In Web Redesign 2.0, Kelly Goto and Emily Cotler present a one-size-fits-all overview of web development they call “the Core Process.” It seems “the Core Process” is some kind of proprietary methodology, but it’s really just some good things to remember when working on web development projects—mostly common sense. There’s a lot of jargon, and the “2.0″ in the title gives you an idea of the authors’ desire to sound trendy and high-tech.
The list of contributing experts (heavyweights such as Eric Meyer, Jakob Nielsen, and Jeffrey Zeldman) might lead you to believe that this is an important book, but those sections seem like canned content that could be dropped into any book on web development.
Some of the technical information is really strange. In this excerpt the authors are trying to explain what an include is.
“An include (noun, not verb) is a chunk of text …
I’m very happy and relieved that I passed the Human Factors International—Certified Usability Analyst Exam. I believe my experience taking the exam is atypical in that I passed the test without taking any of their seminars.
I was very interested to see if I could pass the exam as a benchmark …