Some time ago, when Homesite 1.0 was still my editor of choice (yes, that
long ago), I had a problem with a client. A small-town newspaper editor
wanted a wider audience - the Web.
Naturally, she knew nothing about HTML or FTP, and she wasn't about to learn.
I thought, "Create a database." I could use an HTML form to collect the text
and, voilà, instantly updated pages. But how could she format the text
without learning
and ?
The boss nixed the idea as too expensive and time-consuming. I probably
wasted enough time converting her text to do the database option twice. But
I'm not paid to make the Big Decisions.
Actually, I couldn't get the problem out of my mind. A client with no other
knowledge (except how to get online and how to use a word processor) needed
t... (more)
Name your price seems to be the catch-phrase in e-commerce these days. The
success of sites like eBay and Priceline testify to that.
Not long ago retailers were scrambling to set up online stores. Now they're
scrambling to set up online auctions. If you're champing at the auction bit
for your own site, or are facing the task of building an auction application
for your clients, AuctionBuil... (more)
Dreamweaver has been upgraded to include many features familiar to users of
CF Studio, and includes other crucial Web-design applications, specifically
Fireworks, Flash, and Freehand.
Okay, let's get one thing straight: I don't like WYSIWYG editors for coding.
Do not.
When I said that to a Macromedia rep on the phone recently, I could feel the
wince all the way across the country. "But,"... (more)
Being thrifty, I like to do my own basic car repairs. However, on some of my
shade-tree repair jobs, I've run into the problem of not having a specific,
but necessary, tool.
I often find myself in the same predicament developing applications for my
clients' Web sites. I'm cruising along, happily coding away, when out of the
blue I suddenly need to do something I've never had to do before.... (more)
CFhas been rewritten using Java technology, and is much more than just a way
for Web pages to interact with databases.
You could say that the fax machine revolutionized the business world. No more
waiting for contracts as they made their slow progression from one mailbox to
another. No more days and weeks passing as you shuttled layouts to your
client, and they sent back the revisions and... (more)
Carey Lilly is an associate with a Web site– development firm based in the New York area. He has been developing with ColdFusion since 1997 and has 10 years’ experience with relational databases.
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