Hi Floyd, No-one else has replied (to the list, anyway) so I may as well chime in...
We are actually developing a web application framework right now, using Django (http://www.djangoproject.com/). I'm the content expert, so unfortunately I can't give you much in the way of technical specifics. However, I can tell you that, so far, our developers have built: * a set of interrelated apps that control events, exhibitions and 'venues' (ie: the spaces within the museum where things happen) * an app to create an interface for our collection database * a contacts app * a 'miscellaneous photos' app * a podcasts channels app * a history timeline app * a flat pages app I'm amazed at how quickly functionality can be built (apparently it's a bit like bolting pre-fab bits of software together and making minor adjustments); although, of course, a lot more time is required to test and refine. The tools suit an agile development process (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development), which we are using. I'd be happy to report back to the list when we have launched stage 1 (hopefully by April 2010). Regards, Jonathan Cooper Manager of information / website Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney AUSTRALIA http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au Tel: +61 2 9225 1811 or +61 2 9225 1796 (message) http://doctordada.com jonathanc at ag.nsw.gov.au mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu wrote on 03/12/2009 08:42:53 AM: > Does anyone have experience developing web apps? I would be interested > to hear about your experiences. > > > > Floyd Sweeting III Head, Information Technology and New Media > THE FRICK COLLECTION 1 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021 > Tel: 212-547-6889 Fax: 212-879-2091 www.frick.org > <http://www.frick.org/>
