PinnedKa Wai CheungMy 25-Year Career in Web Design Through the Eyes of the Wayback MachineRemembering the excitement of a new medium, coming to terms with its ephemerality, and rediscovering some embarrassing little treasures.May 1071May 1071
PinnedKa Wai CheungOn Transitioning From Software Writing to Just WritingI guess you become a professional writer the same way you become a professional poker player. One day you just decide this is what you’re…May 113May 113
Ka Wai CheungWhat is code readability, really?I’ve recently started using Ruby on Rails on a side project. I’ve been following its maturation since its very beginning and have always…Aug 222Aug 222
Ka Wai CheungThe one-person product: Throwing the AI train in reverseMy latest adventures in the software spaceJul 8Jul 8
Ka Wai CheungOld School Workarounds: Keeping the Screen Up to DateYears ago, it was common assumption that when a page loaded, nothing about it would change until you manually refreshed the page.May 101May 101
Ka Wai CheungWe Shouldn’t be Surprised That Code Gets That WayA lesson from a kitchen cleanupApr 231Apr 231
Ka Wai CheungFlash is Good for Web Designers…and Its Good for the Web.I wrote this in 2001, during my heyday as a Flash developer, and thought I’d copy and paste it here for perpetuity.Apr 4Apr 4