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If you've done any kind of front-end design or development in the past ten years, there's a good chance you ran across a blog article by Chris Coyier. Amongst other things, we talk about his relationship with CrossFit, how CSS Tricks got started, how CodePen got started, the power of blogging, how almost all his work is public, and things that have helped him along the way in his professional career. We cover:
- CrossFit as a community
- How Chris started CSS Tricks
- How Chris got his start with Wufoo
- How Chris got funding for CodePen
- The idea behind CodePen
- How CodePen changed their homepage and went social
- Why Chris left WuFoo
- How Kickstarter was a mixed blessing for CSS Tricks
- How CSS Tricks has evolved
- CSS Trick’s analytics
- Chris’ speaking schedule
- Books that have changed Chris’ mindset
- Being Nice to the Machines
A few links to Chris's sites: