Submission + - Web 2.0 development cycle using PHP Frameworks
Deeply_Pipelined writes: I am a university student studying EE. A colleague of mine and I have come up with a Web 2.0 idea that we want to implement, and hopefully turn it into a commercial venture. Since we both are EE, we took a while to familiarize ourselves with PHP, Apache, MySQL, JavaScript, and are aware of a bunch of frameworks out there to make life simple.
We are right now doing work in PHP (using the CakePHP framework). The stage that we are currently at is this: We have an idea of what functionality to implement on the site, and have coded up some PHP to spit out some dynamic pages. Of course, this will not be enough. We would need to add AJAX and CSS.
Since we are new to the Web 2.0 development cycle, I want to know whether:
1. Adding the JavaScript/CSS is done concurrently with the PHP, OR
2. Is the process conducted in an iterative manner, like so:
Iteration 1: Do the PHP (pages look boring, with page reloads for everything).
Iteration 2: AJAX, JavaScript, using JSON to communicate (less page reloads, dynamic interface, AJAX look and feel).
Iteration 3: Add CSS (incorporate final look and design).
Thanks, Deeply-Pipelined
Iteration 1: Do the PHP (pages look boring, with page reloads for everything).
Iteration 2: AJAX, JavaScript, using JSON to communicate (less page reloads, dynamic interface, AJAX look and feel).
Iteration 3: Add CSS (incorporate final look and design).
Thanks, Deeply-Pipelined