Posts Tagged ‘Development’
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
What is Kohana?
Kohana Framework
Kohana is a relatively new PHP Framework. The popular CodeIgniter has been a common choice for developers worldwide and sports a very active community. It has grown substancially, and while this may produce various benefits, it no longer satisfies the development of light-weight yet powerful web-based systems. Some of the core CodeIgniter developers recognized this and, taking the already powerful CodeIgniter, stripped it of the fat leaving behind only the powerful core. Kohana was born.
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Tags: Development, Framework, Kohana, OOP, PHP
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
When I first got into web design, as far as I was concerned, SEO (Search Engine Optimization) was the inclusion of the META KEYWORDS and DESCRIPTION tags within a webpage. With just that, I was experiencing poor results when viewing my Google Analytics. I jumped into SEO research to discover why this was so. SEO is not as simple as it seems. The purpose of this post is to bring some simple yet effective measures to be taken to improve a websites visibility on the internet.
This post addresses some of the core aspects of SEO such as:
- robots.txt
- sitemap.xml
- dublin.rdf
- Social Networking
- Blogging
- Online Directories
- Google Adwords
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Tags: Design, Development, SEO, Website
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Website Security
Everyday, stories hit the news regarding websites which have been taken down by hackers. How does a person gain access to a website one might ask? What is the hackers aim in compromising a website? It is surprisingly easy to find vulnerable websites and is therefore extremely important for website developers to know of the common vulnerabilities and coding errors which create these vulnerabilities in order to prevent them. This post aims at equiping the general web developer with the knowledge of various hacking techniques and methodologies, as well as the mind of the hackers themselves.
Tags: Development, Hacking, Security, Website
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
There are thousands of applications available which are specific to website design. Different designers each have their own preferences as to what programs to use. Some will swear by Adobe Dreamweaver, others Microsoft Publisher. Personally, such tools I find restricting. I will not touch Microsoft Publisher with a barge pole. So, at Griffin Studios, what tools do I use for website development? (more…)
Tags: Design, Development, Firefox, Plug-ins, Testing
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Griffin Studios is still a relatively new company and as such, our target market has been within the local area in which Griffin Studios is based. Often this can be restricting, preventing a web designer’s portfolio from increasing ; however, it can have its benefits. Below, the issue of distance between a web designer and their client will be addressed, with the possible pros and cons that arise from a long distance relationship with a client. (more…)
Tags: Client, Communication, Design, Designer, Development, Website
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Monday, April 12th, 2010
Good day.
This is the first post in the brand new blog for Griffin Studios. The plan for this blog is to discuss all things website design and development related, as well as to get to know the developer behind Griffin Studios a little better. I must say from the offset that I am not the dedicated blogger, and therefore there might be long periods without any new or fresh updates. I will make an effort however to mention everything interesting I come across here.
Please feel free to leave any comments with regards to any of my posts as well as my Griffin Studios website. I appreciate the feedback and your thoughts on anything. And with that, I will sign this my first post off.
Braden King
Griffin Studios
Tags: Blog, Design, Development, Feedback, Griffin Studios
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