Development

Introduction

The sub-pages of this page are a list of some of the interesting technologies that I have used in software development or are are just curious about.

Tips and Tricks

Cloud Computing

  • Deltacloud - Provides a single API to many cloud resources such as EC2, RHEV-M; VMWare ESX, RackSpace, etc.

Analytics

  • Google Analytics - A web service for tracking how your web application is being accessed and used.
  • Mint - A web analytics program that you can install and host on your own site.

e-Commerce

  • E-Junkie - A resource or outsourcing opportunity for your web application where you can get shopping carts, billing capabilities, etc. for a decent price.
  • Sales Force CRM - Customer Relationship Management software services for your company.
  • Foxycart - A customizable shopping cart service that can be easily integrated into your site for $15/month.
  • Spreedly - “Lets you collect recurring and one-time subscription payments simply and securely.”

Google

Tools

  • AJAX Load - Quickly build an AJAX spinner icon for long AJAX requests.
  • Snipplr - A good place to go for code snippets and examples in almost all coding languages.
  • WebORB - Provides universal connectivity between rich-internet applications whether they be writtin in Flex, Ruby on Rails, Java, PHP, .NET, etc.
  • Captchator - Adds web form security by providing funky words embedded in images to prevent spam bots from attacking your site. Works with many frameworks such as Rails, PHP, Python, Perl, etc.

Testing

  • Browsershots - Get a quick glimpse of your web site as viewed in multiple browsers at once.
  • Cross Browser Testing - Test your web site in just about any browser on any operating system.
  • Litmus - A service that can test your site across many browsers and provide screenshots of each.