Last year we ran one of our most popular features ever here at the Web Directions site, Video Ristretto (ristretto, a term more widely used outside Italy than within, describes a particularly concentrated espresso coffee). Video Ristretto showcased some of the most popular shorter presentations from our conferences, and we felt it was high time […]
I first met Denise Jacobs in 2005, at SxSW (back then it was much smaller, no one talked about Startups, and everyone seemed to go. Now it’s 10 times bigger, and no one goes–a paradox I can’t quite work out). Over the years I followed her career, as an increasingly respected Web Designer, author of […]
Last year in the leadup to both our Code and Web Directions conference we ran speaker workshops for potential speakers. After the success of these, and based on all kinds of great feedback, this year we’ve decided to run the program a little differently. Firstly, unlike last year, the workshops aren’t associated with a specific […]
As we gear up for this year’s Respond conferences (now in two cities, Sydney and Melbourne, and two days each, Respond is our annual Web Design focussed conference), we’re showcasing some of the fantsastic Web design focussed presentations from past events. In this opening keynote from Respond 2015, from the wonderful Scott Jehl, we hear […]
Our Front End Engineering and JavaScript focussed conference, Code, has been taking place in Melbourne since 2012, and last year’s event featured some amazing presentations, including Alex Russell kicking off the “progressive apps” revolution, the video of which we featured here a few months back. Another of our favourites was Domenic Denicola’s in-depth look at […]
If there was a theme which guided my thinking about the focus of Web Directions, and the Web, in 2015, it was “performance is everyone’s problem” (I captured some of my thoughts for The Fetch earlier this year as well). At all our events, Respond (for Web designers), Code (for Front End Engineers) or Web […]
2015 has been a time of transition for Web Directions, as you might well know if you’ve attended one of our events in the last 12 months. As we announced a little over a year ago, our co-founder Maxine Sherrin, stepped back from the day-to-day of the company, and in this first year since I […]
Back in 2014, we tried something new, a “popup” conference. A single day, focussing on the challenges of Responsive Web Design, called “Respond“. I pitched the idea to Maxine on November 30th, we launched it on December 15th, and it was held on February 5th. Despite the short lead time, and the fact that the […]
If you’re really old, like me, you’ll remember the alert() method of JavaScript debugging. The arrival of the console (correct me if I’m wrong but with Firebug if I’m not mistaken) made life a lot easier. But while it’s still not standardised, it is widely available in modern browsers. And if you think simply logging […]
In this week’s ‘video ristretto’ where we bring you a concentrated dose of JavaScript numbers. If you’ve been baffled about how floating point numbers work in JavaScript, or why it has no integers, Alex Mackey will leave you with a much better understanding about how numbers work, and why .1 + .2 != .3 Want […]
Welcome to our first video ‘ristretto’, where each Wednesday lunchtime (Australian Eastern Time) we’ll be showcasing one of the great shorter, super concentrated presentations from our conferences. First up is an amazing presentation from our recent Code 15 conference from Simon Swain. Simon gives us a history of computer graphics, an overview of what the […]
The Web has come a long way from the document focussed hypertext network it began life as. Almost from its beginning, developers have been pushing its capabilities, often in ingenious if not entirely safe ways. In recent times, standards bodies and browser developers have been upping the pace in the development of the underlying technologies […]
In this video from the recent sold out Web Directions Code conference, Alex Sexton, inventor of the term “front end ops” brings us up to speed with the current best practice in front end performance. Want to hear about more great videos from our conferences? Sign up for our weekly low noise, high signal newsletter […]
Since 2004, Web Directions has brought together leading Web developers and Front end Engineers, designers and digital and product experts of all kinds to help our attendees keep up to date with the latest techniques and technologies. And now we’re looking for the next great presenter to share their knowledge of, and passion for the […]
Ok, we really need to dust off this blog. And indeed we’re working on that. But in the meantime, we’re really excited to announce our flagship event for the year, Web Directions 2015. Once again, Web Directions features two tracks–one focussed on Web and Front End Engineering, and one focussed on Product and Design, with […]
Web Directions South is the must-attend event of the year for anyone serious about web development
Phil Whitehouse General Manager, DT Sydney
