Moxley Carmichael has hired Chris Weathers as a senior web developer as part of the firm’s expanded expertise to design and build custom-made websites and manage hosting and security. Weathers has 15 years of experience as a web developer combined with a versatile marketing and design skill set. He is adept at building, developing, maintaining and improving websites, especially high-end and heavily trafficked sites. Weathers also has managed enterprise-level e-commerce websites that collectively have generated hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue. “Chris is a tremendous addition to our company as we continue to develop tailored websites that deliver exactly what a client wants – and needs – to drive business results,” Moxley Carmichael Founder and CEO Cynthia Moxley said. “His extensive experience and knowledge of the industry have allowed Chris to make a difference on day one. We welcome Chris to the team, and we know our clients are going to enjoy working with him.” Prior to joining Moxley Carmichael, he served as a web developer for Marine Accessories Corporation and 245TECH. He also has web operations and developer experience at NCrowd Inc., Half Off Depot and Delta-21. Weathers graduated with an Associate of Science in web technology from Pellissippi State Community College in 2009 and a Bachelor of Science in sociology from The University of Tennessee in 2011. Weathers, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio – where his father, Curtis Weathers, played linebacker for the Cleveland Browns – moved to his family’s hometown of Memphis in 1998 and then relocated to Knoxville in 2004. He is a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and serves on the board...
When talking about web development, Progressive Web Apps have been a buzzword for a while. But will your company benefit from going down the PWA road? Read how and when you should use and should NOT use this technology now and in 2022. Introduction to PWA Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are a fairly recent trend in web and mobile app development. Coined by Google engineer Alex Russell in 2015, the term refers to web applications that use “progressive” design approaches in order to behave and function similarly to native apps. What that specifically means may not be perfectly clear, as there is no precise definition of what does or does not make a progressive web app. However, there are some defining characteristics that are indicative of PWA design patterns. These include the use of ServiceWorkers (background scripts that run in the browser in order to provide features like push notifications) and app manifests (standardized JSON files that instruct the platform how to install and manage your app). There are also several common design themes that are often pointed to as being unique to PWA. Benefits and Drawbacks of PWA Employing progressive web app technology in an application’s development has many benefits, though there are also some drawbacks to consider. The main benefit of PWA design is that it is mostly platform-independent. This means that an app can be developed using a single codebase and deployed on several different platforms. Simplifying the development in this way reduces the time and resources necessary to get an app to market. Platform independence combined with the fact that PWAs are inherently installable makes...
Kim Choy has had a tough couple of years. Two years ago, the artisan woodworker lost two digits on his left hand in a table saw accident. Just as he had recovered enough to begin working again, the pandemic hit, causing work to stop, classes to shut down, and forcing this former web developer to give up on plans to open a Shibui Furniture Collective showroom. He took the time, though, to rethink his craft and his business. Today, he is focusing on chairs, as opposed to larger furniture formats. The chair designs he has come up with have been selling well, both in Singapore and overseas. He tells us he has a new curriculum in mind for his classes and he is embarking on other new professional challenges. WHEN DID YOU FIRST DISCOVER A LOVE FOR WOODWORKING? It all started when I wanted to tinker with things physically instead of digitally. My previous profession as a web developer required me to deal with coding, even on weekends. I wanted a more balanced lifestyle so I looked for ways to unplug. Bookmatched Claro Walnut low coffee table. (Photo: Shibui Furniture Collective) I tried working with metal but it didn’t really work out, hence I moved on to wood. I found this new hobby to be very empowering, so much so that it got me to delve deeper whenever each weekend came around. HOW DID YOU LEARN THE CRAFT? I am mostly self-taught and I learnt mainly through books with a lot of trial and error. I also visited craftsmen in Japan to get points of references when I hit...
During my college years, as a software engineering student, Java was the new kid on the block. Fortunately, I had a few visionary professors eager to tag C++ as something of the past and move forward to the wonderful world of “code once, deploy anywhere”. Most of the assignments were in Java, but we also tried other technologies such as C, C++, Cobol, OCAML… and JavaScript. As soon as I started to work with JavaScript, I got the immediate feeling that it was designed with an hack & slash approach to get something done and should not outlive more than a couple of prototypes. No one back then was willing to bet the farm on JavaScript, but we couldn’t be more wrong. Twenty years later, our industry allowed JavaScript to move to the back-end and now it’s everywhere. Why Ruby on Rails in the first place? The years following my graduation were, as foreseen by the university professors, spent coding in Java. I loved how Sun designed the language and Java VM, but I always questioned their over-complicated way of designing the Standard Development Kit (SDK). It seemed like they were eager to use every pattern in the famous book written by the Gang of Four, and the first contact with J2EE gave me the impression that Martin Fowler offered Sun the draft to his yet to be published book Enterprise Design Patterns, and they made a TODO list out of it. The Java ecosystem was so over-engineered that it became a common practice to factor two weeks in a project plan just to bootstrap a slightly complex product....
Ruby on Rails is an established, battle-tested technology that served as an excellent framework for software developers. But what’s the secret behind the success of Rails? One good reason is that ever since it appeared on the tech scene, it’s been part of projects launched by companies that have become some of the fastest-growing and largest startups we’ve ever seen. Read on to find out why startups choose Rails and discover the most spectacular success stories of companies based on RoR. Why do startups pick Ruby on Rails? There are many reasons why Ruby on Rails has become such a critical technology for startups that want to transform their business ideas into applications and saleable products quickly. But these 3 features make RoR incredibly successful among startups: Efficiency – Rails includes many tools, plugins, and modules that allow developers to save plenty of time and avoid writing boilerplate code. Rails teams build applications 30–40% faster than teams with a different technology stack. Scalability – it’s easy to scale up applications built with RoR to match the constantly evolving business need or unpredictable events. Moreover, if you’re creating a product for a large user base, Rails helps to ensure that once it kicks off, it can cope with all the visitors. Cost-effectiveness – Rails is an open-source framework distributed under the MIT license, so you don’t need to spend any money on the framework. RoR is surrounded by an ecosystem of fantastic free tools that speed up the development process and let your team focus on what matters most – the value your product brings to end-users. Now that you...
I am writing this article from a frontend developer perspective, as I am one. I have specialized in User Interface, Static Page Generators, WordPress, and page speed optimization. About a year ago, I started with a freelance career. This experience has changed me as a professional, but also as a person. I am a member of Toptal talent network, and most of my clients are part of this formidable networks as well. I worked with seven Toptal clients. I also worked with a couple of Upwork clients. Two of my clients engaged me via my website. I worked as a mentor on Codementor. I also worked on a couple of projects with my friends, pro bono. Toptal is a private, elite talent network with thousands of members across 100+ countries. Of the hundreds of thousands who apply each year, fewer than 3% gain admission to the network. In total, I worked with thirteen clients and seventeen mentees. Clients came from all over the world: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Romania, and Croatia. Most of them were agencies, but I also worked with designers and developers, too. In my opinion, investing in the relationship with a client is the most critical part. Earning trust from a remote position is not easy. Being kind could take you a long way with your client, and it doesn’t cost you a thing. During my first year of freelancing, I didn’t have a single negative experience with any client. ❤️ Getting the job done is also important. Never promise what you cannot deliver. It is okay to say that you need a...
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