Joel McNamee

BIO Joel is the Web Development Consulting Director here at CDIA at Boston University. Joel brings ten years of experience in development to CDIA. After graduating from UMass–Dartmouth with a BS in Computer Engineering and a minor in Mathematics, he began coding embedded software professionally for the consumer electronics group of Gemstar-TV Guide. In 2006, he moved to a Professional Services position as a web developer and implementation engineer at Framingham, MA-based Courion Corporation. Through this position, Joel was not only able to push his technical abilities to new levels, but also gained experience in managing customers and business partners. He is the co-founder, web developer and publicist for a reputable music website, established in 2001, and continues to hone his web development and management skills through a variety of hobbies and professions.

Posts By Joel:

Web Development

Web Development – Mac or PC?

July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009 Oh, the visual envy of a Mac. Their gorgeous industrial design, top notch specs, and high resolution displays. How could anyone[.....]

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Ethan Marcotte: Comps vs. Coders – Recap

June 25, 2009 June 25, 2009 For anyone that wasn’t able to attend Ethan Marcotte’s dazzling presentation that pits Comps vs. Coders, you missed out on an[.....]

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Local Alumni Website: Some necessary questions

January 12, 2009 January 12, 2009 Recently, I was approached by a high school alumni organization to help with their website as a volunteer. The first question[.....]

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Talking e-commerce with Amazon.com: Part 1

December 19, 2008 December 19, 2008 It’s the holidays and if there’s a time to shop it’s between “black Friday” and the New Year. I decided it[.....]

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Broke? Become a Web Developer!

December 9, 2008 December 9, 2008 We all know that the economy is terrible right now. Each and every day stocks hit the floor, then they drop[.....]

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XML – Where does it FIT?

November 24, 2008 November 24, 2008 As part of the learning process, I’ve heard a lot of interest in where some of the different technologies we teach[.....]

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Third Party Headache

November 12, 2008 November 12, 2008 If we’ve ever met or exchanged emails, there’s a good chance your immediate reaction was not: “Now,that guy likes underground hip-hop.”[.....]

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OK, so what is Web 2.0?

October 2, 2008 October 22, 2008 For starters, the correct pronunciation is “Web 2-point-oh.” If you’re around the Web you’ve probably heard this buzzword, and maybe you’ve[.....]

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The Facebook Factor: Redesigning a Website

September 26, 2008 September 26, 2008 Facebook.com is in the final stages of deploying its newly designed layout. The changes are being met with fierce opposition from[.....]

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Improving your site's search results: Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

September 17, 2008 September 17, 2008 Whether you’re a business owner, hobbyist or the person in charge of a community website, you’ve likely gone through the effort[.....]