Development

Deckchair effectively balances the creative flair of design with the technical rigour of development.

The web has come a long way since the first page was built in 1990. Users expect more functionality from the web than ever before, in fact, web based applications are slowly beginning to replace traditional software. Microsoft are even releasing their next edition of Office as a web based service. Users want to be able to view movies, send forms, use calendars, edit documents and so on. In many cases, the user will be interacting with a database - be that through a blog, a content management system, a social media site like Facebook or on an e-commerce site like Amazon.

Even the most simple website requires some level of development. Tailoring the site code to promote SEO or accessibility, or using CSS to craft a variety of visual effects. Add Javascript and AJAX to the mix and we can provide a wide range of usability enhancements - like slick animated user interfaces or real time integration of web services like Flickr. Using server-side scripting, we can provide access to a database where you can store information about your users, record articles in a blog or create a simple login facility.

We feel that Deckchair is unique in our ability to balance the creative flair of design with the technical rigour of development to deliver web solutions that are tailor made to fit our clients needs.

Here are some technologies that we like to use to build our sites:

  • Validated HTML & CSS
  • Javascript & AJAX (including jQuery and MooTools libraries)
  • PHP, OOP & Zend framework
  • PostgresSQL & MySQL Databases
  • WCAG 2.0 Accessibility Standards