Episode 26: Sinatra Takes the Stage
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Sinatra and more Web Do’s and Don’ts,
Webapps
- 00:58 – Chegg.com – Rent textbooks online
- 08:53 – Yahoo Search Pad – Keep track of your searches and leave notes
- 15:28 – CoTweet - Manage your company’s twitter account.
Topics
- 25:52 – Sinatra - Micro web-framework in Ruby
- Smaller, less learning curve, designed around the URL using routes
- Sinatra makes url routes really easy
- Web.py – Micro web-framework in Python
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- basically the same concept as Sinatra for Python
- Reddit use(s/d) web.py
- 48:00 – Web dos and don’ts
- Use a favicon
- Specify encoding type
- Improve typography
- Don’t overuse ajax
- Keep users updated during loaded
- Don’t use xml declaration for IE6
- Have a contact page
- Don’t use CSS hacks
- Optimize web graphics
- Don’t use justify exclusively