Webs Developer http://www.websdeveloper.com Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:26:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Social Coding Scores http://www.websdeveloper.com/social-coding-scores/ http://www.websdeveloper.com/social-coding-scores/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:26:15 +0000 lee http://www.websdeveloper.com/?p=77411 View your GitHub scores at github-high-scores.heroku.com! Enter a GitHub repository URL and get some statistics #80s #8-bit

Some examples…

]]> http://www.websdeveloper.com/social-coding-scores/feed/ 0 Ruby on Rails with Zombies http://www.websdeveloper.com/rails-for-zombies/ http://www.websdeveloper.com/rails-for-zombies/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:19:32 +0000 lee http://www.websdeveloper.com/?p=77330 Brrrraaaiinnnnns Rrrraaaaillllls!

If you haven’t learned Ruby and/or Rails, love zombies and have an hour to spare check out the Rails for Zombies labs.

Way more interesting than your average tutorial for building yet another twitter/facebook/blog app!

]]> http://www.websdeveloper.com/rails-for-zombies/feed/ 0 SQL Injection Attack – Myths and Fallacies http://www.websdeveloper.com/sql-injection-attack-myths-and-fallacies/ http://www.websdeveloper.com/sql-injection-attack-myths-and-fallacies/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:36:06 +0000 lee http://www.websdeveloper.com/sql-injection-attack-myths-and-fallacies/ Went to an interesting talk last night at the SF MySQL Meetup at CBS Interactive last night. Some interesting nuggets of information on ways to prevent SQL injection attacks, but perhaps more importantly… how not to prevent SQL injection attacks. Slides below…

Sql Injection Myths and Fallacies

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UPrinting is a great printing company that prints all types of stuff, from postcards to flyers and even door hangers! They have over 25 years of experience and you can trust them with all your printing needs.
One [...]

]]> http://www.websdeveloper.com/win-10-canvas-prints-from-uprinting/feed/ 1 20+ New Apps and Websites for Designers Sep. 2010 http://www.websdeveloper.com/20-new-apps-and-websites-for-designers-sep-2010/ http://www.websdeveloper.com/20-new-apps-and-websites-for-designers-sep-2010/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:50:14 +0000 lee http://www.websdeveloper.com/20-new-apps-and-websites-for-designers-sep-2010/ New apps and websites seem to appear on an almost-daily basis.
Trying to find the best ones each week or month can be tough, especially considering how many come out that aren’t that great.
In this post we’ve compiled some of the best apps and websites that have come out recently.
Some are apps closely tied to a [...]

]]> http://www.websdeveloper.com/20-new-apps-and-websites-for-designers-sep-2010/feed/ 0 15 Bad Habits That Could Kill Your Design Career http://www.websdeveloper.com/15-bad-habits-that-could-kill-your-design-career/ http://www.websdeveloper.com/15-bad-habits-that-could-kill-your-design-career/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:50:14 +0000 lee http://www.websdeveloper.com/15-bad-habits-that-could-kill-your-design-career/ Being a designer has never been easy. Working with clients, creative directors, marketing managers and other designers can take a toll on your patience and passion.
It’s important, as a professional designer, to avoid practices that could hurt your career or the company you work for.
Whether you work as a freelance designer [...]

]]> http://www.websdeveloper.com/15-bad-habits-that-could-kill-your-design-career/feed/ 0 30+ Great Logos with Smart Concepts http://www.websdeveloper.com/30-great-logos-with-smart-concepts/ http://www.websdeveloper.com/30-great-logos-with-smart-concepts/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:50:13 +0000 lee http://www.websdeveloper.com/30-great-logos-with-smart-concepts/ A couple of months ago we posted a compilation of Smart Logos with Hidden Symbolism which was very well received.
Today, we’re showcasing another great collection of smart logos, but in this case, their meanings are far easier to grasp.
The logos featured here create the company’s name by combining intricate shapes made up of  fonts and [...]

]]> http://www.websdeveloper.com/30-great-logos-with-smart-concepts/feed/ 0 Fully Understanding Contrast in Design http://www.websdeveloper.com/fully-understanding-contrast-in-design/ http://www.websdeveloper.com/fully-understanding-contrast-in-design/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:50:12 +0000 lee http://www.websdeveloper.com/fully-understanding-contrast-in-design/ Usually the subject of contrast is reserved for beginners. Books will say “black and white have contrast, red and orange do not” – but there’s so much more to it.
Beginners books usually only touch on color contrast, but what about size and shape contrast? Often the easiest way to tell an amateur designer from a [...]

]]> http://www.websdeveloper.com/fully-understanding-contrast-in-design/feed/ 1 Comics of the Week #43 http://www.websdeveloper.com/comics-of-the-week-43/ http://www.websdeveloper.com/comics-of-the-week-43/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:50:12 +0000 lee http://www.websdeveloper.com/comics-of-the-week-43/ Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.
These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.
So [...]

]]> http://www.websdeveloper.com/comics-of-the-week-43/feed/ 0 Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Sep 12-Sep 18, 2010 http://www.websdeveloper.com/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-sep-12-sep-18-2010/ http://www.websdeveloper.com/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-sep-12-sep-18-2010/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:50:11 +0000 lee http://www.websdeveloper.com/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-sep-12-sep-18-2010/ Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.
The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of [...]

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