Matt Berseth tag:mattberseth.com,2009://1 2009-03-17T23:51:27Z A .Net Developer's Blog Movable Type 3.2ysb5-20051201 HTML/CSS-Only Data Pager Control tag:mattberseth.com,2009://1.166 2009-03-17T23:50:53Z 2009-03-17T23:51:27Z After reading these two articles I thought it would be interesting to see if I could this technique to create a HTML/CSS-only (i.e. no background images) data pager control. Here are some screen shots of what I came up with (the second and third screen shots show the roll-over states) … You can check out the live demo here.  I tried it in the major browsers (FF, Opera, IE7, Safari and Chrome) and it worked great.  Unfortunately it looks like crap in IE6 … If you didn’t know it was possible to render angled shapes using straight HTML/CSS - I recommend checking out the following articles … Using borders to produce angled shapes A Study of Regular Polygons   That’s it.  Enjoy!... Matt Berseth http://mattberseth.com After reading these two articles I thought it would be interesting to see if I could this technique to create a HTML/CSS-only (i.e. no background images) data pager control. Here are some screen shots of what I came up with (the second and third screen shots show the roll-over states) …

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You can check out the live demo here.  I tried it in the major browsers (FF, Opera, IE7, Safari and Chrome) and it worked great.  Unfortunately it looks like crap in IE6 …

If you didn’t know it was possible to render angled shapes using straight HTML/CSS - I recommend checking out the following articles …

 

That’s it.  Enjoy!

]]> .Net Developer Survey - Results tag:mattberseth.com,2009://1.165 2009-03-06T02:15:56Z 2009-03-06T02:16:21Z I just closed the survey a few hours ago.  Below is a quick break-down of the results.  I plan on digging into the numbers a little bit further, but at first glance the following responses surprised me … 71.5% of responses indicated they don’t see a problem with blogging while at work.  That seemed incredibly high to me.  I would have guessed the yes/no percentages would have been flipped.  I think every boss I have ever had would have fired me on the spot if they caught me blogging at work.        45.31% of responses indicated they don’t use social bookmarking sites.  That seemed a little low. Over 75% of the responses indicated they have been at their current job for 4 years or less. I am not surprised by this, but I still think this is really high (or wish it would be lower).    Twice as many people use linkedin... Matt Berseth http://mattberseth.com I just closed the survey a few hours ago.  Below is a quick break-down of the results.  I plan on digging into the numbers a little bit further, but at first glance the following responses surprised me …

  • 71.5% of responses indicated they don’t see a problem with blogging while at work. 

That seemed incredibly high to me.  I would have guessed the yes/no percentages would have been flipped.  I think every boss I have ever had would have fired me on the spot if they caught me blogging at work.       

  • 45.31% of responses indicated they don’t use social bookmarking sites. 

That seemed a little low.

  • Over 75% of the responses indicated they have been at their current job for 4 years or less.

I am not surprised by this, but I still think this is really high (or wish it would be lower).   

  • Twice as many people use linkedin as twitter.  And just about as people use linkedin as facebook/myspace.

I wouldn’t have guessed linkedin was that popular.

  • Lot’s of DEV III’s and Architects out there (56%)

 

  Yes No Didn’t Answer Total
Do you Blog? 39.12% 59.48% 1.40% 1,002
Would you consider it unethical to publish a blog post while at work? 26.34% 71.50% 2.16% 972
Do you use twitter? 30.58% 67.96% 1.47% 955
Would you consider it unethical to twitter while at work? 27.57% 69.57% 2.86% 943
Do you have a facebook/myspace account? 69.05% 29.67% 1.28% 937
Would you consider it unethical to update your facebook/myspace page while at work? 56.00% 42.08% 1.93% 934
Do you consider it unethical to send personal emails while at work? 11.03% 87.14% 1.84% 925

 

  Yes No Didn’t Answer Total
Do you use linkedin? 61.13% 37.89% 0.98% 921
Has linkedin ever helped you with finding a job? 6.70% 90.22% 3.08% 910

 

  Yes No Didn’t Answer Total
Do you use social bookmarking sites (delicious, digg, reddit, dotnetkicks, etc ...)? 53.47% 45.31% 1.21% 907

 

  None 1 - 5 6-10 More than 10 Didn’t Answer Total
How many online communities do you belong to? 9.07% 71.00% 12.09% 7.05% 0.78% 893
How many online communities are you active in on a daily basis? 31.38% 65.13% 1.35% 0.56% 1.57% 889
How many online communities are you active in on a weekly basis? 17.42% 71.49% 7.69% 1.70% 1.70% 884

 

  Architect DEV I DEV II DEV III Other Didn’t Answer Total
What best describes your current job title? 21.32% 13.34% 20.98% 35.01% 8.67% 0.68% 877

 

  Less than 2 years 2 - 4 years 5 - 8 years 9 - 15 years More than 15 Didn’t Answer Total
What best describes your current job title? 38.42% 36.93% 14.79% 6.77% 2.06% 1.03 872

 

  Yes No Didn’t Answer Total
Are you currently looking for a job? 19.54% 79.54% 0.92% 870

 

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Didn’t Answer Total
On a scale from 1 to 10, rate your current job 1.15% 1.04% 2.88% 3.69% 13.82% 7.26% 21.31% 24.77% 12.56% 10.71% 0.81% 868
On a scale from 1 to 10, rate your current boss. 3.01% 2.66% 3.24% 5.20% 13.41% 5.55% 15.03% 19.19% 14.10% 16.53% 2.08% 865

 

  Less than $50,000 $50,000 to $75,000 $76,000 to $100,000 More than $100,000 Didn’t Answer Total
What is your current salary range? 26.49% 28.24% 25.55% 17.04% 2.68% 857

 

  Younger than 25 Between 25 and 35 Between 36 and 45 Between 46 and 55 Older than 56 Didn’t Answer Total
How old are you? 10.06% 60.70% 22.81% 4.91% 0.94% 0.58% 855
]]> .Net Developer Survey tag:mattberseth.com,2009://1.164 2009-03-03T00:52:41Z 2009-03-06T02:17:56Z Matt Berseth http://mattberseth.com So I recently switched jobs (again!).  And during my time off, I had an interesting conversation with a couple of colleague’s about how ‘internet social’ the average developer is and if that has anything to do with their productivity.  Our opinions varied so I thought I would ask for some help.  I came up with a survey that captures the essence of our conversation.  If you can spare a few seconds, here is the link to where you can take it –> survey.

I’ll post the results in a few days …

Update 3/3/2009: Getting a lot of responses (~400 completed surveys so far) – so thanks everyone.  Also, if you don’t feel like answering a question, or if it doesn’t apply, you can skip the question by clicking the next button. 

Update 3/5/2009: I have received about 1,000 responses so I have decided to close the survey.  Checkout the results here

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