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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
  • • 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