Archive for December, 2007

What a UK junior web developer should expect to earn

Prior to gaining my first job as a junior web developer, I often wondered how much I could expect to earn. Whilst at university, during 2001-2005, I heard a lot about the average salary for a university graduate being around £18,000 a year (regardless of profession) - whether this was an accurate figure or not, it felt realistic and achievable to me.

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IE 8 passes the Acid Test

Hot on the heels from IE7, IE8 will be (probably) be available in 2008 - it will pass the Acid Test 2.

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BBC Beta testing a new design

Yesterday, via their blog, the BBC announced a beta testing of new BBC homepage design, so I checked it out and… I like it.

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Introducing ‘Dylan’, a new WordPress theme.

This past week, I have been working hard on creating a new generic WordPress theme to be released for free to the community. This theme is called Dylan.

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