It’s been a while since I’ve gotten a few things off of my chest and since I’m always full of peeves and annoyances I thought it was time to unleash:

• Rock star developers get lots of schwag and job offers every day. It makes me think to myself: “If I were an actual rock star, the offers would be sex and drugs.” A very difficult decision as to what I’d rather be…..
• “Webmasters” are a lot like a “Porn Star”: both get their status before they’ve done or proven anything.

Many of you probably already know this but I like to consider myself a bit of a JavaScript chameleon. If you know that then you probably know I’m a MooTools fanatic that periodically dabbles with jQuery. I’m happy to announce that I was able to join Elijah Manor and Ralph Whitbeck on the jQuery podcast this past week to talk jQuery, MooTools, and web development in general. Head on over to the jQuery blog for more information or iTunes to grab the podcast.

As an extension of my podcast appearance, I wanted to share a few code snippets to make your introduction to MooTools or jQuery easier.

My latest NetTuts tutorial has hit! From the post:

MooTools is one of the most flexible, modular, and well written JavaScript frameworks available. So many people use it but many of them don’t optimize their code. This post will provide you with fifteen simple tips for making your MooTools code shorter, faster, and stronger.

Don’t miss it! http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/make-your-mootools-code-shorter-faster-and-stronger/

It’s been quite a while since I’ve gotten a few things off of my chest and since I’m always full of peeves and annoyances I thought it was time to unleash:

• Who loses in the browser wars? Developers. Designers. Users. I hope the browser development teams are having fun though…
• Learning jQuery made me love MooTools even more. Go figure.
• For those of you that have loads of trouble with your JavaScript: maybe you need to start looking at your CSS?

Another year has passed and I wanted to share my thoughts on all the posts and events that shaped my blog (and life) during 2009.

Joining the MooTools Team

My biggest achievement during 2009 was becoming a member of the MooTools Core development team. I had been writing MooTools tutorials since my blog had started and apparently that paid off as Aaron Newton asked me to think about contributing to the project in January. Shortly thereafter I was asked by Valerio Proietti to join the team. It was a huge honor and still is. I love my MooTools teammates and contributors as brothers and look forward to continued success with the team. MooTools FTW.