[ajug-members] Seeking web app advice

[John Brothers]

I would bite the bullet and learn it myself.  If you're going to offer the
service for free, you'll probably be able to find graphics folks who will
build you a design for free, just for the chance to help get their name out
there.
I would also use Grails instead of Java to build a webapp.   But that's just
me.

2009/2/1 Kerry Randolph <kerry at randolph1.com>

> *Disclaimer: This question is from a student and amateur software
> development enthusiast, not a professional. The thoughts expressed herein
> may be vacantly silly and completely out of any context. Hopefully not.*
>
> I am developing a web application as a personal project that I hope to open
> up to public use some day. To this end, based on recommendations from
> members of this group, I have read Bruce Eckel's "Thinking In Java"<http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/>and have taken Sang
> Shin's Java EE Course <http://www.javapassion.com>. Following this great
> advice, most of the design pieces are beginning to come together now, from
> the persistence architecture, to JSF libraries like JBoss Richfaces, to
> JavaScript libraries like JQuery, Dojo, and JMaki.
>
> So I am getting a pretty good grip on the Model and Controller pieces of
> the architecture, but what about the view? Millenials are attracted to sexy
> page design <http://aviary.com/> and if this thing is ugly no one will use
> it. I don't own photoshop. I play around with GIMP <http://www.gimp.org>whenever I really must, but I am not an artist. Even if I had interest in
> being an artist, who has the time?
>
> What are the options for a programmer when it comes to page design? Should
> I bite the bullet, learn the basics, and try to churn out the view on my
> own? Or are there page designers out there who would contract a small
> project and work with me as requirements develop?
>
> Java community, your experienced advice on this matter is greatly
> appreciated.
>
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