I think it’s been a realÂly excitÂing year for our indusÂtry; the exploÂsion of web browsÂing away from the deskÂtop, HTML5 beginÂning to prove itself as the best option for cross-platÂform develÂopÂment, the newÂly-resurÂgent Microsoft makÂing good browsers again… if you make your livÂing from buildÂing the web you can’t fail to be heartÂened by this flourÂish of new life. There’s been a great appetite for disÂcovÂery of new browsÂer feaÂtures, with lots of demos being made using cutÂting-edge and experÂiÂmenÂtal CSS, HTML and JavaScript, so the curiÂous amongst us have had plenÂty to satÂisÂfy us.
Part of my conÂtriÂbuÂtion to tutsplus.com’s experts(!) review of 2011.
I’ve been writÂing some artiÂcles for difÂferÂent webÂsites in the latÂter half of this year, and it strikes me that I haven’t done a very good job of proÂmotÂing them on here. So please allow me to corÂrect that, with this brief runÂdown in reverse chronoÂlogÂiÂcal order.
I’ve put togethÂer my list of the 20 Best CSS Sites of 2011 for .net MagÂaÂzine. ChoosÂing only 20 turned out to be realÂly difÂfiÂcult, as I wantÂed to get a broad range of approachÂes. I’m sure there are plenÂty I missed out, includÂing any that aren’t in the EngÂlish language.
For The Sass Way I wrote about How Sass Can Shape The Future of CSS, showÂing how many of the feaÂtures conÂtained in the pre-processed CSS extenÂsion are under disÂcusÂsion for incluÂsion in future verÂsions of CSS.
WebÂdeÂsignÂtuts+ interÂviewed me about my book and my opinÂions on CSS3, includÂing what I’m excitÂed about for the future, and things to beware of when using cutÂting-edge properties.
And again for .net MagÂaÂzine I disÂcussed The Future of CSS LayÂouts, a subÂject I’m realÂly excitÂed about at the moment, which led to an artiÂcle that was very popÂuÂlar with .net’s readership.
I curÂrentÂly have two more artiÂcles waitÂing for techÂniÂcal review and proofÂreadÂing, which I hope will see the light of day shortÂly, and have promised to write anothÂer two as soon as I get time (as well as one for a dead tree pubÂliÂcaÂtion). I’m very hapÂpy to be writÂing about my craft, and appreÂciÂate feedÂback or furÂther requests for artiÂcles from othÂer sources — although, I won’t be able to write quite as much next year as I’m planÂning to start my secÂond book.
Here’s the video of the talk I gave at MetaphÂwoar! 2011 last month. The brief is very loose: talk about anyÂthing relatÂed to the web, but use metaphor (simÂiÂles are also valid). I chose to talk about what I do, tryÂing to define what it is — but in a very lightÂheartÂed way, and in less than 15 minutes.
I enjoyed givÂing this talk, and the whole event is worth a watch. You can see all the othÂer videos on Vimeo. Bonus: See if you can spot the point where I comÂpleteÂly forÂgot what to say next. It’s quite earÂly on…