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I have been an avid computer programmer since I first laid hands on an Apple 2+ computer and conquered the basic programming language (a feat akin to climbing the highest mountain in Florida).
Since then, I have worked professionally as a developer in the C, C++, Java, and PHP programming languages, specializing in interface design/programming and academic applications.
This website, as with all the websites I am currently developing, is coded in php, an excellent object-oriented language for scalable web development.
I also work frequently with MySql databases.
You can see an example of my design in the application dancecult, a moderated user-updated resource and bibliography for the electronic dance music scholar community.
I have developed my own web-enabled applications to manage reading notes, field notes, and language acquisition - three complex tasks I encounter every day in conducting field research as an ethnomusicologist.
These are not yet publically available, but I am considering packaging them when enough journal articles are in the pipeline that my programming ambitious appear not to be "academic procrastination."
Finally, my interest in programming has naturally led me to tools such as lilypond, the only real notation software for any computer platform,
and LaTeX (I'm using the Mac-TeX distribution), the typesetting programming language with which I designed and wrote my dissertation. The two integrate neatly together,
ensuring that I can focus on content and less on the strange conflicting codes and undesired typesetting artifacts that Word or other programs try to add.
about this website
This website was hand-written in php, and generates simple, standards-compliant html and css. No javascript, java, cookies, or database connectivity.
This makes for a fast-loading and streamlined site that is cross-browser compatible, easily maintainable, but takes advantage of the benefits of dynamically-generated web pages
and a separation between content and formatting.
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