Seeking Your Suggestions

By Kimberly Blessing,

Posted in General

Photo of Kimberly by Ari Stiles

Welcome to my new blog! I wanted to ditch my old blog in order to start something new and focused. While my old blog varied widely from the professional to the personal, this blog will be focused on Web development and management topics. And while posting at the old blog was hit or miss, I’ve committed to Project 52, so new content will be appearing on this site weekly.

My first set of posts will be targeted at job-seeking Web developers, discussing topics like what to include in a code portfolio and how to prepare for a technical interview. As someone who has done a lot of hiring (and is doing so currently, hint hint) I hope to give some valuable advice to those looking to make job moves in 2010.

While I have some other topics planned, I’d love to get your input on what other topics I should cover. I have experience in championing Web standards, crafting code for heavily-trafficked sites, constructing content management systems, and building and leading strong teams. So, what are your questions? What issues are you facing? Tell me in the comments or email me at obiwan at kimberly blessing dot com. And thanks for joining me!

Comments

  1. Jeremy Gillick left this comment on :

    There are a lot of people that lead teams in the industry who are not very good leaders. What is the best path for a person who wants to be a strong leader and/or manager?

  2. Shimone Samuel left this comment on :

    I’d like to hear more about CSS performance optimization on a deeper level – going beyond compression and specificity and getting into issues such as whether a browser performs better or worse when it encounters shorthand.

  3. Nick left this comment on :

    I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on balancing accessibility standards and shiny new features (Flash/JS/etc).

  4. Guru Prasath left this comment on :

    Performance optimization and browser differences would be interesting topics to know.

  5. Obi-Wan Kimberly replied on :

    Thanks for the suggestions!

  6. Alan Houser left this comment on :

    Thanks for the call to make things awesomer.

    I’d love to see more on career/job hunting. When I was canned this past October (third time in my 10-year web design career) I vowed to do something about this — to help others, etc.

    I still have yet to help, but maybe I could offer a guest post on ‘landing a job by thinking outside the box’. I could share how I’ve landed on my feet every time.