This site uses professional grade methods behind
its pages. Some components are more experimental and less cross-browser
compatible than others. To see an example of a more experimental page,
visit the incredible, state-of-the-art
3D drunken
beerbook. On the server side this site uses
ASP
(active server pages) and
ASP.Net.
Data was stored on around 20 Access databases until recently. We are
towards the end of a huge conversion, where all data processes were
converted to
SQL server
(an enterprise grade platform). We grew out of
the original data solution. The
SQL server
is faster and can handler
many more concurrent requests. ASP is used to not only communicate with the
databases but also works in concert with client side JavaScript. The
two exchange information that allows custom rendering of page components
in order to tailor make your browsing experience. If you have heard of
the "new" buzz around
web 2.0
and
AJAX, this site has been using
AJAX techniques
for a very long time. In fact, BDBP was the first site, as
far as I know, to implement the technique - along with several unique variations.
This site has a ton
of
DHTML (Dynamic
HTML) that uses
HTML,
Cascading Style Sheets,
and
JavaScript
to facilitate user interaction, for validation, active rendering, special
effects and drunken experiments. The search engines use a new technique
that the drunken poet invented and will not be disclosed at this time.
The
drunken beerbook also relies on a few
techniques invented by the drunken poet and is the first publicly tested
application of an incredibly drunken approach that will be barfed onto
the Internet this year.