Tag: Webdesign
Rebuilding a site from Symfony to Rails
After building my personal site from scratch in Symfony/PHP5 - I decided as I am leaning towards Rails now it was time to rewrite it in Rails. I had some good experiences during the process and overall I'm pleased with it. This may serve as a useful push if you're currently a PHP developer tempted by Rails.
Why I think Ruby on Rails is an ideal web development environment
As a contractor it is always wise to stay on top of upcoming technologies, today's niche market may be tomorrow's big earner. This year I decided to learn Ruby on Rails, so I thought I'd write a post on why I think Rails is such as excellent development system.
Be careful choosing a domain name for your site
Be very careful how you choose your domain name. A friend at work forwarded this content and it shows some of the pitfalls of innocent sounding names.
21st Century Communications - iChat AV on Leopard
I've recently started subcontracting some of my work to another PHP developer I trust. iChat AV on leopard is making the process so much smoother than it otherwise would have been...
New Symfony-based Site Launched
After a horrible experience (and putting it off for months) I've finally launched my new site. It's not feature complete but it's a good base to build on.