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customizing navigation in Plone3
Tuesday, August 5. 2008
Once upon a time customization of the Plone navigation portlet was easy. You just dropped a customized portlet_navigation.pt into a skins layer and presto.
In Plone3, customizing the navigation is still very easy. But it requires a bit more understanding of the component architecture.
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rewrite, or refactor?
Monday, July 28. 2008
Fast-growing tech companies need fast-growing web applications. This promotes a quick-fix programming culture. The original application is twisted and morphed to serve purposes (and load levels) that are way beyond the original design scope.
The result is a monster of Frankenstein, that everybody is afraid of. Any change can have catastrophic consequences. The system can't be remedied. It can't be missed. It can break down any minute now. So it has to be replaced. Fast.
Such is the irrefutable logic that invites disaster.
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Guido A.J. Stevens is internet entrepreneur. He holds an MBA and is co-founder and managing director of NFG Net Facilities Group: innovative open source internet solutions.
