Jeremy Keith (web developer)

{{short description|Web developer}}

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| name = Jeremy Keith

| image = Jeremy Keith in 2019.jpg

| caption = Keith in 2019

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| birth_date = 25 February{{cite web|url=https://adactio.com/journal/542|title=Adactio: Journal—Happy birthday to me|publisher=adactio.com|access-date=2016-07-13}}

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| occupation = Web developer, writer, speaker, musician

| nationality = Irish

| known_for = Clearleft, dConstruct, DOM Scripting, HTML5 for Web Designers, HuffDuffer, Open Device Lab, Science Hack Day

| website = {{URL|https://adactio.com}}

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Jeremy Keith is an Irish web developer,{{cite web |url=https://www.awwwards.com/jeremy-keith-the-spirit-of-the-web.html |access-date=2022-01-21 |date=2013-11-30 |title=Jeremy Keith: The Spirit Of The Web }} writer, speaker, and musician. He authors a popular blog, and has written several books including DOM Scripting, a guide to web design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model. He curated the dConstruct conference,{{cite web|url=https://aneventapart.com/speakers/jeremy-keith|title=An Event Apart: Jeremy Keith Speaker Profile|access-date=2021-10-29}} and co-founded Clearleft in 2005 with Andy Budd and Richard Rutter.{{cite news|publisher=Fortune|url=http://fortune.com/2015/11/01/brighton-tech-hub/ |title=Brighton, England: The San Francisco of Silicon Valley’s dreams |date=2015-11-01 |access-date=2016-04-27}}{{cite web| url=https://thenetawards.com/longlist/contribution/jeremy-keith/ |title=Net Awards 2015 Outstanding Contribution: Jeremy Keith |date=2015 |access-date=2018-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113210614/https://thenetawards.com/longlist/contribution/jeremy-keith/ |archive-date=2018-11-13}}

Books and articles

=''DOM Scripting''=

Keith's book DOM Scripting is a guide to enhancements to web pages using JavaScript and web standards. It assumes some preexisting knowledge of CSS. The first edition was published in 2005 ({{ISBN|1590595335}}). Chapter 5 is available online as well as in print.{{cite web |author=Jeremy Keith |year=2005 |title=DOM Scripting Chapter 5: Best Practices |url=http://domscripting.com/book/sample/|access-date=2018-11-13 }}

=''Bulletproof AJAX''=

Keith's book Bulletproof AJAX is a “step-by-step guide to enhancing Web sites with Ajax”.{{cite web|url=http://bulletproofajax.com/|title=Bulletproof Ajax by Jeremy Keith|publisher=bulletproofajax.com|access-date=2016-07-13}} It assumes some preexisting knowledge of JavaScript. The first edition was published in February 2007 ({{ISBN|0321472667}}). The introduction is available online as well as in print.{{cite web |author=Jeremy Keith |year=2007 |title=Bulletproof AJAX: Introduction |url=http://bulletproofajax.com/intro/|access-date=2018-11-13 }}

=''HTML5 for Web Designers''=

Keith's book HTML5 for Web Designers is a guide for introducing web designers to HTML5.{{cite web|url=http://html5forwebdesigners.com/|title=HTML5 For Web Designers by Jeremy Keith|publisher=html5forwebdesigners.com|access-date=2016-07-13}} The first edition was published in 2010 ({{ISBN|978-0-9844425-0-8}}). The book is available online as well as in print.{{cite web |author=Jeremy Keith |year=2010 |title=HTML5 For Web Designers |url=http://html5forwebdesigners.com/index/index.html|access-date=2018-11-13 }}

= ''Resilient Web Design'' =

File:Jeremy Keith - Resilient Web Design (portrait).pdf

Keith's book Resilient Web Design is a book about web design. The first edition was published in 2016,{{Cite news|url=https://css-tricks.com/resilient-web-design/|title=Resilient Web Design {{!}} CSS-Tricks|date=2016-12-14|newspaper=CSS-Tricks|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-18}} the book is only available online,{{Cite web|url=https://resilientwebdesign.com/|title=Resilient Web Design|last=Keith|first=Jeremy|website=resilientwebdesign.com|access-date=2016-12-18}} it's a web book.{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/antoinentl/web-books-initiatives|title=antoinentl/web-books-initiatives|website=GitHub|access-date=2016-12-18}}

= ''Going Offline'' =

Keith's book Going Offline is a guide to service workers. It was published on 24 April 2018 by A Book Apart.{{Cite web|url=https://abookapart.com/products/html5-for-web-designers|title=Going Offline|website=A Book Apart|access-date=2018-04-18}}.

Public Speaking

Jeremy Keith gave opening or closing keynotes at web design{{Cite web|url=https://www.creativebloq.com/netmag/10-reasons-attend-generate-london-91412729|title=10 reasons to attend Generate London 2014 • Creative Bloq|quote=Our web design event takes place this Friday, with keynotes from Jeremy Keith and Dan Cederholm.|access-date=2021-10-29}} and web development{{Cite web|url=https://viewsourceconf.org/berlin-2016/speakers/jeremy-keith/|title=View Source Berlin • Jeremy Keith|access-date=2021-10-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://all-markup-news.com/drupalcon-copenhagen-keynote-speakers/|title=DrupalCon Copenhagen: Keynote speakers|access-date=2021-10-29|archive-date=3 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103170901/https://all-markup-news.com/drupalcon-copenhagen-keynote-speakers/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://design4drupal.org/sessions/keynote/building-blocks-indie-web|title=The Building Blocks Of The Indie Web • Design 4 Drupal 2018, Boston| access-date=2021-10-29}} conferences, and is a frequent speaker at design and interaction conferences, most notably An Event Apart.

Open source work

Jeremy Keith has contributed to a number of open source projects using GitHub:

  • {{cite web|url=https://github.com/adactio|title=adactio (Jeremy Keith) · GitHub|publisher=github.com|access-date=2016-07-13}}

Other work

  • HuffDuffer creator{{cite news| publisher=Fast Company| url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3030236/listen-later-introducing-stitchers-instapaper-for-audio| title=You Can Now Listen Later With Stitcher’s "Instapaper For Audio"| access-date=2021-10-29}}
  • Open Device Lab founder{{cite news| publisher=Chattanooga Times Free Press| url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2016/apr/22/chattanoogas-open-device-lab-helps-software-d/361237/|title=Software developers keep outdated tech relevant thanks to Chattanooga's Open Device Lab | Times Free Press| access-date=2016-07-13}}
  • Science Hack Day first organizer
  • Matter (magazine) initial release designer
  • AMP Advisory Committee 2020-2021{{cite news|publisher=Tech Investor News |url=https://www.techinvestornews.com/Google/Latest-Google-News |title=Jeremy Keith Resigns from AMP Advisory Committee: 'It Has Become Clear To Me that AMP Remains a Goog|access-date=2021-10-29}}{{cite news|publisher=WordPress Tavern|url=https://wptavern.com/jeremy-keith-resigns-from-amp-advisory-committee-it-has-become-clear-to-me-that-amp-remains-a-google-product|title=Jeremy Keith Resigns from AMP Advisory Committee: "It Has Become Clear to Me that AMP Remains a Google Product"|access-date=2021-10-29}}
  • Homebrew Website Club Brighton organizer{{cite web|url=https://adactio.com/about/|title=Adactio: About|publisher=adactio.com|access-date=2016-07-13}}
  • Codebar Brighton coach

Salter Cane

Keith plays bouzouki in the Brighton rock band Salter Cane.{{cite web|url=https://saltercane.com/|title=Salter Cane|publisher=saltercane.com|access-date=2016-07-13}}

References

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