In-House of Pain: A Story of Hope
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PA N A STORY OF HOPE IN-HOUSE OF Jason Occhipinti @occtopia
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n-House Web Designers and Developers encounter challenges that differ radically from those of their agency-based counterparts. Designer Jason Occhipinti examines these challenges and provides some tips and inspiration on how to break free from the sometimes business-as-usual in-house mindset.
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PA NA STORY OF HOPE
IN-HOUSE OF
Jason Occhipinti@occtopia
IntroductionJASON OCCHIPINTI
UPSTNY
IN-HOUSE WebFOR 10 FREAKIN’ YEARS
WHY?
REASON 1.THE INDUSTRY
REASON 2.AWARENESS
REASON 3.FOR MY IN-HOUSE PEEPS
DISCLAIMERNOT A CATCH ALL
DISCLAIMERIN-HOUSE Situations
ARE DIVERSE
Question
WHAT IS IN-HOUSE
ANSWERIN-HOUSE WEB DESIGNERS
WORK INTERNALLY
ANSWERWE COMMUNICATE ON BEHALF
OF OUR EMPLOYERS
ANSWERIN-HOUSE WEB DESIGNERS
THINK BIG + SMALL
SUBJECTIVE ANSWERIN-HOUSE IS MANY THINGS TO
MANY PEOPLE
IN-HOUSE ISMONEY
IN-HOUSE ISSTABILITY
IN-HOUSE IS...yeah...
KEY WORDCONSTRAINTS
CON•STRAINTkənˈstrānt / Noun
1. A limitation or restriction.2. Stiffness in manner and inhibition between people.
Synonyms: restraint • force • duress
google.com
Constraints = CHALLENGES = In-HOUSE
Technology Organizations
+
TechnologyLETS TALK ABOUT TECH, BABY.
ONE SIDETECH HELPS US COMMUNICATE
THE OTHER SIDETECH CAN MAKE OUR LIVES A
LIVING HELL ON EARTH { Satanic Laugh Goes HERE }
10 years agomemory lane
10 Years agoStandards
zeldman.com/dwws
10 YEARS AGOFEATURE PHONES
ala.com/article/responsive-web-design
10 years agoUM...yeah...
10 years agoSTATiSTICS
onestat.com
2013Things got better, right?
...right...
NO.
Internet ExplorerPUBLIC ENEMY
Internet Explorer 6PUBLIC ENEMY • Poor CSS2 support• No CSS3 support• Unfixed security holes• No PNG transparency support• JavaScript memory leaks• Rendering issues• #8 on “PC World’s Worst Tech
Products of All Time”• Smells Funny
Internet ExplorerBUT WHY DOES THIS PERSIST?
Internet ExplorerSMASHY SMASHY
WELCOME TO BLACKBERRY-VILLE, BABYPOPULATION: YOU
BLACKBERRY-VILLEDIFFERENT MOBILE
CONTEXT
360 x 480
PLATFORMSA BRAVE NEW
PROPRIETARY WORLD
ORGANIZATIONSTHE NECESSARY EVIL
ORGANIZATIONSBUREAU-CRAzY
ORGANIZATIONSSECURITY
ORGANIZATIONSCOMMITTEES
ORGANIZATIONSSAME CUSTOMER...
ORGANIZATIONSYOU, THE GENERALIST
OVERCOMING
THE DRUDGERY
WHAT WE NEEDA NEW PERSPECTIVE
WHAT WE NEEDLEVERAGE CONSTRAINTS
A NEW PERSPECTIVECHALLENGES PUSH US
Constraints = CHALLENGES = OPPORTUNITIES
BROWSER CONSTRAINTSIS ONE BROWSER REALLY BAD?
BROWSER CONSTRAINTSKNOW YOUR FOE
MODERNIZR + POLYFILLS + FILTERSOH, MY!
PLATFORM CONSTRAINTSLEARN + BECOME MORE
VALUABlE
REMEMBERTECHNOLOGY IS FRAIL
ORGANIZATIONSKNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
ORGANIZATIONSREJECT APATHY
THIS iS YOUR APATHY SPEAKINGLET’s DO IT THIS WAY AND BE DONE WITH IT.
THIS iS YOUR APATHY SPEAKINGJUST DO IT. I DON’T WANTTO ARGUE WITH THEM.
BREAK FREEFREELANCE
BREAK FREESELF-MOTIVATED WORK
REJECT THE FAMILIARPUSH YOUR PROJECTS
BREAK FREEYou’re NEVER ALONE
...and remember...YOU CAN ALWAYS QUIT
