Warren Shea - World of Warren

No, this blog has not died!

Monday, January 24th, 2011 at 9:25 am

I dunno, has my life just..not been interesting lately? I dunno…

I’ve been playing a lot of DCUOnline for the last 4 days….I’m at level 23, with a level 30 cap. 7 more levels…and then I plan to put it down…..

But the better/smart thing would be to put it down…and level the 7 levels over the course of a few days, rather than 2.

My development online textbooks have been collecting dust, despite Z working/studying hard lately. You’d think this would be the ideal time to study (as in, we both study) but…for some reason, I just haven’t been inclined to. Maybe reading about OO isn’t as interesting to me as CSS3…I dunno.

Anyways, I should probably go get something done right now…like…y’know…work.

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It’s like all I write about now is regarding web development…

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 at 1:47 am

I’ve definitely spent considerable time and effort lately studying. It’s weird.

This month is turning out to be a record low in terms of number of posts. AND they’ve virtually all been developer posts. Pretty lame if I do say so myself.

Not much going on in my life, I was in a cab today and as I was drinking coffee, the cab just took off an i spilled coffee all over the front of my shirt. Just before a big meeting. How unfortunate.

I’m getting pretty worried regarding a topic but I’m going to hold off writing about it…for now. I pray to the God that I believe in when I’m really desperate for stuff that everything is okay…I literally did and hope everything is okay. We’ll see…….

I’ve been working on my Facebook/The Social Network post, I’m gathering thoughts, ideologies, strategies I’ve learned. I’ve seen The Social Network 3 times within the last 3 weeks, the first time for fun/awe, the second time to write about…but I eventually just re-watched it, and a third time 2 days later, actually taking notes. I want to read the Time: Mark Zuckerberg man of the year article again, as well as go through The Social Network Blu-Ray extras…before I do my post. So that may be a whiles off…

I was going thru an OOP book for a refresher and it’s surprising how much I remember, and how much I don’t. I wasn’t raised to do OO and my post-uni environment didn’t give me many chances, if any, to do OO, everything is all linear….my skills in OO really rusted in the last 5-6 years. Like, really bad. I don’t know how much I understood it in the first place but it’s almost like I’m starting from scratch…except I’m not, the terms are all familiar, I just don’t remember some definitions or when to use stuff…like trying to relearn how to put together a puzzle. You’ve done it before, you have an idea of the shape you want it to take, but it’s still almost equally as fast as the first time to get to where you were…..hmm, that’s a terrible analogy!

Anyways…I should probably sleep. Even tho I took a 2-3 hour nap after work, I’m still kinda sleepy. Reading an OO book on your free time can do that to you…

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Accomplishments #3.5 – Mid January 2011 Edition

Sunday, January 16th, 2011 at 7:56 pm

Oops – One day late! Maybe because I really don’t have anything to say. Most of my time has been dedicated to a CSS book (which I completed a few days ago).
I’m going to read my OOP (Object Oriented Programming) book and my HTML5 book…with my ASP.NET 4.0 book. Not quite sure what to do first…

Shows / Movies

Books & Manga

warrenshea.com
Update Links section

Gaming
Finish Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)

Web Development and Design
Start (and Finished) my CSS book (CSS Mastery) – Done!

Finish my ASP.NET 3.5 book
Start my (other) CSS book

Other

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My Personal (Developer) Resolve

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 at 1:31 pm

Resolve
To be awesome at (almost) all aspects in the limited stage of the web.

*The following is a list on all the web-related items that I already know, would like to learn, and have no interest in learning (despite being related to the web). Some points may not seem to make sense, that is because my knowledge in the area is so terrible that I don’t know what I’m writing >_<

This Resolve includes:

The ability to develop proficiently in various development languages, frameworks, and techniques including:
- ASP.NET 4.0 C#
- ASP 3.0 VB (Classic)
- HTML5
- PHP 5
- XHTML 1.0/HTML 4.01
- JavaScript
- MS SQL (and mySQL)
- Ruby (on Rails) (maybe…)
- CSS2
- CSS3
- SASS
- OOP
- AJAX
- JSON
- XML
- XSL/XSLT
- DOM
- DHTML
- jQuery
- Prototype (and script.aculo.us)
- MooTools
- Google Chart API
- Facebook API
- Twitter API
- Google Search Appliance API
The ability to develop for major browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari and (maybe) Opera
Familiarity with Web Accessibility standards including:
- WCAG 2.0 standards
- CNIB (The Canadian National Institute for the Blind) Priority Level 2
Understanding of fundamental SEO principles and Analytic tools including:
- Google Analytics
- Google Search Appliance
Knowledge of various Content Management System and Web Publishing tools including:
- Drupal 7 and Drupal
- WordPress and Blogger
- Vignette 7 and Vignette 6
Proficiency in various graphic programs including:
- Photoshop
- Fireworks

This Resolve does not include:

Mobile development (although this may change in the future)
Email development
Development of non-web languages including:
- C
- C++
- Java
- Visual Basic
- Perl
- Python
Development of non-web languages that are fundamentally from the list above including:
- JSP (Java) (although this may change in the future)
- Mason (Perl)
- Django/Zope (Python)
Development of supporting web languages:
- ActionScript
Proficiency in web-related tools including:
- Flash, Premiere, Illustrator
- Silverlight (although this may change in the future)

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What to learn? HTML5 or ASP.NET?

Monday, January 10th, 2011 at 4:00 pm

The CSS book that I’m currently reading is 350 pages. I’m currently on 230, having gone through 100 on Saturday…and the other 130 in the 2 weeks before -_-; I can accomplish so much in one night if I focus! :S

As I close in on the final 120 pages, which I hope to finish very soon, I’m wondering what to study next?

I decided that for my EPIC SITE, I may as well do it in ASP.NET 3.5/4 AND HTML 5 (not XHTML 1.0).

While the ASP.NET code would compile and render to XHTML 1.0, would that be HTML5 valid? I mean, if I built my site in HTML5, I would like it…y’know, in all HTML5, not HTML5 + ASP.NET compiled XHTML1.0/HTML 4.01.

I really like the look of …. just looks wrong to me. It’s how I used to develop…but gave that up to be XHTML valid. Now, is valid again in HTML5 so why do ? is 2 characters smaller as well as just as easy to read as

I really (and I wouldn’t be surprised if you thought this too) have a bad habit of procrastinating my ASP.NET learning. Like, did I really need to read a CSS book before ASP.NET? Should I really be reading a HTML5 book before studying a multiple-year resolve of studying ASP.NET?

I’m trying to learn both for my EPIC SITE but I imagine that the learning curve for ASP.NET is much higher than HTML5, with the exception of the canvas tag, which seems very daunting. Like learning ActionScript….bleh.

There’s so much to learn! Not that I’m under a strict time limit, everything is self-imposed…but it seems like if you don’t study frequently, it’s so easy to fall behind in technology. I’m already behind with my current skills…but at least I’m attempting to catch up. That’s leaps and bounds better than the progress from my recent, WoW years.

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