A practical go-to reference for Web developers programming
custom software for Web sites
Most advanced Web sites or Web platforms have specific
requirements that go beyond standard functionality; to meet such
requirements, it’s often necessary to develop custom software. This
is the point where code and content meet, and where this book
begins. Where Code and Content Meet presents a collection of
real-world, tried and tested patterns that address content-related
aspects of custom software development for advanced Web sites or
platforms.
Mined from a series of successful Web projects, the patterns
represent collected expertise of designers from several software
development teams and serve as a practical guide to designing your
own content-related custom components for your Web project. The
patterns are independent of specific tools and technologies, and
focus on non-functional requirements, with the overall goal of
defining sustainable software architecture.
* Presents a collection of tried and tested software patterns
mined from a series of successful Web projects
* Includes checklists for managing Web projects and real-world
patterns from PLo P conferences
* Illustrates use of software patterns through a case study that
runs throughout the book and gradually evolves as the patterns are
applied to it, one by one
* Covers content modeling and content organization, navigation,
findability, personalization, and user participation
By employing the software patterns included in Where Code and
Content Meet, you’ll learn how to program custom software
faster and more efficiently.
Зміст
Foreword vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xvii
Introduction xix
Chapter 1 Architecture Overview 1
Content Management and Content Delivery 3
Dynamic Content Delivery plus Caching 9
Sensible Client-Side Interaction 14
Listener-Based Synchronisation 21
Layered Architecture for Content Delivery 25
Chapter 2 Content Management 31
Content Type Hierarchy 33
Decoupling of Content and Navigation 39
Dynamic Content Linking 45
Taxonomy Based on Keywords and Categories 49
Workflow-Based Validation 54
Chapter 3 Content Delivery 61
Content Services 64
Navigation Manager 73
Search Manager 78
System of Interacting Templates 83
Template per View 89
Self-Contained Pages 94
Chapter 4 Personalisation and User Participation 99
Content Filters 101
Asynchronous Personalisation Engine 107
Segment-Specific Caching 111
Condensed Effectiveness Reports 115
Decoupling of Edited Content and User Contributions 118
Input Channel for User-Generated Content 122
Chapter 5 Deployment and Infrastructure 127
One Web Application for Content Delivery 130
Dedicated Development and Production Environments 135
Smooth Relaunch 140
Planning a Project 147
Choosing a Content Management System 161
Final Remarks 169
Pattern Thumbnails 171
Glossary 179
References 187
Index 191
Про автора
Andreas R?ping is a member of the patterns think-tank, Hillside Europe, and has acted as the chairman of several Euro PLo P Conferences. He has 12 years industry experience of software development, including working as a software engineer and consultant at sd&m software design & management AG in Germany. Andreas currently works as an independent consultant at rueping.info and as speaker at Deutsche Informatik-Akademie.