Often when building a web application, it’s necessary to add search to the site. A variety of tools exist to help make it easier, my personal favorite is Sphider – a PHP-based search engine, however the basic principles in each approach are the same.
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The de facto event of the Chicago tech scene, this month’s Technori focused on social welfare opportunities and start-ups. A variety of entrepreneurs each brought forward unique and exciting ideas for improving the community, with innovations in job placement, education, finance, and logistics.
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When building custom software, a user interface designer will progress through several levels of skill development. Similar to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, each lower level must be fulfilled before a designer can progress to the next plateau. The question is – where does the pyramid end, and where is it right to draw the line as to the responsibility of the UI designer?
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During undergrad at Urbana-Champaign, one of the hot topics for search engine scientists was the “Deep Web”. While most of the web was easily accessible through HTML, a large portion of the dynamically generated content, such as PHP and ASP pages, could not be indexed by search engines.
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With its extreme flexibility and proven prowess as a publishing platform, WordPress has become an invaluable tool in the arsenal of most web developers. However, advanced customization is often cumbersome and can be difficult to achieve.
Having spent several hours the past two days fighting against WordPress’ limited support for splitting blogs by category, I’m sharing a few of the insights gained during the arduous process.
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