| June 30th, 2011
The Web, as we know it today, has advanced a considerable amount from it’s original incarnation. HTML hasn’t changed as much as the web browser, and web designer and developers have advocated and implemented higher standards in their work. From CSS improvements to better use of semantic HTML, the Web has (mostly) become a better […]
| June 21st, 2011
When parsing large text files, particularly CSV files, web developers often need to know the number of lines contained in the file up front. Knowing the CSV line count is useful for a number of reasons, for example, displaying a progress meter while parsing the large file, or estimating how long the parsing process might […]
| June 17th, 2011
According to the New York times, thieves were able to capture the names, account numbers, e-mail addresses and transaction histories of more than 200,000 Citi customers, using the Citigroup customer web site. This isn’t the first time a financial institution has had its data compromised. What is so alarming about this particular security breach was […]
| May 26th, 2011
Web design and development agencies are typically small businesses where the creative and engineering types flourish in a loosely structured company culture. The few formalities us web designers and developers must comply with usually revolve around deadlines, workflow, meetings, and clients. Overall, it’s not a bad gig, it’s the type of environment where web designers […]
| May 12th, 2011
It seems like there is a lot of voodoo that goes on in the SEO world, but the truth is most SEO practices are quite practical and applicable to web sites and web-based applications. One such practice is the usage of 301 redirects. The 301 status code is used to tell web browsers and search […]
| April 5th, 2011
In my experience as a web developer at Pelago I’ve helped develop several web-based applications that required more than just an out-of-the box database configuration. While 99% of the online apps we’ve built can get by on a MySQL or PostgreSQL database with little to no configuration, the few that do require optimizations will certainly […]
| March 8th, 2011
The Intervals Mobile UI launched 7 months ago. In that time we’ve been collecting feedback from our customers and using it quite a bit ourselves. We’ve also been busy architecting the next few features, which will include more client, project and milestone management. When we originally launched the mobile UI, we wrote about what it […]
| January 20th, 2011
Almost every web designer or developer I’ve met has a great idea for the next killer web-based app. And I must admit, a lot of the ideas I here are good ones. In fact, I’m a firm believer that success does not come from great ideas, but from great execution. So let’s say you’ve got […]
John is a co-founder, web designer and developer at Pelago.
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His contributions stem from experiences managing the development process behind web sites and web-based applications such as Intervals.
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