The prestige of being a web developer (no notes)

The prestige of being aweb developer. Christian Heilmann, Fronteers, Amsterdam, October 2011

There is a lot of talk about HTML5 and when you look at the demos showing what it can do we are faced with a lot of interactive videos and 3D animations. HTML5 however means much more than that - it turns web technologies into a real application environment and in this talk Chris Heilmann of Mozilla will show you how your backend code can beneﬁt greatly from the new features modern browsers offer us.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/

A W E S O M E!

how do magic tricks work?

three parts to any magic trick.

1 - The Pledge

2 - The Turn

3 - The Prestige

“I use Google mostly. Is that a mac?”

Native 3D sound in pureCSS with fallback for IE6!

+1 that like and a RT on that!

Most inspiring talk ever!

How do goodmagicians work?

Reuse and improve

<button> vs. <div class="clicky"> if ( test ) { apply(); }

In the old days...Behaviour HTMLPresentationStructure

DHTML days (1)Behaviour JSPresentation HTMLStructure JS

DHTML days (2)Behaviour CSSPresentation JS HTMLStructure

The gospel (according to Zeldman)Behaviour JS CSSPresentation HTMLStructure

The now...Behaviour SS JS C ntation PreseStructure HTML

approach.refresh();

Learn from others

NIN = good NNIH = BAD!

Be inventive

Leaving the comfortzone

!desktop

Can haz Flash info plz?

Be gorgeous!

code = poetry

Be open

http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/4054117626/

adaptation brings the prestige

your work, multiplied!

"I was a young man withuninformed ideas. I threw outqueries, suggestions, wondering allthe time over everything; and tomy astonishment the ideas tooklike wildfire" Charles Darwin

web workers != stage magicians

Something I can never have?

Ask questions, demand cool stuﬀto adapt to your environments.

Don’t be out for blood!

Browser makers want the web tosucceed and deliver awesomeexperiences.

This is what we should bespending time and money on.

Can haz moar harmony? http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/blank22763/6208392005/

Being reactive kills innovation.

People to trust

If you’re on stage, tell the truth.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aoifecitywomanchile/5204950442/

Vanishing act

Mark == OK?

Join the band!

Collaboration

Be your own teacher

code is open, slides are released!

Fill the blanks

Guerrilla docs

!code. Examples + Docs = :)

OHAI -webkit,here’s -moz, -o, -ms, !-

Use what you heard!

"Now that we spent 4 years making rounded corners working in every browser designers dont want to use them as they look dated" -- Molly Holzschlag

Repeat the message!

Your boss will love you!

Collect good stories

Best practices arediscovered, notdeﬁned!

Bring us evidence!

Reserved for you

Thanks!Chris Heilmann @codepo8

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