As you know, Twitter is the best place to keep up to date on the latest news, reviews, and schmooze in the outsourcing web development industry. However, there’s a lot of folk out there, and it can get a bit bewildering! Not sure who to follow? Here’s a list of twenty of the most influential, […]
As you know, Twitter is the best place to keep up to date on the latest news, reviews, and schmooze in the outsourcing web development industry. However, there’s a lot of folk out there, and it can get a bit bewildering! Not sure who to follow? Here’s a list of twenty of the most influential, iconic people in the business.
Brad Frost is definitely a man you want to keep tabs on. His finger is firmly on the pulse of the most current web developments and he has helped create some great tools and resources for designers, such as This Is Responsive, Pattern Lab, Styleguides.io, WTF Mobile Web, and Mobile Web Best Practices.
Things that get a rise out of ux designers: hamburger menus, qr codes, and carousels.
— Brad Frost (@brad_frost) May 24, 2015
If anyone knows about digital products, it’s Luke Wroblewski. He’s Google’s Product Director and he’s designed software that’s used by literally billions of people worldwide. Luke has also written three highly informative web design books.
Mystery meat of mobile navigation: the hamburger & kebab. [3/3] pic.twitter.com/L3l5ZvgmyU — Luke Wroblewski (@lukew) April 22, 2015
Senior developer for Mozilla and Core Developer for MooTools Javascript Framework, David Walsh is a real authority in the world of web development. He’s great to follow on Twitter and we strongly advise you subscribe to his excellent blog too, which always contains great tips and techniques.
7 Essential #JavaScript Functions https://t.co/T638xdemRu
— David Walsh (@davidwalshblog) June 26, 2015
Lea Verou classifies herself as a computer scientist/‘web standards geek’, and she really knows her stuff when it comes to CSS. Follow her tweets to keep up with all kinds of technical hints.
Interesting technique by @dudleystorey: Easy Cross-Browser Text Masks with Blend Modes https://t.co/Z8zFlt7GFG — Lea Verou (@LeaVerou) May 22, 2015
If you like your web designs to be slicker, smoother and more fun to use than the others, then Paul Irish, who works with Google Chrome, is the guy to follow. He’s a front-end developer who is always forward-thinking and has developed some inspiring tools for you to use.
4 colors, 350×350px, 3 seconds. Every 2 weeks, 9 animators and designers contribute a loop. https://t.co/kNaknzyAjy pic.twitter.com/Je5U0ZJGC6
— Paul Irish (@paul_irish) April 26, 2015
Mary Lou is one of the most creative minds out there. She specializes in interaction design, so if you’re passionate about this too, then we strongly advise you keep an eye on what she’s doing.
Card expansion effect made with #SVG #clipPath and #Trianglify https://t.co/EUqKNcucmS by @ClaudioCalautti pic.twitter.com/7yT00Y6Oxq — Manoela Ilic (@crnacura) June 18, 2015
As a lead front-end developer at Shopify, it’s to be expected that Johnathan Snook is something of an industry maven when it comes to web design and front-end development. He takes pride in his experimental approach, which comes through in his tweets. Check him out.
Will there become a point where a user cannot disable JavaScript in the browser? I feel like that time will come.
— Snook (@snookca) June 28, 2015
Chris Coyier is the writer at CSS-Tricks and designer at CodePen, which as you may know, is one of our favorite places for design freebies and helpful tips. Follow him on Twitter to get the lowdown on all the latest developments on his site.
Triple heart worthy if there ever was one! https://t.co/uTYb1B8e7e
— Chris Coyier (@chriscoyier) June 27, 2015
Christian Heilmann is an inspirational web developer who works as a Principal Developer for the Mozilla Developer Network. He’s constantly on a mission to improve development and always shares his innovative ideas with others. Follow him on Twitter and keep an eye on his blog too!
A ranking of the 10k most popular JavaScript projects on Github https://t.co/VEV5rDkCc6
— Christian Heilmann (@codepo8) June 27, 2015
Jeremy Keith is the brain behind Adactio, which has plenty of interesting articles, useful links, and more. He’s a self-proclaimed ‘geek’ with a passion for all things web development. Can you relate to him? If so, get following!
“Sounds like a funfair—hamburger menus and carousels.” — Jeremy Keith (@adactio) May 24, 2015
Referred to by Business Week as the ‘king of web standards’, Jeffrey Zeldman is the publisher of A List Apart, which is a hugely popular web design journal. Trust us, you’ll want to keep up with this man’s musings and opinions!
Sorry late to party. Too good not to share. Coder’s Block Blog / Checkbox Trickery with CSS https://t.co/o3oFDJAQ7t
— Jeffrey Zeldman (@zeldman) July 1, 2015
Jenn Lukas is an inspirational front-end developer working in Philadelphia and is the founder of Ladies in Tech. She’s also a regular contributor to many famous web design blogs.
RWD = red. SVG = Sag. These are my commit messages thanks to auto-correct. #awkwardturtle — Jenn Lukas (@JennLukas) March 25, 2015
Known as one of the leading lights in web development, Eric Meyer is perhaps best known for his advocacy work on CSS, in addition to his other work in web standards. If you’re passionate about the future of web development, it makes really good sense to follow this guy.
Feeling sad that a browser-support warning I wrote nine years ago needs no updating.
— Eric A. Meyer (@meyerweb) May 26, 2015
If you need something explained in crystal-clear English, helping to deepen your knowledge of web development, Addy Osmani is the man for the job. He’s a Google developer currently working with the Chrome team.
JavaScript Application Architecture On The Road To 2015: https://medium.com/google-developers/javascript-application-architecture-on-the-road-to-2015-d8125811101b Composition, Immutable data & more. pic.twitter.com/hiIdMLogck — Addy Osmani (@addyosmani) December 15, 2014
John Resig is most famous for creating jQuery JavaScript library, and he’s currently working as a developer at Khan Academy. His book, Secrets of the JS Ninja, is also well worth a read.
I’ve annotated the original 2006 version of jQuery and put it online: https://t.co/5sKTJ7HlhN Lots of memories and interesting hacks!
— John Resig (@jeresig) April 7, 2015
Some developers love the technical aspects, others thrive on the creative. Nick Salloum likes to combine both and is a passionate endorser of progressive web techniques. Check out his extensive knowledge by following him on Twitter.
My latest CSS Circular Fly-Out Navigation component is now complete, check it out here! https://t.co/fKenJvE5QD #css3 #flyoutmenu #circlemenu — Nick Salloum (@nicksalloum_) April 14, 2015
Harry Roberts takes a methodical, step-by-step approach to web development, providing tips and techniques in an easy-to-understand manner. You’ll certainly pick up some useful tips from him.
[Article] Contextual Styling: UI Components, Nesting, and Implementation Detail: https://t.co/YjESfIBtg8
— Harry Roberts (@csswizardry) June 15, 2015
Rachel Andrew is a well-known web developer and has authored a variety of books. You can keep tabs of her latest news via her tweets.
Thanks for listening to my high speed fly though of new CSS Layout @dpcon slides are here https://t.co/rIyxCLE9In #dpcon15 — Rachel Andrew (@rachelandrew) June 26, 2015
Aaron Gustafson is a web standards advocate at Microsoft. He’s also author of the much acclaimed book: Adaptive Web Design. Get up to date with the latest developments in the world of web design by following.
Ever ponder how a browser renders you page? Ponder no more thanks to @umaar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1cKlKM3jYI
— Aaron Gustafson (@AaronGustafson) July 3, 2015
Nicholas Gallagher actually works at Twitter, and if you’ve got a natural interest in this particular social media platform, he’s the guy to follow. There’s not a lot he doesn’t know about web development!
“Using canvas to fix SVG scaling in Internet Explorer” https://t.co/B4HOLcr0xz
— Nicolas (@necolas) May 19, 2015
We hope that you found this compilation helpful and that you’ll enjoy following these great developers as much as we do. Of course, we’re also on Twitter ourselves, and you can find us at @PSD2HTML. We devote a lot of time to scouring the net for the best resources, tools, and freebies for web development, so check us out!
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