Chicago Park District AJAX application launched
It has been 2 months since I started work on a prototype for the Chicago Park District to rebuild the registration application to make it lean, mean and easier to use. It's really exciting to work at a company like Duo Consulting where I get to do this exciting stuff for a living. Did I mention we are looking for a developer to hire? See the company website for details.
I mentioned 2 weeks ago that the application had launched but yesterday was the tell tale Spring 2006 registration day when we saw 3000 people visit in the first 5 minutes.
The new application was developed with AJAX to provide the search mechanism and the rest of the features on the page. The app is load balanced across four servers currently with two more coming online before summer registration. Upcoming posts will go in depth into what decisions were made along the way, what worked, what didn't and I will provide code samples. I will also be posting on the Duo Consulting blog with a high level version for marketing or executive types who don't need this much detail. For now take a look at the registration application and explore some of the great things they offer, from Dodgeball to Environmental Education. I was able to register for an 8 week/ 16 hour Photography class for just $60! If you have any specific questions you would like me to address during the series, please use the comments or email me directly at ahowitt at duoconsulting dot com.