Weekend catchup

Posted on September 25, 2008

My weekend catchup reading list.

• I’m re-reading Getting Real 37 Signals’s excellent online book. Essential reading for almost everyone, I just can’t recommend it enough.
• About cross site forgery attacks, not as dangerous as XSS but pretty annoying for users when they’re randomly logged out.
• “50 Kick-Ass Keyword Strategies” by Aaron Wall of SEOBook

What I’m reading: 37 Signals, Defensive Design for the Web

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I’ve read the excellent Getting Real by 37 signals online and haven’t been disappointed by their Defensive Design for the Web. In the real world things go wrong and you can’t prevent every error, but you can handle them properly. It’s not just a book for coders or webdesginers either, I’d recommend it to anyone making decisions about site design, layout or functionality. The book covers topics from usability to copy writing using easy to follow, real world examples of websites getting it right, and other getting it wrong.

Defensive Design for the Web from amazon.com
Defensive Design for the Web from amazon.co.uk