Kaidez 2025 Site Redesign
Redesigned kaidez.com after 8 years using Eleventy, Claude AI & Cline. Supreme-inspired design + llms.txt implementation.
the "Personal" category
How AI is Changing Entry-Level Tech Jobs (And What New Developers Can Do)
A Stanford study shows is AI hurting entry-level tech jobs. Young developers need experience to compete in 2025 job market.
What I Learned About Finding A Front End Web Developer Job In 2022
Six things I learned when looking for a front end web developer job in 2022. Also lists the top FE web dev skills employers are looking for.
My 101st Post – A Retrospective!
kaidez publishes his 101st post and uses it to reflect on what he's learned as a web developer.
kaidez 2017 site redesign
Kai takes a simplistic approach to updating his blog, using Jekyll, GitHub Pages, BEM CSS, a little bit of React, webpack and Yarn.
The State of JavaScript
React/Redux are part of JavaScript's progression to a full application language. Study this progression to prepare yourself for the future.
What I Learned About Finding A Front End Web Developer Job In 2017-UPDATED
Random notes on my past & present experiences in looking for a front end web developer job in 2017. Has tips for code bootcamp graduates looking for work.
Click To Tweet Tutorial Update
kaidez’s click to Tweet tutorial is updated to be shorter, more readable, provide information faster & demonstrate some window.location JavaScript tricks.
10 Tips for High School Students Wanting to be Web Designers/Developers-2016 edition
Tips for high schoolers wanting to be web designers/developers while looking at the state of technology education and hiring in 2016.
kaidez 2015 site redesign
kaidez.com uses underscores to create a custom Swiss-style Wordpress theme for his blog's new design. webpack and gulp manage the JS/CSS build process.
Write Code Every F–king Day!
The best way to learn web development is to try and write at least one piece of code a day, especially if the code is JavaScript.
Goodbye, Revlon
After almost ten years, I'm leaving Revlon to pursue a exciting new opportunity.
Site I Worked On: parlorhairstudio.com
kaidez created a WordPress site for a Montclair, NJ hair salon, with a strong focus on optimizing the site for local SEO.
AJAX Tutorial Update
kaidez's old AJAX tutorial was updated. jQuery AJAX is discussed in depth and there's a short discussion on JavaScript Promises.
kaidez courses on lynda.com (now LinkedIn Learning)
kaidez recorded Ember.js and Backbone.js courses for lynda.com, a leading online learning company.
Site I Worked On: RevlonProBrands.com
kaidez developed the RevlonProBrands.com site using GitHub Atom, Jade, OOCSS, Modernizr’s yepnope functionality, Gulp & Grunt.
GitHub Tutorial Update
kaidez's Git/GitHub tutorial is updated to be shorter, provide information faster and by providing 2 new links to the learning resource list
kaidez 2013 Site Redesign
kaidez.com uses Jekyll as a blog engine, Grunt as a task runner, RequireJS for modular JavaScript management, & Bower for package management
Where I've Been...Upcoming Site Update
A quick update about the status of kaidez.com, including the announcing of a new, upcoming site design.
The kaidez JavaScript Conference Tour: Leg 1: Fluent 2012/San Francisco
kaidez discusses what courses and sessions he'll be checking out at the 2012 Fluent JavaScript Conference. Node, and Jasmine are a few of them.
Remembering Steve Jobs
kaidez recalls the best about Steve Jobs
New Almay Facebook Page I Worked On
kaidez developed Almay's Facebook What's New page following some best practices in terms of mobile web development.
New Mitchum Project I Worked On
The new Mitchum site was developed with HTML5 using HTML5 Boilerplate, Visual Studio 2010 with NuGet, CSS and some light jQuery
My 50th Article - A Retrospective!
kaidez reviews his progress with learning web development and how his blog is doing in terms of content, SEO and social network promotion
Off I Go To MIX11/Las Vegas!
A list of front-end web development courses that kaidez will take at MIX11 2011 and brief explanations of some other courses available
10 Tips For High Schoolers Wanting To Be Web Designers Or Developers
An extensive article with tips, resources and ideas for high school students wanting to work in the web design or development field someday
I'm Going To MIX11/Las Vegas!
Kai Gittens, (kaidez) will be at Microsoft's Mix11 Conference in Las Vegas in April 2011 and will be at the HTML5/CSS3 and jQuery bootcamps
HTML5 Project: WIREFRAME SERIES #3 – ABOUT & CONTACT PAGES
Final article in the HTML5 wireframe series for the kaidez portfolio site
HTML5 Project: WIREFRAME SERIES #2 – WORK & NIKO'S PLAYLIST PAGES
Part Two of my explanation on how I created wireframed my HTML5 site before I developed and designed it
HTML5 Project: WIREFRAME SERIES #1 – HOME PAGE
Wireframes for the portfolio site of Kai Gittens, who has worked at Blue Cross/Blue Shield, JPMorgan Chase, jetBlue, MedPage Today & Revlon
HTML5 Project: WIREFRAME SERIES - INTRO
HTML5 wireframe preview of kaidez.com portfolio site
Updates To Coolsites and HTML5/jQuery Resources
Additions to my list of resources to help you learn web design and development and my Coolsites list, including a Sitecore and .NET development blog
My Study Schedule As Of January 26, 2011
How I plan to study HTML5, CSS3 and .NET
HTML5 Project Update: 1/21/11
My HTML5 Project will use HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, Modernizr, maybe CSS PIE, and will be a portfolio of my work and experiments.
Read My Article At Inspired Magazine!!!
Kaidez guest post at Inspired Magazine responded to Cameron Chapman's web designer article at Smashing Magazine
New Almay Project I Worked On
Kaidez developed four micro-sites for Almay using HTML5 video, jQuery, .NET and CSS
jQuery T-shirt - Geek Gift To Myself
My cool jQuery t-shirt
CNN calls the do not track option a 'Google killer'
Quick recap of CNN's article on the FTC's proposal of adding a do not track feature that consumers can use for internet browsing, short opinion included
I'm Focusing On .NET C#
kaidez lays out a plan on how he'll learn .NET/C#.
A Short History of Flash (how I saw it)
kaidez's view of Flash's evolution, rise and (somewhat) fall.
Welcome Back!!!!!!!!
kaidez.com is no longer a blog that focuses on soccer/footie...it now focuses on web development.