tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20349887290651578492011-04-21T18:11:00.502-07:00Open Source Frameworks are the future of web development and this blog strongly encourages its growth into all areas of the internet industry. CakePHP belongs to the www.cakephp.org communityComputationalManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12653689534071276961noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034988729065157849.post-50637943510943261392008-02-02T22:49:00.000-08:002008-02-02T22:59:09.428-08:00I've been approached by a friend to engage on developing a web-application for electronic designers &amp; students.I initially proposed CakePHP as my framework of choice.However my friend is an advocate of the Ruby-on-Rails framework.<br /><br />The next stage would be ascertain which of the 2 frameworks would be best suit our objectives.<br />Both frameworks have similar features:<br /><ul><li>Object-orientated<br /></li><li>MVC Architecture</li><li>Open Source</li></ul>The deciding factors will be:<br /><ul><li>Learning curve of Ruby</li><li>Availability of RoR servers</li><li>Strength of the RoR community<br />(compared to the PHP &amp; Cake community)<br /></li><li>Special features of Ruby</li></ul>Meanwhile , Im gonna research on RoR and the health of its IRC community.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2034988729065157849-5063794351094326139?l=cakephp-apps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ComputationalManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12653689534071276961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034988729065157849.post-34269324873616773472008-01-26T18:21:00.000-08:002008-01-26T18:32:15.066-08:00I find it hard to accept that an IT company with so many tech-savvy employees, would stick to a paper-based leave application system.But , such is the case at my firm.I have taken-upon myself to computerize the system for the benefit of both staff &amp; the environment.And following the precepts of Fred Brooks I will:<br /><ol><li>Steer clear of re-inventing the wheel</li><li>get it FREE</li></ol>The office currently uses Google Calender to track which employees are on leave &amp; for what period.However this method:<br /><ul><li>Requires double data-entry</li><ul><li>Employee fills-out form</li><li>HR Staff validates request and inputs to Gcalender</li></ul><li>prone to human-error<br /></li><li>Paper-intensive</li></ul>I'm looking into using Google Calender's API in conjunction with Cake PHP provide a solution to our HR woes.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2034988729065157849-3426932487361677347?l=cakephp-apps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ComputationalManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12653689534071276961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034988729065157849.post-88789484773481722652008-01-24T14:14:00.000-08:002008-01-24T14:25:46.492-08:00Being a big fan of Frank Brooke's "Mythical Man Month" and other trends in Software Engineering.I feel obliged as a corporate developer to introduct UML to our Web Developer Department.The reasons being:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Documentation</span><br /><ul><li>A need for proper standardized documentation</li><li>A graphical means of representing all facets of a Cake application</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Architecture<br /></span>In the pre-implementation stage when the boss issues the requirements document which briefly outlines what he expects of the application.The developers should don their architecture/system-analyst hats and :<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><ul><li>Beat the potential bugs &amp; loopholes out of the requirements</li><li>Submit their 'requirements' document to the boss for confirmation</li><li>Start designing the application in either</li><ul><li>Top-Down method</li><li>Bottom-Up method</li></ul><li>Outline the architecture of such a system : 1 layer at a time<br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2034988729065157849-8878948477348172265?l=cakephp-apps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ComputationalManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12653689534071276961noreply@blogger.com0