en https://world.optimizely.com/blogs/eating-elephant--episerver-world/60Optimizely World http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=1119 Corey and Deane talk about the concept of the “Nails List.” Then, Bob Davidson, Director of Development at Blend Interactive, joins to talk about how to get your site ready for launch, what makes a good QA practitioner, the role of quality assurance and testing in the development process, and how to prep the site so it doesn’t fall over when exposed to the real world. We also spend a lot of time talking up Jenna Bonn, Blend’s QA Practice Manager. http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=1119 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:04:41 GMT Blog post http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=1109 Corey and Deane discuss a high-level philosophy of back-end development. Then, David Knipe, Vice President of Product at Optimizely, joins to discuss back-end development — how developers and project stakeholders work together to make decisions, the difference (and balance) between technical perfection and audience needs, and the reasons why AI will help, but not take over, back-end development. Deane also equates developers to lumberjacks. http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=1109 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:16:21 GMT Blog post http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=1104 Corey and Deane talk about how front-end development has evolved past the early days. Then, Ethan Marcotte, author of Responsive Web Design and Partner at Autogram, joins to discuss front-end development and how the world has impacted how front-end design is treated and approached. We also joke about whether Deane actually “invented” responsive web design. (He didn’t.) http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=1104 Tue, 16 May 2023 11:49:29 GMT Blog post http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=1074 It’s The Web Project Guide Podcast, and we made you a new episode. The most stressful points of any project — at least, any project in which I’ve been a part of that includes technical planning — comes when the integrations are finally surfaced as a priority. Every time, integrations are understood as an important […] http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=1074 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:44:32 GMT Blog post http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=953 Content migration and site launch are points in the web project process that begin overlapping practices quickly and often. This month, we look at the complexities within both. http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=953 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 21:41:00 GMT Blog post http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=935 I began my life as a content strategist by, weirdly enough, handling all site QA for Blend. It was an invaluable experience: I gained confidence in not just what a site should include, but how it is actually implemented, which allows me to better understand the technical considerations that come into every content decision. This […] http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=935 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 20:19:51 GMT Blog post http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=931 Two new chapter releases focused on understanding how hosting affects your web project, as well as how to choose and engage with an integration partner. http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=931 Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:35:10 GMT Blog post http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=926 More and more, strategic content planning has moved from understanding communication and organization to helping select the tools and features that will make that communication and organization work. If you’re talking about requirements, that means — hopefully — you’ve done a good chunk of work figuring out what those requirements are. http://www.eatingelephant.com/?p=926 Tue, 14 Jan 2020 22:34:26 GMT Blog post