Web Development

Internet technologies I like

In my ideal CMS, data is complete separated from layout markup. If I need to change my layout, I don't have to change any data. I coould rearrange my data in my layout to fit presentational needs. I wouldn't need to learn a new templating language; I could use an existing one. Hmm... what if there are already technologies out there that do this for me? Oh wait, there are. Enter XML and XSL. I can structure my data with XML, and then arrange it however I want with XSL. I can add all of the presentational markup without touching the data. I love XML and XSL. The only thing I need a CMS for is to create, modify or delete my content. A content management system that only manages content because it doesn't have to worry about templating? I'm in; are you?

I'm also a fan of PHP. It's free, and there is a lot of help for it. The same goes for jQuery.

Browsers

Everyone should use Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari, or Internet Explorer 9. However, I only recommend Firefox and Chrome. Why? Because thery're very customizeable, totally free, and are standards compliant. Also, Firefox is open source; something I advocate very strongly. My site is tested in Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer versions 7 and 8, Opera and Safari. As of now, it is totally compliant in each of these browswers.