A Web Application Developer Joins First Scribe

My name is John Malone. I’ve just come on board here at First Scribe as a web application developer and I am stoked to be at such a dynamic and energetic company. I will be leading the wave of new web application development for our company.

I received my BS in Computer Science from the University of San Francisco right when the Dot.com bubble burst. It was brutal to watch, but I learned a lot about how the web works, or doesn’t in that case. After a stint with a non-profit publishing company, I joined up with the US Peace Corps. I served almost two years in the beautiful country of Samoa teaching computer studies in various secondary schools. It was a crazy, hot, exhausting experience, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. But I can tell you from first had experience that you can in fact get tired of hanging out on the beach.

Once I got off the island, I worked as a web application developer and software engineer on various projects from brochure sites, large scale e-commerce sites, and foreign currency arbitrage. I come to First Scribe from MoCo, Inc where I was a web developer and project manager.

I will be assisting Jason Barney with the numerous development projects in First Scribe’s hopper, always with an eye on creating bigger, better, faster, and leaner web applications. I bring with me intimate knowledge of PHP, Agile Development, Test-Drive Development and the Symfony framework. Now I just hope I can keep up with these guys.

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First Scribe Designs AJAX Drag and Drop Application for Suttle

Suttle teamed up again with First Scribe to create a unique online application which allows users to virtually drag and drop Suttle’s SOHO Access™ structured wiring modules and position them in an enclosure of their choosing. The application allows users to then purchase their entire configuration online or print/email a bill of materials.

"The intuitive design of this exciting new resource makes it almost effortless for designers or installers to plan and layout their structured wiring system," remarked Jay Kilby, Director of Marketing. "This creates value for the installer by not only saving them time and money, but also simplifying the buying process."

The configuration tools is entirely AJAX based and built using a combination of JavaScript Frameworks from several sources, including Prototype and script.aculo.us. It’s powered by a custom PHP back-end and interfaces with an OSCommerce based cart installation. AJAX based web applications allow for a plug-in free interactive user experience that is at the heart of Web 2.0.

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iPhone to Support Third-Party Web 2.0 Applications

Apple® has decided to lock down the iPhone™ preventing people from installing third party applications but is encouraging development of Web 2.0 Applications targeting iPhone users. You can click here for more details.

The idea behind Web 2.0 is using the Internet as a platform to develop rich, interactive, and user-friendly applications that can be used entirely from a web browser. The applications are designed to give users the tools they need to create, control, and share data with each other. This blog is a great example of such an application. In theory the more people contribute the more valuable the application becomes. Web 2.0 applications provide you with a multi-platform application you can access from virtually any device that has Internet connectivity and a web browser with standard JavaScript support.

Web 2.0 is still evolving and First Scribe continues to find new ways to offer feature rich, highly interactive applications to our customers that solve their business needs. Contact us for your web 2.0 application development needs.

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