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Robert Bates

Senior Developer

As a Senior Developer at Phase2, Robert Bates is able to pursue his interests in solving complex multi-tier integration challenges with elegant solutions. He has experience not only in traditional web programming languages such as PHP and JavaScript, but also traditional compiled languages such as C, C++, and Java.

Robert began his career in 1994 writing cross-platform graphics solutions for commercial CAD systems, and eventually found himself integrating his solutions with web applications on both UNIX and Windows platforms in 1997. He combined his Internet programming and cross-platform skills while at Infosys Development Group in Houston, Texas, to build high-performance enterprise data management solutions for BMC Software and Caminus.

Robert studied Computer Science, Engineering, Biochemistry and Genetics at Texas A&M University. He also received both a BBA and MBA with finance concentrations from Saint Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. He enjoys contributing to open source projects, and is an author or co-maintainer for several Drupal modules.

LESS is More

posted on 23 Apr 12

Let’s face it – data is invaluable, integrations are key, and generating that information into something that will show up on a person’s browser (often) thousands of miles away in a matter of seconds is a modern miracle. However, if your site isn’t aesthetically appealing, nobody will stick around to see all the good stuff. This is where Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) come into play, and why tools such as LESS that make CSS easier to develop and revise have seen widespread adoption in web development.

Read more on Robert 's blog