Shameless self-promotion
I’ve added some recommendations onto the 3hv site.
beautiful code for elegant web sites
I’ve added some recommendations onto the 3hv site.
This is one of an occasional series on how 3hv conducts its business processes. You can read more here, subscribe to be notified whenever a new article is posted or find out why hiring 3hv will benefit your business.
So I’ve got the sale. Nice work fella.
Now what?
Well, I want to make sure that [...]
Taken from Shane and Peter.
What’s your personal mission statement?
No Regrets. So far that’s pretty true. Or maybe “I’m glad I have tasted fantastical places” (which I am and I have).
What’s the biggest mess you’ve dealt with this year?
The application I was working on at my previous employer. Over the years it had [...]
This is one of an occasional series on how 3hv conducts its business processes. You can read more here, subscribe to be notified whenever a new article is posted or find out why hiring 3hv will benefit your business.
Often, a client has a good idea of exactly what it is they want building. [...]
We Ruby on Rails developers are used to the barbs. “Ruby doesn’t scale” they say. Ignoring the fact that Twitter famously deals with eleven thousand requests per second.
For those of you for whom the above was gibberish, let me explain. Scaling a web application is making it deal with large numbers of [...]
I’ve taken the decision to split my blogging activities into two (three if you count my infrequently updated Nottingham Forest Football Club blog).
From now on, 3hv (that’s here) will be the place to find out about business (strategies, tactics and stuff I learn along the way). In other words, the perfect place to find [...]
How everyday tasks sell iPhones
I now have run into two people at my church who have decided to get iPhones after seeing how easy it is for me to use mine for seemingly ordinary tasks. Both people already own either a Palm PDA or a Blackberry, but don’t use most of the functions because they [...]
Aim high but grow slowly.
I had no idea how I would do this, but I figured if humans had the capability to put a rover on Mars and launch satellites into space, then there must be some way to clear out 80,000 emails in 3 weeks. If it is humanly possible, then it’s not impossible. [...]
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/understandingwebdesign
Architecture (the kind that uses steel and glass and stone) is also an apt comparison—or at least, more apt than poster design. The architect creates planes and grids that facilitate the dynamic behavior of people. Having designed, the architect relinquishes control. Over time, the people who use the building bring out and add to [...]
or why you should call a slut a slut
Do you think it’s because I said ‘slut’? Are people really that conservative? Maybe I should tone it down a bit. But if I tone it down a bit, I won’t be being myself. I don’t want subscribers who don’t like me for who I am. Then [...]