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Software stuff again
Another delay, but a productive one. I've worked out my template processing routines. In doing this I had to give some thought to what I want in the templates, which means I'm rethinking my database design. What I've got is fine for your typical one page blog, but if that's what I'm going to do, why not just use an existing tool with a proven track record? Besides, I already have a second page and have two more in mind that a table designed to hold blog posts is almost adequate for. It's not quite redoing it from scratch but I don't intend to revisit this for a while so I have to get it right. I have to modify the queries I'm using to drive this thing.
Thinking about the templates and content led me into site design, in particular whether or not to use frames, rollovers and other cute Javascript things I know or know of.
Thinking about a single project in multiple languages . . . in this case Object Pascal, SQL, Javascript, CSS and HTML . . . will make your eyes cross after a while. I'm having trouble wrapping my head around the last three today, all the while feeling I need a better idea of my destination before committing a bunch more code in the first two. Funny thing is, HTML, CSS and Javascript just aren't that difficult.
Anyway, I just jotted down a diagram that goes something like:
(Database) ⇒(Article Data)⇒(Template)⇒(turns into cool shit)
posted by Prometheus 6 at 4/20/2003 07:13:25 PM |
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