Michael Girouard

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Recruiter? Please move on. I'm not interested. * * * I'm a grizzled web engineer with a pile of experience going back to the good 'ol days of 1999. I've tried several times to move away from the web, but have realized that this is simply what I am meant to do. * * * For most of my career, PHP has been my preferred platform. I move quickly and think naturally in PHP. In recent years, I've also come to love JavaScript (Node.js), C#, Java and Ruby. I still prefer dynamic languages over static ones. Over the years I have come to believe that RESTful APIs and applications are simply the best way to go. I enjoy working with platforms and frameworks that make building REST applications easy...

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Michael Girouard

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Learning To Love Java Script Color

Learning To Love Java Script

Creating And Consuming Web Services In Php 5

Cfphp Zce 01 Basics

Baking Cakes With Php

A Look At Flex And Php

A Gentle Introduction To Object Oriented Php

Web Standards Evangelism

Its More Than Just Markup

JavaScript from Scratch: Getting Your Feet Wet

JavaScript From Scratch: Playing With Data

JavaScript From Scratch: Events

JavaScript From Scratch: Writing Java Script Applications

Ajax for PHP Developers

The Beauty of Java Script

Object Oriented JavaScript

Responsible JavaScript

Day to Day Realities of an Independent Worker

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Free Time - or - The Flywheel Effect

Sitemaps & Wireframing

Image Optimization - 7 mistakes

PHP Data Objects

Best Practices for Form Design