Web Development Services

Below are some of the services we have provided for clients. If you don't see what you're looking for, feel free to contact us as we may be able to help you out or forward your request to someone better suited to the task.

  • XHTML & CSS
  • Drupal, Django, & TurboGears Theming
  • Javascript, DHTML & AJAX
  • Drupal Customization & Extension Development
  • MySQL Database Design & Development
  • Payment Gateway Integration
  • Python Application and Utility Development

If you are looking for a complete web development package, XORNOT Studios can also coordinate and manage a full-service project team for you in partnership with some of our talented and professional colleagues in the graphic design and web marketing industries.

XHTML & CSS

XORNOT Studios provides standards based cross-browser safe front end templates working from nothing more than a graphic designer's proofs. All front end coding is accomplished using standards based XHTML and Cascading Style Sheets. We pride ourselves on never needing alternate style sheets or browser specific hacks to compensate for browser deficiencies. With the right approach and a thorough understanding of XHMTL and CSS, your designs can be implemented in a future proof manner that is fully maintainable and safe from new browser release issues.

Drupal, Django, & TurboGears Theming

In addition to static front end rendering, XORNOT Studios provides well designed template sytems for dynamic web sites and web applications. The best approach for static web sites is rarely the best for a databased backed templating system. A thorough understanding of all sides enables us to find the optimal solution, balancing the needs and resources of all parties, from designers to programmers to site administrators. We have experience using Drupal templates, the PHP Smarty Template engine, and the Genshi, Kid, and Mako templating libraries for Python. We are also able to provide both text based and XML based templating solutions, chosen appropriately to balance rendering speed and DOM structure safety.

Javascript, DHTML & AJAX

With a thorough command of Javascript, the Document Object Model, and the HTTP specification, we are able to add client side dynamic features to your project in a stable, secure and reliable manner. We are familiar with many of the open source Javascript toolkits, especially the very popular and powerful jQuery library. XORNOT Studios has added AJAX & DHTML capabilities to numerous client sites, including on demand image loading, dynamic content inclusion, customized content editors and dynamic preview functionality.

Drupal Customization & Extension Development

Drupal is a powerful and flexible content management system, and we are proud to be users and providers of Drupal based web solutions. However, the out-of-the box Drupal setup rarely precisely matches a client's desired working process or business logic. We provide extensive Drupal customization to improve business model logic, site administration, reporting, and both user and administrator workflow. We are also experienced in seamlessly integrating Drupal with third party components, including shared site content, external databases, and user authentication and authorization. Our expertise in mixing Python application development with Drupal installations makes us ideally suited to assist in migration issues or to add solutions where Drupal falls short of that final 10%.

MySQL Database Design & Development

As the most popular open source database solution, MySQL is crucial to applications ranging from PHP web sites to integrated fat-client desktop web-service applications. We provide database schema design, application development, backup and migration, custom reporting, and server administration. In addition to handcrafting SQL, our experience with the cutting edge SQLAlchemy database toolkit for python enables us to rapidly extend disparate applications and web sites with highly specialized database utilities in a fraction of the development time normally associated with SQL development.

Payment Gateway Integration

Whether starting out quickly with PayPal, or using a banking industry solution such as Moneris, XORNOT Studios is able to integrate your web application and the payment gateway of your choice, in a reliable, secure, and flexible manner. We are also able to provide custom developed email alerting, reporting features and administrative utilities to aid in the management of payment services and transactions. The way a checkout and payment process works and how well it follows the end client's business logic has an enormous effect on the user experience. We have the knowledge and ability to ensure the client does not lose business over user frustration or aborted transactions.

Python Application and Utility Development

While Drupal and other open source content management systems are a great starting point for the majority of web applications, it is frequently the case that a truly customized solution saves the end client valuable time and is crucial to accurately reflecting their business logic on the web. When almost right is not good enough, we use modern Python rapid web development frameworks to provide exactly what the client wants on both the public and administrative ends. We are also able to augment a stock CMS install with custom sibling applications running side-by-side. XORNOT Studios has delivered successful commercial projects using TurboGears, Django, SQLAlchemy, WSGI, and Python CGI based solutions. We also provide custom utility and tool development to the web industry including but not limited to: automated HTTP/SSH/FTP bots, XML parsing screen scrapers, HTML validators and sanitizers, database backup scripts, server administration, and code generation and management. If your development team is not already using modern dynamic language tools to assist in the development process, XORNOT Studios can help you optimize your workflow and save you valuable development time.

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