{"id":5274,"date":"2013-01-04T15:39:39","date_gmt":"2013-01-04T21:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=5274"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:55:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:55:58","slug":"weekly-recap-best-it-resolutions-for-2013-design-tips-for-developers-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/weekly-recap-best-it-resolutions-for-2013-design-tips-for-developers-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly recap: Best IT resolutions for 2013, design tips for developers, and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" title=\"Education\" alt=\"Education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on IT resolutions for 2013, design tips for developers, and more. I hope you find them useful:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">2012: The year in application development<\/span><br \/>\nIn 2012, application development experienced some notable shifts. HTML5 became even more popular, mobile app development finally went mainstream in the business world, and much more.<a name=\"20130101\"><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Best IT resolutions for 2013<\/span><br \/>\nWhat are you hoping to see out of your IT department in the coming year? This article outlines a few major IT trends to watch in the coming year, based on feedback from CIOs, IT analysts, and other industry experts. If you want to read more on the subject, this article highlights <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', '20130104_BestITResolutions2013_ITPriorities']);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/6-key-strategic-it-priorities-for-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red; font-weight: bold;\">6 key strategic IT priorities for 2013<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20130104_BestITResolutions2013_DesignTips']); \" href=\"http:\/\/blog.teamtreehouse.com\/5-design-tips-every-developer-should-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Design tips every developer should know<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nIf you\u2019re a web developer without much design experience, this article is for you. It outlines a few basic design principles that will do wonders to your web application\u2019s look and feel.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20130104_BestITResolutions2013_ExcitedJava']); \" href=\"http:\/\/jaxenter.com\/5-reasons-to-be-excited-about-java-in-2013-45938.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">5 reasons to be excited about Java in 2013<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nJava continues to be one of the most widely used languages for web application development, and it\u2019s only getting better. This article outlines a few notable Java enhancements to look for in the coming year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on IT resolutions for 2013, design tips for developers, and more. 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