Ask the Sherpas

  1. Question About Apple Products and Mobile Assumptions

    Answered by Aaron Gustafson on 10 January 2013

    I think there is a tendency in our industry to focus on the latest and greatest technology, which many would say includes Apple products. That should come as no surprise though. Most…
  2. Question About Choosing a Structured Data Technology

    Answered by Emily Lewis on 12 December 2012

    Answering this question is really about goals: your goals as a developer, your employer’s or client’s goals, and project goals. But before answering that question, let’s first talk about what&…
  3. Question About Finding a Web Designer

    Answered by Aaron Gustafson on 27 November 2012

    Finding talented, reliable people is probably one of the hardest tasks a business owner or manager must do. And, unfortunately, there’s no magic formula to find them, nor is there a well…
  4. Question About Learning to Code

    Answered by Dan Mall on 13 November 2012

    The great news is that, although old books are old, a lot of the techniques they describe are still very relevant. The practice of opening/closing a tag or writing a CSS rule hasn’t changed at…
  5. Question About Object Oriented CSS

    Answered by Allison Wagner on 30 October 2012

    Yay! I love this question because it touches on a very common misconception about Object Oriented CSS. The answer is no. OOCSS does not mean you have to degrade your markup with tons…