Tag Archives: webdev

Web Developer Contractor Rates

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Michael Schurter

We just happened* to start chatting in the #pdxdjango IRC channel on Freenode about what the rates web developer contractors charge today, and I wanted to post my experiences after leaving the contractor world a few months ago after 2 … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome Frame

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Michael Schurter

I maintain a web application that must support Internet Explorer 6, so I was delighted to hear about Google Chrome Frame. Unfortunately their warnings of its alpha status seem to be well founded. The 2 show-stoppers I ran into fairly … Continue reading →

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Join #webdevpdx on Freenode

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Michael Schurter

Chris just created a channel for web developers in Portland, OR on Freenode, so if you’re a web developer (or sysadmin or dba or designer or manager forced to deal with us webdevs) come on in! #webdevpdx on irc.freenode.net New … Continue reading →

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JavaScript Collation Fail

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Michael Schurter

In JavaScript, the localeCompare method on Strings seems like a great way to properly sort strings, but its not: Hint: The last line should all look the same. At least I expect Firefox and Opera to agree. You can’t expect … Continue reading →

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