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It's one thing to say that a design agency came in and designed a logo in a weekend. It's another thing to say an internal design team bared down to create a logo in a "weekend" (in quotes, because Marissa may simply be using the term to mean done in a short timespan).

I've worked on both the agency and client side, and the huge difference is that an agency comes in and has to learn very quickly about the client's business (more often than not getting it wrong the first time around) while the people working at the company live and breathe the company culture day in and out. At an agency, you're often jumping between a few clients, but unless you've been the agency of record for a number of years, it is simply not possible for you to have the depth of understanding that an internal marketing team will have. What an agency CAN bring is some fresh outsider thinking not colored by the company's history, but there's no reason the right people within the company can do so as well.

There's nothing but benefit for a designer to also pick up some coding skills or a developer gaining an appreciation of design and interaction. And I see no reason someone can't excel at both if they truly desire.

Perhaps the worst designers you've worked with did both, but don't let bad logic lead you to think that the best designers do not.

http://www.iphoneception.com

I'm often unsatisfied with the lowest brightness setting when in a dark room, and this solves that perfectly. I just downlaoded it right now and tried it out and it works perfectly. I'd recommend you do the same as it's free before making judgment on it.

Edit: I just saw your edit, and I think you have it incorrect. Try clicking the brightness app menu bar icon, and then use your keyboard brightness keys to adjust, and you'll see at the lowest setting, it goes to the halfway mark.

To your point about this not being in the book JavaScript the Good Parts, I re-downloaded my purchase from Oreilly to double check, and throughout the book, all functions are declared as variables. Here's a screenshot from the second page of the "Functions" chapter, which is the first time a function declaration is introduced in the book: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1517499/Screen%20Shot%202013-03-26%...

Edit: Just an edit to add that I quickly perused the pdf and couldn't pick out anywhere where he explained why he recommends this way. In any case, I'm always open to any arguments one way or the other.

From the other commenter's SO link, I found this link to go more in depth into the differences of declaring functions, and it seems to come down to having stricter control on the order of events with no surprises.

http://javascriptweblog.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/function-de...

And here's an example of one of the surprises you'll run into if you don't declare your functions in this way: http://www.adequatelygood.com/JavaScript-Scoping-and-Hoistin...

var logit = function(x){$('body').append('<div id=logit></div>');$('#logit').css({'background':'#000','position':'fixed','bottom':0,'right':0,'color':'#fff','padding':5,'font-family':'arial','font-size':'9px','z-index':9999});$('#logit').append(x+'<br>');};

It could very easily be adjusted for non-jquery too.

Then just call it like: logit(whateverYouWantToDisplay);

I just have one question/suggestion just in case it makes sense. My main hesitation with using a browser-based IDE is that with native apps, I can use standard quick-keys to navigate documents very quickly using just the keyboard, such as flipping between documents, jumping my cursor to the beginning or end of a line/document and shift-arrowing/tabbing to make a selection. These are very basic and simple things, but without them, I would have to painfully use my trackpad/mouse to make selections, navigate the cursor around, or switch between documents. Just wondering if you're considering this type of functionality that will let me perform quick and simple actions through keyboard commands.

So in short, what's more important? Immediate click-through satisfaction or building real brand recognition that can show greater returns over time, mostly in ways not calculable?

A new way to discover web comics.

But also recently http://iphoneception.com

Screw Yelp and their reviews. You'll have to invest at least 5 minutes actually reading through paragraphs and paragraphs of people's ramblings.

With foodspotting, I just let me eyes do the discovering. And because it's user-driven, it's assumed that if someone took the time to take a photo and post it that they thoroughly enjoyed it. Also, because you're looking at photos of food, you're seeing actual dishes being served, and the most popular ones at that. On Yelp, you're browsing by food type (Mexican, italian etc), and maybe you can click to their website to view the menu. On Foodspotting, you skip all that and see the food you'll actually get.

Sorry if I've rambled a bit, but I'm just a huge fan of their app.

Regarding a user account system, that's definitely on my feature list. This site is just the result of a weekend of coding, so I just wanted to see if it would garner interest first before investing more time to add more robust functionality.

The computer is where people do their real work.

The iPad is where people do casual consumption, games, or yes, perhaps some photography, but mostly instagram-level, meant for casual sharing. Instagram is perfect for this device. Quick, easy, looks good, simple to share.

This tablet version of Photoshop is both wayyyyyyy more complicated than instagram and wayyyyyyy less useful than the full Photoshop application.

As a power Photoshop user, I have no need nor desire for this product. I simply cannot imagine my wife, who has no image-editing skills, using this over instagram or an instagram-type app. So who is this for exactly?

Edited to add: this is where you'll find out if UX is part of their process. If they begin with things like mood boards, font selections, color palettes, look & feel, no, no and no. It needs to begin with some form of audience/customer, business goals, content strategy, user flows, functionality. Those other things come after, not first.

I'd love some feedback, and I'd actually love for you to try it on a friend or family member and let me know their reaction.

Thanks much!