richtaur

Overview

I'm a frontend engineer. That means I make web browsers do fancy stuff.

This includes:

  • Cross-browser compatibility
  • Extensible, readable JavaScript
  • Semantic, SEO-friendly markup
  • Clean, maintainable CSS
  • Intelligently organized PHP

I am currently not seeking employment.

Experience

Raptr

2009 - 2010

Raptr Currently serving as senior frontend engineer. Helping to build a rich, engaging social network of gamers.


Yahoo!

2007 - 2009

Raptr Served as frontend engineer. Built the frontend for the new Yahoo! Widgets website, used by millions of consumers and developers. Helped launch the Yahoo! Application Platform, including a comprehensive set of developer tools and a dynamic gallery of applications.


SchoolCenter

2004 - 2007

Raptr Served as lead software developer. Built dozens of content management web tools used by tens of thousands of teachers and school facility members. Rewrote Webmail 4.5 from scratch, using advanced XHR and DHTML techniques.

Get Firefox Already, FFS

Hi there. I see you're not using Firefox, and wanted to let you know that you may have a broken experience using this site.

Get Firefox already!

Though I do consider myself something of a cross-browser compatibilty expert, this is my personal site, so I chose to support only what I use and recommend.

What is this site?

This is the personal and professional website of richtaur (Matt Hackett). Learn more about this site or more about me.

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