9^th install­ment of the 5 Minute InTRU­view!!!!!!!!!! Get­ting into the mind of fron-end Dev, Amber Wein­berg of Amber Wein­berg Devel­op­ment.

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Trude­sign: Hello Amber! How’s life down in Tennesseeeeeee?

Amber Wein­berg: Very nice and cool right now :)

Tru: Love that cooler weather, so you are a front end devel­oper by trade am i right?

AW: Yup, that’s right :)

Tru: Favorite cheese?

AW: sharp ched­der and gouda!
AW: it’s a tie

Tru: And have you ever wanted to make a Cheese website?

AW: very much so

Tru: Per­haps a BEST OF CHEESE chal­lenge website?

AW: yes that’s a good idea :)

Tru: there you go. I just gave you a MILLION DOLLAR idea.

AW: lol I’ve got enough of those right now though ^_^
AW: not enough time!

Tru: How long have you been doing development?

AW: Over 10 years
AW: since the 6th grade :)

Tru: never enough time!
Tru: Oh wow, so you were at it before word­press ever came around huh? Life changing?

AW: Yup, I was at it when tables and frames were col
AW: *cool
AW: And ani­mated gifs…

Tru: wait wow 6^th grade? i was play­ing with Teenage mutant ninja tur­tles in sixth grade!

AW: lol I did that in the 4^th I think :P

Tru: Quick, favorite mutated turtle!

AW: hmm
AW: donatello

Tru: EXCELLENT CHOICE YOU WIN…nothing, well, actu­ally just more questions…do you enjoy the artis­tic side of design, or the struc­tured, orga­nized side of it?

AW: Well I don’t really design any­more. I love design, but I hated deal­ing with clients as a designer.
AW:So now all I touch is the code. :)
AW:But the code has always been my favorite

Tru: Would you say that DOnatello was one of the best Sculp­tors of his time?
Tru: 1 minute

AW: lol
AW: I think michae­lango was a  bet­ter scu­pltor
AW: :)

Tru: Did WP 3.0 change your life?
Tru: well played.

AW: No, it was hon­estly not that dif­fer­ent than 2.9

Tru: I need to learn more of the inner work­ings of it, it has me all confused!

AW: There were a few upgrades, like the menu sys­tem, but that’s about it

Tru: And lastly,  what are you going to be for halloween?

AW: Not sure yet, unfor­tu­nately I live in coun­try, so no good adult par­ties around here

Tru: Aw theres always a way to have a good party, even if it is with farm ani­mals and moonshine ;)

AW: lol

Tru:wait that can be con­strued wrongly lol.

AW: true

Tru: alright, excel­lent, thank you so much

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Amber was an excel­lent inter­vie­wee don’t you think? I was par­tic­u­larly ran­dom on this one. Be sure to check out her site and twit­ter. Come back tomor­row for an inTRU­view with Laura Dapito of Likelet­ters!!! (Hint: she likes excla­ma­tion points!)

 

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