REBECCA E SPITZER » Web Design http://www.rebecca-e-spitzer.com/blog combining design, journalism, and technology. when i feel like it, anyways. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:18:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 An Exercise in PHP http://www.rebecca-e-spitzer.com/blog/2010/03/an-exercise-in-php/ http://www.rebecca-e-spitzer.com/blog/2010/03/an-exercise-in-php/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:18:45 +0000 Rebecca http://www.rebecca-e-spitzer.com/blog/?p=205 We’re learning MySQL, PHP, Perl, and Java Servlets, among other things, in one of my classes right now. As an exercise to explore SQL queries in PHP, I worked up the following site, which explores our handmade “Wellesley Movie Database” in imitation of the IMDB. Later in the semester I’m going to work up a much, much larger website and database – I’m tackling e-commerce! – but for now, I’m already loving PHP. Quick, not too dirty, useful. We transitioned back to Java for class today, though, and I’ve got to say – the cleanliness of Java makes me so happy. I missed it.

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ANDREAS LUTZ – Because clicking is so 90s! from andreaslutz on Vimeo.

I’m skeptical as to how well it works, so I’d like to try the site out; however, I’m in the library right now, and other students tend to frown upon using voice activated software in quiet spaces. I could probably get away with the giant hand gestures, but I don’t think I should jeopardize my relationships with the neighboring thesis carrels just yet.

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Beautiful website for a great collection of work. (Wow, it just took me four or five tries to spell beautiful. My brain is truly fried.) Looks like Flash, but it isn’t. Via NFP.

Some favorites from the collection itself:

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Ana Areias

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Monsieur Deez

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Julius Jason Junio

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