AIC Seminar Series

Today’s web technology is evolving so fast that it is hard to keep up. Server-side scripts and frameworks come and go, and sometimes they stay. Hey, I know how to write HTML, can I still just write HTML? Why don’t I make my whole site a Flash site? What if I just want people to download my software, do I still have to care about the page design and which language I use to write it? I heard AJAX is hot? Do I need to do any AJAX? Do I need server-side applications? Where do I start? I will address the fundamental questions that one has to ask before starting a web site. I will give an example of building a very simple, yet user friendly site to allow software downloads with user registration and FAQ capabilities.

Yasmina Chitti is both a web system architect and a web application developer.

For many years, she has not only been developing database-driven web applications but also she has been in charge of installing and configuring web servers and integrating everything with off-the-shelf web applications (wiki, FAQ, blogs,...). She has a strong interest in new web technologies that are emerging faster and faster. She has an acute awareness of aesthetics and user experience.

She is a member of the Apple Developers Connection, PayPal Developer Central, Yahoo Developer Network, and of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals.