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lida diyet zayiflamar10seoogle — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:41:55 -0000

For example I needed to create search in website - I just use Lucene. with Zend Framework it took few minutes to setup everything.

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lida diyet zayiflamar10seoogle — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:39:51 -0000

If you can get that same sense of satisfaction from another piece of software that already exists... great! If you're not bothered about it... then you should probably be worried...

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lida diyet zayıflama — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:45:32 -0000

Interesting post. It's still the wild wild west out there with web platforms.

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lidadiyetzayflamar10seoogle — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:42:42 -0000

What about those that are not even aware of this stuff? They're more than obsolete!

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Ajax — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:22:49 -0000

You still can write your OWN code, but it is much easier to use API and Frameworks - it's just saves time. The things, that would take you days to do back then, now we can do in minutes, not even talking about some huge things. For example I needed to create search in website - I just use Lucene. with Zend Framework it took few minutes to setup everything. Ten years ago that task would took days, if not weeks, to implement, not even talking about efficiency and error-proof.

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lida diyet zayıflama r10seoogl — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:45:11 -0000

Nice post!
You've inspired me to get out there and check out some more hosted services and frameworks!

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Ecommerce Web Design — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:39:32 -0000

SDKs and APIs that I have direct access to. There is nothing worse than a bad example being replicated million fold as people copy+paste instead of reading docs.Ask non-developers how real people use systems and what they like most about them.

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Ecommerce Web Design — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:38:16 -0000

I think that web development has come on in leaps and bounds in the last years, not because of top‐down decisions and empowerment of the folks on the ground, but by geeks just doing the right thing without asking for permission first. We should follow standards and build solid code to make our own life easier

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clay — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:05:07 -0000

this is so true! guys, go to Locksmith for more!

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andre — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:20:07 -0000

What about those that are not even aware of this stuff? They're more than obsolete!

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Facebok — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:43:33 -0000

I'm trying to become more of a techie...this helps me see where things are going

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Rex Steel — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:19:20 -0000

Great article...even for someone fairly new there was some great information

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Brad — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:57:31 -0000

Goodbye White Canvas, Hello Lego Bricks

Insightful.

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Simon Hamp — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:56:21 -0000

My twopence worth:
I think the problem is that so many developers (like myself) have got fed up of the corporate nagging that they've ended up working for themselves and in a lot of cases working on open source systems that average Joe User can set up with a few instructions.

Now I'm not saying it's wrong to empower people-who-aren't-technically-developers in this way OR that the software that has been developed is bad. It's just that it really doesn't suit every use case. Frameworks and SDKs are a little better as their scope is generally more generic, but they're more difficult for Joe User to understand.

Plus, the more generic you get, the more bloated you get, having to cater for possible eventualities that simply might never be. For some of us, that's a factor that we're prepared to negotiate. For others, a competitive solution is the only way to go.

For the past two years I believed I could do it better. The solution I've come up with could be classed as a web app framework/CMS. I guess it's along the lines of Drupal. The key issue for me though is that it's tighter, it does what I need it to, which means it's leaner. It's faster.

You could argue that trimming back is better than building up, but in this case there was also a deep personal development incentive. Will I release the solution as open source? Maybe one day. Will I make people pay through the nose for it? No!

It is a way for me to develop web applications faster and in a way that is extensible as far as existing and future technologies suggest it needs to be. So efficiency is the key for me, without a lack of quality. It's not so much being a control freak, but just being 100% sure that everything I develop with this will be effective in all areas that I need it to be.

If you can get that same sense of satisfaction from another piece of software that already exists... great! If you're not bothered about it... then you should probably be worried...

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Frank — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:04:13 -0000

Interesting post. It's still the wild wild west out there with web platforms.

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spycamuser — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:37:15 -0000

Very interesting article, it is surely worth the long read. there is so much out there in the web world that is left unexplored. Be quick to make the most of the world today.

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Eric — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:05:26 -0000

This is true! That's why we all should just go visit emagid.com
Cool site!

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SparkBB — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:14:51 -0000

Nice article! It has a very rich content. It helped a lot! Thanks!

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Hazel — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:20:54 -0000

This article is very true, often times we judge new SDKs without using them first. After reading this I will surely follow one of you new year's resolution:

"# Take time to have a look at the SDKs, hosted services and frameworks out there and write about them instead of showing yet another proof of concept."

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puppylove81 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:34:51 -0000

Really interesting article, gives hope at the end of the tunnel. I have been exploring the new areas of the social netowrks myself, they are new and consume time in learning them.

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T de M — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:13:10 -0000

Thanks for this inspiring piece.
As a freelancer (first site in 94, occasionaly taught web development for some time, then followed different interests), I'm on the verge of getting back to web development. Because it's the platform of the time and it outlines my deep interests in life : architecture (brick, metal, sound, words, bytes, whatever), and transmission (of knowledge, culture, you name it).

As you may think the shift rises questions in me. What the job, craft, market, became in the meantime? I'm spontaneously as reluctant to SDKs and frameworks as one can be. After a while, in an attemp to think it open-minded, I agreed to build my own Lego out of other's basic material. Ok.

I'd like to stress one point: not only legitimate craftsmaship pride is involved in getting things the "clean" way. Sharing is the genetics of the Net. Sooner, later, all contents will "collaborate" in some way.

Search engines show that in a (very) primitive form. Tomorrow, when they become smarter, they (and others) will drill deeper into content to do their job. Maybe then only the coherence of code will be a competitive advantage. But a huge one. In a way you cannot automate. In a way it can hamper or glorify your online visibility. Life and digital death.

Maybe not today yet. But soon, I guess.
(And sorry for the long post, english is not my native tongue.)
- T -

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Jovia Weg Studio — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:37:36 -0000

Thanks for the article. It is easy to get frustrated with the changes that are occurring in today's webosphere. I often wonder if I am spending all of this time and money to learn systems that will be obsolete in two weeks thanks to a fancy new WYSIWYG thingamajig. It is good to remember that certain skills as a developer will never change, just the tools.

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simon — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:44:30 -0000

nice story. i think that (like a lot technology) just as web tools are becoming more accessible and easy for the average joe to use, the latest developments and features will always need hard to get or scarce skills. can't see much to worry about.

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Greg — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:14:21 -0000

TIme to live in the now and help make it everything it can be and not something terrible.

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Norm — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:37:49 -0000

Christian is so right, I was a web developer till 2002, worked on database design and server programming as well as front end connection, we don't even know or care about ranking. All worked offline. Fastforward to 2009, I spent a week to develop my website sbWebCentral.com, mostly on writing content and figure out the quarks of the CMS. 18 days later, it's alexa ranking is 2.9 mil. not great, but not bad for it's age. The ranking is pretty much all I cared about nowadays.