Web Development Blog
Evaluate and discuss Web Development with me.“I could ramble on about how talented Jared Lunde is at programming and design, but like any other artist or dedicated professional, I believe it is best to let his work speak for itself. After engaging with Jared and similar vendors on countless large projects, however, I can honestly say there is one thing that truly… absolutely… unequivocally set him apart from the rest: the process. In a business environment in which your success is becoming more and more interdependent with the success of outside vendors, I wholeheartedly felt Jared took the time to understand my needs and my goals which he then translated into the final product. He gave me a powerful level of confidence in his abilities that eventually developed into an incredibly trusting customer-client relationship.”
Frank O’Driscoll
E-Revenue Project Manager
American Cancer Society
Eastern Division, Inc.
I’ve coded a lot of websites for a lot of different designers and a common problem I experience with each one is something that should really be natural to them in the first place – the idea that form follows function. Most of this problem is rooted in the fact that they are not web developers. The most overlooked areas that I’ve noticed are those in SEO and in page load time.
The user interface is an integral part of a website no matter what the purpose. My job as a web designer is to figure out how to make a website navigable and easy to use whilst making it look professional.
1. Consolidate your javascript and css files
If you are embedding more than two javascript files per document or more than one CSS file per document, sorry, but you’re doing it wrong. It is much better to embed one 60K CSS or JS file than to embed three 20K files. By doing so, you are making it easier for the browser to cache the files and you are reducing the number of HTTP requests your browser has to make on page load.