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Python specific, but has some good general information and principles. Check it out http://www.python.org/pycon/2006/papers/2/pycon06_agiledoc.pdf

As said in my post about Google Finance, expect more stock related web apps… Have a look at StockTickr, a similar idea to SocialPicks, but not as nicely presented. You can add your own watchlist and see other user’s watchlists.

We have launched a new OfficeStream site for RE/MAX Pinnacle. Looks like they are doing well with 31 listings already live on the site. Have a look at http://www.remax-pinnacle.co.za/

Google Finance and Stock Picks

Recently Google launched Google Finance. Already the comparisons, pros and cons etc. of Google Finance vs. competitors like Yahoo and others have begun being debated. A good summary can be found on Search Engine Watch. But Google lauches it applications with a fundamentally different approach to Yahoo and the rest. Google adds as much value [...]

RE/MAX of New Zealand Goes live

We have published the new website for RE/MAX of New Zealand. It sports a handy AJAX enabled search getting the orginal 3 steps down to just 2. See also the listing image display which is powered by the LightBox script library whcih uses the ProtoType Framework and Script.aculo.us.            

New WWW Site

I have decided that content is king and have opted to use a WordPress blog for the new White Wall Web site. It will be organized into categories with blog entries for each of our products, service and consulting focuses. I hope you enjoy it! 

Recently we began optimizing code in one of our projetcs because certain queries where taking 30 mins to run and the server was getting seriously nailed (there was a pile of data to search). Andy Duncan, an ex-Thoughtworker and good friend has been consulting to White Wall Web for the past three months and helping [...]

AJAX and webservers

AJAX is increasingly popular for building web applications and is a central component of the web 2.0 phenomenon. Many of the new google applications including GMail, Google Calendar, Google Reader and Google Maps use AJAX components to create their excellent usability. Other new widely used applications like Flickr, del.icio.us and Digg also use AJAX to [...]

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