Jesse James Garrett

Building technical systems involves a lot of hard work and specialized knowledge: languages and protocols, coding and debugging, testing and refactoring. ↗

— Jesse James Garrett

#building #coding #debugging #hard #hard work

As much as we may want to withdraw into a world of pure problem solving, we have to acknowledge that the most successful architectures are the ones you can actually convince someone to implement. ↗

— Jesse James Garrett

#actually #architectures #convince #implement #into

User-centered design means understanding what your users need, how they think, and how they behave - and incorporating that understanding into every aspect of your process. ↗

— Jesse James Garrett

#behave #design #every #how #incorporating

Ajax is an important development for Web applications, and its importance is only going to grow. ↗

— Jesse James Garrett

#applications #development #going #grow #importance

Ajax isn't a technology. It's really several technologies, each flourishing in its own right, coming together in powerful new ways. ↗

— Jesse James Garrett

#coming #each #flourishing #new #new ways

Besides, Weebles are too hard to draw - they just end up looking like eggs, not people. ↗

— Jesse James Garrett

#draw #eggs #end #hard #just

But despite the universality of URLs, we often forget that they're not just a handy way to address network resources. They're also valuable communication tools. ↗

— Jesse James Garrett

#also #communication #despite #forget #handy

But the best teams I've encountered have one important thing in common: their team structure and processes cover a full range of distinct competencies necessary for success. ↗

— Jesse James Garrett

#common #competencies #cover #distinct #encountered

Content is often the reason users come to your site. ↗

— Jesse James Garrett

#content #often #reason #site #users

Google is making a huge investment in developing the Ajax approach. ↗

— Jesse James Garrett

#approach #developing #google #huge #investment