Here at Creative Unity, we’re moving in a new direction. Actually, we’re moving in several new directions at once. It has been a great experience being at the company so far, and I feel this year will be the same, if not better. Of these forthcoming areas of web design we’re moving into is databasing (I’m sure that’s a word).

In other words, I’ve discovered the joys of database programming. I’m speaking, of course, of the famous MySQL flavour of databases (since we’re on a Linux-variant server - long live GPL and the geek). Strangely enough, I haven’t been exposed to the server-side of website design for the longest time (stranger still, I had done Perl in college).

Yes, I have finally made the transition into the world of dynamic web sites. I believe I can finally call myself a web wizard!

Anything that minimizes tedium by even one iota is exciting to a programmer like myself (I’m a little obsessed). Especially when you can make one page display in 20 different ways, as opposed to making 20 separate pages. Now that I have tasted this power, I will never (or at least begrudgingly) relinquish it.

Okay, okay - to put a long story short - I made this small auction site that, before I came along, contained about 150 pages. Now it contains 8. Not bad, if I do say so myself.

Cheers.

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