Status Update: Infrastructure · 29 August 2007, 20:08
I just thought I’d update to tell you that I’ve begun the coding of the application that will power MormonAnswers.com, AnswerBase. For you technically inclined, the application is written in Python using the Django framework. After some initial set up issues on my development machine, I got Django and PostgreSQL running, and today busted out the main article and tagging code. I’m shocked at how easy it has been. Django is awesome, and the prebuilt admin backend renders me speechless. If you’re a web dev, I highly recommend picking up Django. Now to figuring out how to build a highly effective search engine, and then the fun parts: data entry and front end UI work. Given that I am a UI designer, the latter shouldn’t be too bad.
The data entry, however… *shudder*
(I’m also wondering about creating a pingable address for select bloggers to auto-add their content to the database, ala pinging technorati… but that may be a bit over the top.)