Web developers are the backbone of the web design world but are almost always behind the scenes....coding. For any of us who have or have tried to learn programming languages and how to utilize them, knows how truly amazing web developers are. George Wamichi is one of these and happens to be my deskmate. Lucky Me!!

George has been a Newfangled web developer since Feb 2007 and has worked on 20 website projects for Newfangled thus far. 

What is your favorite thing about being a developer?

George: Web Developers in particular write code that is used by people all over the world as long as they have an internet connection. The web is a work in progress, so I am happy to be part of it.

Mac or PC? Explain.

George: PC. Period.

Favorite Browser and why?

George: Firefox.

1. It is an open source project.
2. I rarely have to write css hacks for FF.
3. It is easy to add different plugins.
4. It is Ideal for web developers because of the different plugins we use to develop sites eg. the web developer toolbar, Measure IT, Color Picker, firebug etc.

What is your favorite programming language?

George: I Like php. It is easy to use and it is an open source project.

What is your favorite website and why?

George: Google search / yahoo search. I use the 2 search engines all the time.

What has been your favorite project so far and why?

George: Remington College is one of my favorite projects too. We started with one site and now they have a Remington College online. RC has the ability to add multiple mini-sites that the client uses to market their multiple campuses and programs.

Hi, I'm Briana and I'm the Newfangled Intern. I've been asked to be a guest blogger and I hope to bring you some interesting topics which in turn will lead to some great discussions.

Here's the story of how I got here:

My first experience with Newfangled started years ago when I was working for a company that employs Newfangled to handle their website. Because I worked in the marketing department, I often connected with Newfangled to request things here and there. I was always impressed with the consistency of the work and the really warm customer service although I didn't know much about Newfangled and what they really did.

After almost 5 years being at the same company and not thrilled about the job market, I decided to go back to school to expand my horizons. I found a great graphic and web design program at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA) at Boston University and enrolled. I originally thought learning graphic and web design would be a great skill set to have as a marketing person but as the program progressed, I fell in love with designing and coding and knew that this is what I wanted to do. That's when I found Newfangled again. The Newfangled site became my own personal hub for information during school about the SEO, Google Analytics, good web practices, etc. I spent so much time reading and referring to the NF site that I decided to take the chance and offer myself up to Newfangled as an intern.

I, of course, was very nervous about even suggesting such a thing. I was just a student, after all,and had only student projects under my belt at the time. Regardless, I called Mark O'Brien and took the chance. After taking a DISC profile (I'm a perfectionist, I guess) and having phone interview with Mark & Chris Butler, I was offered the position of "intern". Hooray!

Three months later I moved from Boston to North Carolina and here I am. The journey so far has been great and I'm learning more than I could have hoped for!

Stay tuned~