Competences

First of all, understanding each other and defining a clear vision should precede any cool Web 2.0 buzzword before implementing something.

communication is key

Having that said, the languages that I enjoy most and are most valuable in my regular programming work can be listed like this:

• Javascript
• CSS / CSS3
• HTML / HTML5
• XML / XSL / XPath

Some terms and buzzes that I inherently exhibit include:

• Performance engineering
• Javascript libraries: jQuery, ExtJS, Backbase
• HTML5 API's, DOM scripting, AJAX, RIA
• Progressive Enhancement / Responsive Design
• Canvas, SVG
• Cross-browser / semantic markup & styling
• SEO

Then there's a host of tools & techniques that come in handy over and over again during development. I am always looking for ways to automate and streamline my own and my peers workflows.

• Webserver management (LAMP, Tomcat)
• Version control (Subversion, Git)
• Apache Ant (build scripts)
• Linux (Bash) scripting
• Regular expressions

Last but not least I am a follower and implementer of some overall paradigms, such as design patterns (e.g. MVC), separation of concern and object-oriented programming. The goal is to implement effective and efficient, without ignoring the people that jump in later.

i love elegant solutions
and beautiful code