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Steve Jobs just posted a long-awaited explanation of why the iPlatforms don’t (and won’t) support Flash. A few weeks ago, I wrote about Apple and their behavior as it relates to today’s web with regards to the recent Section 3.3.1 changes, and I’m tempted to just let those thoughts stand rather than rant again. But [...]

<rant> I am so entirely bored by the “IE6 must die” movement. All you people out there who think you’re on some high horse of morality and rightness for the web’s future — this is a complete waste of effort. It’s useless windbaggery and nonsense. To date, I don’t think a single user has ever [...]

Regarding Apple’s recent iPhone/iPad SDK TOS update sneak-peek, the signal-to-noise ratio of logical reasoning amidst the sea of self-inflated opinions and FUD has become unbearable. So what am I going to do? Compound that mess with my own opinions, of course! And they are just that, opinions. Take them as you will. I only ask [...]

Disclaimer Before I begin, let me share my personal mantra: “everyone is entitled to their own (wrong) opinions.” This includes me. This post is purely opinion. It’s an editorial. It means nothing unless you care what my opinion is. If you’re easily offended, or if you just love HAML, or if you’re a closed minded [...]

I believe the topics of UI Architecture are both hugely underserved in the normal course of web application development, and also the biggest opportunity for improving the performance of your site/application. They will directly lead to improved user-experience (without caring whatsoever about wireframes, graphical design, or even IA), and they will also lead to better developer experience, making code both more maintainable and more efficient.