Feb 20th, 2007
Speaking of programming
Since my last post a lot has changed in the development…
Layout is everything. Without an attractive, functional layout a website is nothing. It’s always good to look back at early stages in a project and refine before it gets too late. At this stage in the project it’s easy to do because there’s absolutely no programming associated with the design - it’s all straight HTML. Ultimately I found that the new design wasn’t accurately reflecting the new components I want to introduce and in the end it was really just a revision of what currently exists.
Of course mentioning layout, you can’t go past the fact that this blog has once again changed theme. Should stay this way for a while…
Speaking of programming, after weighing up a lot of different options, I’ve come to the decision to programme from this point on in an entirely different manner, using object-oriented programming (OOP) to create a neater, safer site and dramatically cut down the amount of scripting required. I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it, but the entire site will be completely recoded from scratch with not an ounce of the old programming or database design coming along. Of course existing database content will be imported so it won’t appear to be quite as much a clean slate to end-viewers.
At this stage I’m totally convinced that what’s to come will put Roller-Coaster.com.au onto the international platform in due course.