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Need help with a web site? Don't let a lack of affordable technical expertise keep you from enjoying the full potential of your online investment. Your web site can be equipped with fully interactive components and features for a lot less than you probably think. If you're ready to take your web site to the next level, Coastal Graphics can provide you with economical solutions that are customized for your individual business needs. We can make your web site work for you by equipping it with tools and resources that will help grow your business or organization in ways that you probably never even considered. The most dependable way to generate frequent, abundant, and repeat visits to your web site is to provide a dynamic and interactive user experience. Additionally, using your web site as an internal business communications forum can exponentially increase efficiency and boost productivity in your sales an service efforts. The creative possibilities are limitless, as are the competitive advantages and profitable benefits.
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Commonly Used Interactive Web Site Features That
You May Want To Consider For Your Web Site Include:
Need An Experienced Web Site Programmer?
Our Application Development and Custom Programming Expertise Includes:
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HTML Programming / CSS Programming
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HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the fundamental building block of the world wide web, and is the the core element upon which web sites and web pages are built. Simply put, HTML is a regulated method of structuring text content and accompanying image files, video files, sound files and other supporting material. With the advent of Web 2.0, which allows for much more interactivity and multi-system integration than ever before, HTML programmers and CSS programmers now often supplement their programming with dynamic and animated qualities. CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), is a technology that describes extended formatting schemes within an HTML document. DHTML (Dynamic HTML) is a tool used to include innovative features within an HTML document by combining HTML and CSS with a client-side scripting language (such as JavaScript). A good HTML programmer or CSS programmer should always strive to conform to W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) standards and constructs as much as possible.
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Javascript Programming & Client-Side Scripting
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Javascript an object-based scripting language that is often embedded directly within HTML documents in order to provide additional display capabilities or interactive functionality. These supplemental features and operations execute client-side: that is, on the user's local computer. This can be advantageous on several levels. The processing power required is provided by the local computer rather than the referring server, thus enabling certain computationally-intensive tasks to perform in a more efficient and timely manner. Additionally, jobs that can be performed by the client computer can do so without sending data over the network, so less bandwidth is consumed and security risks are minimized. Javascript is unrelated (other than in name) to the Java programming language of Sun Microsystems. Also, A Javascript programmer will typically refer to Microsoft's JScript, as "Javascript" (because it is by and large identical to Javascript).
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XML Programming & AJAX Programming
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XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a W3C-recommended general-purpose markup language used for creating custom programming constructs and task-specific languages. XML is particularly useful for projects that involve exchanging data between separate and distinct applications such as batch processes and server-to-client feeds. Because of the flexible nature of XLM, as well as its wide variety of practical applications, an effective XML programmer must work well within teams, and also possess strong written and verbal communication skills. The term AJAX stands for asynchronous JavaScript and XML. AJAX utilizes combination of several client-side technologies in order to enable active communication with the referring server, thus negating the need to reload the currently displaying page when server-side action is required.
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Perl Programming and Perl/CGI Development
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CGI (Common Gateway Interface) refers to a veteran and versatile group of server-side technologies that includes high-level programming languages such as C, C++ and most frequently, Perl (Practical Extraction and Reporting Language). Perl is a general-purpose, interpreted, procedural programming language originally intended for text manipulation, but now used for a wide range of purposes such as system administration, network configuration, GUI creation, and of course, web application development. Most web servers are standardly equipped with a Perl interpreter, and any competent Perl programmer can easily install it if that is not the case. Perl is fast, flexible, efficient, powerful, and robust. It may be either compiled or interpreted as needed, runs on all major platforms, and is completely free (licensed under both the Artistic License and the GNU General Public License).
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PHP/MySQL Programming & Development
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PHP ("PHP Hypertext Preprocessor") is a freely-distributed, open-source scripting language. It can be deployed on almost any operating system and any web server platform, and was specifically developed for the purpose of generating and serving dynamic web content. Syntactically, PHP resembles a fusion of Perl, Java and C characteristics. PHP is particularly well-suited for tasks that require vigorous database interfacing, and functions particularly well when used in conjunction with MySQL. MySQL is the leading open source SQL-based relational database management system (RDBMS). Like PHP, MySQL is powerful, fast, reliable and easy to use. Consequently, MySQL is generally the storage mechanism most often utilized by PHP. Due to the platform's low cost (essentially free) and easy maintenance (the services of a qualified PHP programmer and MySQL developer are usually easy to find and procure), PHP/MySQL has become the most popular web application development platform in recent years.
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Adobe ColdFusion Programming & Development
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ColdFusion (and its associated scripting language,the ColdFusion Markup Language, or CFML) is a tag-based, middleware programming language developed specifically for the rapid creation and easy deployment of custom web applications. It is a commercial product, currently owned and distributed by Adobe Systems Inc., and is generally recognized to have the most shallow learning curve of all of the most widely-used web application development tools. ColdFusion has a large user community, standardized usage parameters, and is typically easy and inexpensive to find qualified support for (A ColdFusion programmer does not have to have extensive experience with or knowledge of traditional structured programming). It is powerful, reliable and scalable, and easy to integrate with enterprise IT environments, thus making it an excellent choice for enterprise-class internet applications. However, because it is not an open-source or freeware technology, web hosting accommodations equipped with the ColdFusion application server are typically slightly more expensive.
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Microsoft ASP.NET Programming & Development
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ASP.NET is the current flagship web programming framework of Microsoft Corporation, and is typically used to create enterprise-class web applications. ASP.NET is the successor to ASP (Active Server Pages), Microsoft's original language-neutral, server-side scripting environment that was most commonly employed utilizing VBScript and JScript. ASP.NET takes large and complex web system design, construction and deployment to a new level. It provides the convenience of many standard class libraries, the flexibility of multiple language support, the power of true object-oriented programming constructs, and the simplicity of a common execution platform. All of this makes ASP.NET the ideal tool for situations that may call for inclusive information from multiple resources and separate locations to be processed and presented in a seamless fashion.
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Internet Database Design, Development & Programming
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Database-driven web applications provide much greater efficiency, flexibility and forward compatibility than their hard-coded counterparts. Features such as online shopping, online catalogs, automated research assistance, and the distribution of personalized information require smartly designed information exchange mechanisms. Some of the database software programs commonly employed in conjunction with web-based systems include Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL Server) and MySQL. These tools utilize Structured Query Language (SQL), which passes and describes data storage and retrieval commands between the database and the rest of the application. More complicated systems that must manage very large amounts of data and complex transactions may utilize advanced technologies from companies such as Sybase and Oracle.
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If you don't have a technology preference, we'll help you select the tools that are most appropriate, flexible and scalable for your particular project objectives. For web site development for businesses, advanced web site programming services, dynamic database development and more, trust Coastal Graphics to deliver economical and efficient solutions that will enrich the user experience of your web site. All services are custom-quoted based upon time, materials, project complexity, logistical considerations and requested turn-around time. Our office is located in the heart of DelMarVa (Del-Mar-Va) near Ocean City, Maryland, and serves a nationwide clientele. Our immediate service area includes Salisbury, Maryland and Dover, Delaware, as well as the Baltimore, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia Metropolitan areas (including Northern Virginia, Annapolis, Wilmington, Delaware and South Jersey). Contact us today to get started right away!
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