The suggested programming environment is PHP+MySQL with some client-side technologies OPTION 1 The Austro-Asian Times is
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2022 7:05 am
The suggested programming environment is PHP+MySQL with some
client-side technologies
OPTION 1
The Austro-Asian Times is an online news site focusing on news
for Northern Australia and Southeast Asia. For many years they have
directly edited their static site with tools such as Dream Weaver
on a daily basis. The business is expanding and they now have
several international journalists and an editor.
The company now wants to modernise the operation with a
database-backed web application. They have investigated WordPress,
Facebook and other alternatives, but have decided to go for the a
bespoke application. A custom lightweight application framework is
preferred.
At this stage they are after a proof-of-concept based on a
functional prototype. They are only interested in the
functionality, and will employ usability, graphics and content
experts later (although any assistance you provide is certainly
appreciated). The company does not have sufficient budget for
proprietary solutions so are keen for the developer(s) to use
common open-source tools to build the prototype.
They would like the following basic components to be included in
the functional prototype:
Individual journalists should be able to log in and post news
articles.
The top five articles based on the time they were created or
last updated to automatically appear on the site’s ‘front page’.
The most recent articles are listed at the top.
Each posted article should indicate when it was last updated or
how long ago it was created.
They are keen to include a folksonomy which allows journalists
to apply keywords (e.g. country, city, post-code etc) for each
article.
They appreciate the complexity (and budgetary concerns) of
implementing a tagging system. Alternatively, they would accept a
news-feed (e.g. RSS/Atom) option for recent articles. The
implementation of both is encouraged.
client-side technologies
OPTION 1
The Austro-Asian Times is an online news site focusing on news
for Northern Australia and Southeast Asia. For many years they have
directly edited their static site with tools such as Dream Weaver
on a daily basis. The business is expanding and they now have
several international journalists and an editor.
The company now wants to modernise the operation with a
database-backed web application. They have investigated WordPress,
Facebook and other alternatives, but have decided to go for the a
bespoke application. A custom lightweight application framework is
preferred.
At this stage they are after a proof-of-concept based on a
functional prototype. They are only interested in the
functionality, and will employ usability, graphics and content
experts later (although any assistance you provide is certainly
appreciated). The company does not have sufficient budget for
proprietary solutions so are keen for the developer(s) to use
common open-source tools to build the prototype.
They would like the following basic components to be included in
the functional prototype:
Individual journalists should be able to log in and post news
articles.
The top five articles based on the time they were created or
last updated to automatically appear on the site’s ‘front page’.
The most recent articles are listed at the top.
Each posted article should indicate when it was last updated or
how long ago it was created.
They are keen to include a folksonomy which allows journalists
to apply keywords (e.g. country, city, post-code etc) for each
article.
They appreciate the complexity (and budgetary concerns) of
implementing a tagging system. Alternatively, they would accept a
news-feed (e.g. RSS/Atom) option for recent articles. The
implementation of both is encouraged.