I would like to code a web-application from scratch to launch, with the active participation of skunks-ke members (in various capacities, not just programming). Besides demonstrating some key software-engineering and development concepts, I hope to demonstrate the relative ease with which existing, free, high-quality web-services can be leveraged to great advantage, all without paying a cent in hosting fees or sys-admin. Project Goal: ========= - A system for receiving, sending and tracking petrol/gas prices within Nairobi petrol stations. You can then schedule to fill-up at specific stations, knowing they are the cheapest within a particular range. - The primary use-case will be via SMS, but a web-interface may be added as well. Non-negotiable goal: not to spend a single cent in hosting fees, or system-administration. All the time should be spent developing the system, not catering to the supporting infrastructure. If a sufficient number of skunks-ke members are interested in the project, either to passively learn or to actively participate, then I can flesh out the details a little bit more. If there isn't enough interest... well, the idea will self-destruct in 24 hours. Up/Down vote with your comments. Saidi On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 2:24 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Wonderful news! Thanks Clement. Will add you to the topic threads summary and send out tonight. :-)
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Clement Ongera <cnongera@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello All. Sorry for coming in late any takers in Java? I'm re-learning Java esp JBoss, Session and Managed Beans basically JSF, JSP and J2EE later on J2ME/SMS I would like to take up this thread. Many Thanks.
Regards, Clement Ongera.
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