with creating UI components with the MooTools JavaScript framework is that there isn't a great way of allowing customization of template and ease of node creation. As of today, there are two ways of creating:
new Element Madness
The first way to create UI-driven...
![Page Visibility API]()
One event that's always been lacking within the document is a signal for when the user is looking at a given tab, or another tab. When does the user switch off our site to look at something else? When do they come back?
![Create Your Own Dijit CSS Theme with LESS CSS]()
The Dojo Toolkit seems to just get better and better. One of the new additions in Dojo 1.6 was the use of LESS CSS to create Dijit themes. The move to using LESS is a brilliant one because it makes creating your own Dijit theme...
![MooTools Typewriter Effect Plugin Upgrade]()
Last week I shared my MooTools Typewriter Class with you. It was pretty well received and I got a few feature requests that I've implemented including "backspacing" and character variance delays. I'm not going to explain the old code, so click here...
How many hours do you normally work per week?
Besides work, what else do you like to do?
hi,
when you work on a new website, do you use the help of a graphic designer or you do all the graphical work yourself, in addition to the coding? is it you who design the templates of the sites you build?
amos
What websites and/or other resources do you recommend for a beginner who wants to become a PHP/Javascript/CSS expert like you?
What would you consider your dream job? Who would you want to work for?
What would it take for you to switch to jQuery?
What languages or aspects of the web would you like to be better in?
Keep up the good work!