How I Respect

James Mathias

Tuesday, March 27, 12

yakob
giacomo
jakup jaakko
seamus kobi diego
hamish jamie
James Mathias
jimbo jay jacme
hemi giagu yankel
Jim jacques jaume
jacob yagop


yakob
giacomo
jakup jaakko
seamus kobi diego
hamish jamie
James Mathias
jimbo jay jacme (muh-thigh-es)
hemi giagu yankel
Jim jacques jaume
jacob yagop


I have


I have
★ 12 years in the web medium


I have

★ 7 of those freelancing


I have


★ 5 spent in agency and
corporate scenes


I have


corporate scenes

★ last 7 months as CCO of
EllisLab, creator of
ExpressionEngine and
CodeIgniter.


I have
★ 12 years in the web medium ★ 3 sons, 1 wife, 2 cats & 2
dogs

corporate scenes

CodeIgniter.


I have
dogs
★ an intense love of this
★ 5 spent in agency and industry
corporate scenes

CodeIgniter.


I have
dogs
corporate scenes
★ a belief in craft and quality
★ last 7 months as CCO of over speed and quantity
CodeIgniter.


I have
dogs
corporate scenes
★ a belief in craft and quality
★ last 7 months as CCO of over speed and quantity
ExpressionEngine and ★ a collection of over 200
CodeIgniter. board games.


Story Break


“I must Create a System, or be enslav'd by
another Man's. I will not Reason & Compare;
my business is to Create.”


“I must Create a System, or be enslav'd by
another Man's. I will not Reason & Compare;
my business is to Create.”

William Blake - 1820


Respect.


Clients & Colleagues


I don’t


I don’t
★ participate in spec or
competitive bidding
processes


I don’t
competitive bidding
processes

★ discuss/rant about others


I don’t
competitive bidding
processes


★ miss deadlines without
communication


I don’t
★ participate in spec or ★ fight uphill battles
competitive bidding
processes


communication


I don’t
competitive bidding
processes ★ promise anything I can’t
deliver

communication


I don’t
competitive bidding
processes ★ promise anything I can’t
deliver
★ leave work for others to
★ miss deadlines without finish
communication


I do


I do
★ research problems and
recommend solutions


I do
recommend solutions

★ what I say I will, when I
said I would


I do
recommend solutions

said I would

★ share everything I know,
and everything I don’t


I do
★ research problems and ★ communicate everything,
recommend solutions always

said I would



I do

★ what I say I will, when I ★ attempt to produce work I
said I would am proud of



I do

★ what I say I will, when I ★ attempt to produce work I
said I would am proud of

★ share everything I know, ★ sleep well at night


Technology, Craft & Ego


I don’t


I don’t
★ believe my code will be
bug free


I don’t
★ believe my code will be
bug free

★ assume that every
browser and device will
work the same way every
time


I don’t
★ believe my code will be ★ forget that this medium
bug free changes daily and is
subjective and relative to
★ assume that every the audience
work the same way every
time


I don’t
★ believe my code will be ★ forget that this medium
bug free changes daily and is
subjective and relative to
★ assume that every the audience
work the same way every ★ forget that I can always
time learn something new or do
something better


I do


I do
★ remind myself, that I am
merely a student and that I
need to practice, everyday


I do
★ remind myself, that I am
merely a student and that I

★ realize that I will never
master this craft


I do
★ remind myself, that I am ★ believe there is no such
merely a student and that I thing as a web emergency

★ realize that I will never
master this craft


I do
★ remind myself, that I am ★ believe there is no such
merely a student and that I thing as a web emergency
★ believe that the best
★ realize that I will never framework is knowledge
master this craft and practice


“I once heard the worse thing a man could do is
draw a hungry crowd, tell everyone his name,
pride, and confidence but leaving out his
doubt. I’m not sure I bought those words when
I was young I knew most everything. These
words have never meant as much to anyone, as
they now mean to me”


“I once heard the worse thing a man could do is
draw a hungry crowd, tell everyone his name,
pride, and confidence but leaving out his
doubt. I’m not sure I bought those words when
I was young I knew most everything. These
words have never meant as much to anyone, as
they now mean to me”

The Weight of Lies, The Avett Brothers - 2007


Thank you
Little Rock,
Goodnight


James Mathias
CCO of EllisLab, champion of
experience, bringer of dazzle
thunder, artist, writer & outlaw
http://ellislab.com/
@jmathias


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