web development when not playing computer games
Right - thought I’d post some actual code as proof of actual development.
I wrote the first version of my CMS back-end in PHP, and sent data to a Javascript front-end using JSON. This was fantastically fast and simple - the string only need be checked for dangerous syntax, and then eval-ed and it becomes Javascript objects ready to use. The pot-noodle of data formats.
Hello to the world.
PHP eh? Good old PHP. I’ve been coding various apps and sites in PHP for a few years now - it’s been great, the documentation is excellent, there’s a huge community and it’s easy to put stuff together quickly. Special mention to the Codeigniter framework - it’s finally helped me get the whole MVC thing and has made my last few projects much more enjoyable.
But this post is about Python. I’ve decided to learn Python since it seems to get recommendations from all quarters and appears to be both pragmatic and elegant. My first project is going to be my new portfolio/blog site (current version here), and I’ll be writing about my experiences here. Developing in Python seems to be smoother in Linux, so I’ve installed Ubuntu, and I’ll probably be mentioning my experiences learning a new OS too.
It’ll be like the Incredible Journey.