[thelist] Web Development -- Presentation vs. Content
Andy Budd
andy at message.uk.com
Thu Oct 9 03:44:03 CDT 2003
bruce wrote:
> Question for you guys who develop web sites.... What tools/apps do you
> use
> to develop your sites such that the site can be modified in the future
> by
> users other than the developers. Basically, I'm interested in getting
> some
> quick feedback regarding tools that you've actually used that allow
> you to
> separate the Presentation/Layout from the Content. IE. if I create a
> site
> that has a lot of JScript/PHP/MySql as well as content. What have you
> used
> to create the app, such that a person can later go in and change the
> content
> without impacting the presentation layer....
>
> Solid feedback/Pros/Cons would be appreciated....
As far as "tools" go, Um none.
Or more precisely, um BBEdit, MySQL, PHP, CSS and valid XHTML although
I probably wouldn't call most of these tools.
I mean you could use Dreamweaver and set templates or even use
contribute. However it's much better to build a site thats run from a
db and have the content separated from the business logic and the
presentation by coding it that way. Alternatively you'll want to get
hold of a descent CMS, however most CMS's either seem so complicated
that you need a degree in rocket science and a year to learn them, or
so simple as to be almost pointless. (If anybody knows a good, flexible
but easy to learn/use CSM, please let me know).
Andy Budd
http://www.message.uk.com/
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