The Project (dun dun dun....)

We will be working on a temporary bookmark storage system. It will incorporate ideas from del.icio.us and Backpack, with more of an emphasis on personal use and personal organization.

The project will feature:

• An Ajax interface, possibly including some sort of drag and drop elements


• Some sort of backend, since we'll need to store stuff in a database--backend programming will be minimal, all of the display should be done with css and javascript


• Some sort of organization abilities, perhaps with folders and/or tagging??

I've got some server experience with SQL, PHP, and Java/Tomcat, so we won't need to have someone pick up a whole new language (although I did pick up asp in about a week, so I could if necessary (and lost it shortly thereafter, so nevermind)). I've also got experience with Ajax, but so will everyone else soon, so whatever. We will be needing server space somewhere--I can test server stuff locally, but we're going to need something that everyone can access any time and doesn't depend on my (potentially moribund) computer. Funpic is an option if we can't get school computer space in which we can install a php or java server and a sequel server.

One interesting problem is how things should be organized. Ideas tossed out so far include a hierarchy or some sort of associative system, e.g. tagging. I really dislike the idea of a hierarchy because so often that just isn't the optimal way to categorize things--most things don't fall into a single, obvious branch of a rigid taxonomy. Of course, a tagging system in the server (to prevent multiple entries under different branches, etc.) does not preclude a hierarchical display browser-side, especially if one could also tag tags. And really, there's no reason we couldn't have several possible organizational views. Really this is all just brainstorm right now. I'd need a piece of paper and a pen to describe what I'm thinking any better.