As part of my previous post, “things to do this summer,” I’ve decided on a not so clever appraoch to proving to myself that “it’s just a language.”
What do I mean by, “it’s just a language?” Well, let me tell you. On a regular basis I get asked “do you now [language]?” And my answer is usually something along the lines of “Well, I know of it, I’ve touched it a bit, but never done anything real with it.” But, since I’m a programmer I usually follow it with “It’s just a language.” So now I’m going to prove to myself that it is in fact “just a language.”
In order to do this I’m going to do one project a few different times. This project will be a simple web application that doesn’t do anything much – possibly something simple like a gallery or basic forums.
I’ll break down the project into components and then follow the following paths to complete it.
Path 1: Python, Django, Apache, PostgreSQL
Path 2: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Apache, PostgreSQL
Path 3: Java, JSP, Apache (tomcat), PostgreSQL
Path 4: PHP, Zend Framework, Apache, PostgreSQL
Bonus: Perl, Apache (cgi), PostgreSQL
They will all use a common source of data, all stored in a single PostgreSQL database. After those are completed I will then venture on into the mobile platforms mentioned. Since the mobile platforms are a bit different as to what I can do the end result may vary. Hopefully the mobile interfaces will interact directly as if they were the same as the web site interfaces.
I plan on starting after my trip to Vancouver – early June.
Here’s lookin’ at my insanity.
Tags: apache, django, insane, perl, php, python, ruby, summer project
Wooot! Go for it. Curious to see the outcome of these things.
Very interesting approach, I like it!
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