Would you like fries with that?

How to place your next order for custom software.

When you order that value meal, 95% of the details are already known in advance: the burger composition and size, the slice of half-melted-quasi-cheese-food-product, the amount of salt on the fries, and the packaging that it will be delivered in.

Buying a custom web application or complex website is not like ordering a burger.

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Through The Intern’s Eyes

True Life: I'm a Foraker Intern

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Hi! Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Rob, the new Web Design Intern here at Foraker and I’ll be your tour guide today as we go on a magical journey Through The Intern’s Eyes!

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Navigating the Nuances of Markup Validation

Is There Still a Valid Argument for Valid Markup?

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Perfectly valid markup seems to have become less important recently. There has been increased adoption of techniques like ARIA and RDFa that offer benefits not possible when perfectly validating against traditional doctypes. These benefits include increased accessibility for internet applications and additional semantic information for content like product listings and reviews.

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Through the Intern’s Eyes

The Best Parts of Boulder and Foraker

Posted in Web Design

Sadly, this will be my last blog post, as I go back to college next week. For this reason, I wanted to write a comprehensive article on the most important things: the experience, and the people. After living and working in Boulder, Colorado for three months, I’ve compiled information on the best parts of the area, and the best people.

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Getting past first base…

Using WordPress as a CMS

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With so many solutions out there for managing your website, you may wonder “Why would I use WordPress as a CMS when it wasn’t intended to be so?” There is no doubt that Wordpress is primarily intended for blog development, but that’s not all it can do. There are many advantages to using WordPress over other content management systems, but on the other hand, there are also some instances where WordPress may not be the right fit. Please note that WordPress is not a fix-all, do-all solution, so your first task in making a CMS decision is to weigh the pros and cons of each platform.

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