I'm very excited to announce the upcoming launch of a new service I have been developing, PageProofer. One of the largest frustrations when getting a website (or web app) from concept to reality is dealing with all the various feedback you get while other designers, developers, testers, account people, clients, etc look at and review the site in progress. I decided to tackle this problem with a simple solution, the ability to leave notes and comments directly on a website while it's being viewed.

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If you do web development you need to test across multiple devices, browsers and operating systems. My primary development machine is a Mac however I also run Windows 7 via Bootcamp/Parallels for browser testing locally (and for the occasional .Net based project that I take on). Now that mobile has become such a factor in the web development process it is also critical to test across devices. Being able to quickly test web sites and web apps without having to push files to a staging server is a huge time saver.

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It's become a common phrase in developer job posts and interviews, "rockstar". Are you a rockstar developer? Do you want to be the next rockstar developer? What do you need to do to become a rockstar developer? I have no idea how or why developers ever got labeled with "rockstar", but personally it's a label I never want and something that when asked for I take as a negative (a recent phone interview led to this post). To me it says the person asking does not understand their target audience ... developers. Have you ever seen a posting for a rockstar lawyer, doctor or teacher? Not likely, it sounds ridiculous. So why do people seek out rockstar developers?

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