ferdychristant.com :: Architecture

Tagonomy: Taxonomy meets folksonomy

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:54:06 +0100

Today I release my most extensive, and probably best article to date: Tagonomy - Taxonomy meets Folskonomy. , The article discusses an innovative way to combine the power and flexibility of tagging with the structure and richness of a taxonomy.

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New article: When to use or not use RIA technology

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:15:14 +0100

A brand new article that answer the question "When to apply RIA technologies, such as Silverlight and Flex, and when to stick with basic web technologies.

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Thinking outside the CRUD box

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:42:11 +0100

It has taken me a few years to realize that you should not use a CRUD model (Create Read Update Delete) to design a usable user interface. In this will post I will show three simple examples to explain what I mean.

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Designing Project Jungle Dragon

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:54:09 +0100

How would one go about designing a large home project? Just start coding? Here's how I do it...using the Just Enough Design principle.

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The MVC Front Controller Pattern

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:43:35 +0100

A little description on what a Front Controller is, and how it works in Code Igniter, a PHP MVC framework

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Blogo.NET architecture update

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 06:57:49 +0100

Blogo.NET architecture update

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New article: Battle of the frameworks

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:08:57 +0100

I've written a new article: "Battle of the frameworks". It explains best practices and common pitfalls concerning the selection, usage and development of application development frameworks, regardless of the platform.

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Battle of the frameworks

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 08:43:37 +0100

This article discusses how to effectively select or develop a proper application development framework, regardless of the platform

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The making of Blogo.NET

Fri, 4 Apr 2008 12:51:01 +0100

This article explains into detail how I developed Blogo.NET, which is an n-tiered internet blog application based upon .NET 3.5. The article discusses the development process from begin to end

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The art of software estimation

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 04:38:16 +0100

The art of software estimation

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Domino Perfectlinks

Thu, 3 Jun 2004 07:17:02 +0100

Domino Perfectlinks

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Domino & Apache

Mon, 24 May 2004 10:09:56 +0100

Domino & Apache

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