Web Development

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 entertaining information session. Ethan has graced CDIA twice in as many years, and has shown that he really knows how to simplify the complex nature of design and development to current students, alumni, and faculty of CDIA. Through his hands-on experience with sites including the Sundance Film Festival, New York magazine, and the W3C, Ethan taught everyone a valuable lesson about communication between developers and designers. Cringing at the word "handoff," it's clear that there are many iterative steps before a designer is done with their PSDs, and when a site is ready to be consumed in its entirety by its client. Other important topics discussed include fluid/liquid layouts, communicating with colleagues with Campfire, managing projects through Basecamp, and the importance of source control with tools like Subversion. For the many people who attended, what was you favorite part of Ethan's discussion?