Sites
- LectureTools
- LectureTools is a web-based learning tool used in large university lecture halls to improve student participation and understanding. Students can view lecture slides, ask question, respond to instructor questions, and even take notes, all through the web application. The instructors, on the other hand, have tools to graph student responses over time (to things such as multiple choice questions) and track student attendance. I was hired to rewrite the existing site from scratch in Symfony, implementing new features such as a Web 2.0 interface using AJAX and a Flash-based file uploader. I also built the base CSS stylesheet, though both the CSS and the HTML templates have been modified by the client.
- Fantasy Brains
- Fantasy football site, developed using the Symfony framework. I was brought on half way through the project as lead developer to clean up a rather large mess left by a previous developer. The client expressed relief at finding a reliable, high-quality freelancer. My tasks included complex data management, creating a multi-tiered authentication scheme, and improving on the "Web 2.0" interface.
- Matthew Santo
- Filmmaker Matthew Santo's online video gallery. I built both the front-end, including the CSS stylesheet and the AJAX-based data retrieval, as well as a complete content management system (CMS) in PHP / MySQL. I also integrated the Flash video player with the pages' javascript. Delivered in five days.
- Chris Clinton Photography
- Photographer Chris Clinton's online gallery. Created a custom, AJAX-enabled content management system (CMS) in PHP / MySQL.
- Lazy Yoga - Thai Massage
- Emily Bangham is a certified Thai masseuse practicing in Michigan. Visitors to this site can learn more about Thai massage, and can request an appointment with Emily. I wrote the application to manage users and appointments in PHP / MySQL, with a customized Javascript calendar which I integrated with PHP. I also created the CSS based on the client's designs.
Symfony Plugins
Symfony is my preferred PHP framework. I have written two open source plugins for Symfony.
- sfPropelValidatePlugin: Model-level Validation
- This is a plugin to make Symfony's object relational model more usable and secure by validating data when the application attempts to write to the database. I wrote it for an independent business venture; it has since been used in the LectureTools project.
- sfModelTestPlugin: Unit Testing for Model Classes
- Symfony has a built-in framework for unit testing, but testing model classes (or any code that accesses the database) can be complicated. I wrote this plugin to speed up that process. This plugin has received a strong response from the community - see the comments on my original blog post and the post for the new version for some helpful info.