Comments on: Whats happening on PollDaddy.com? http://blog.polldaddy.com/2009/02/23/whats-new-on-polldaddycom/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:14:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: seo http://blog.polldaddy.com/2009/02/23/whats-new-on-polldaddycom/#comment-1917 seo Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:49:25 +0000 http://blog.polldaddy.com/?p=293#comment-1917 I noticed Polldaddy with WordPress.com, interesting I noticed Polldaddy with WordPress.com, interesting

]]> By: PollDaddy just got a new heart « PollDaddy Blog http://blog.polldaddy.com/2009/02/23/whats-new-on-polldaddycom/#comment-1693 PollDaddy just got a new heart « PollDaddy Blog Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:44:07 +0000 http://blog.polldaddy.com/?p=293#comment-1693 [...] Blog A couple of months ago we told you about some of the work we have been doing under the hood here at PollDaddy. To recap, since we [...] [...] Blog A couple of months ago we told you about some of the work we have been doing under the hood here at PollDaddy. To recap, since we [...]

]]> By: Lenny http://blog.polldaddy.com/2009/02/23/whats-new-on-polldaddycom/#comment-1617 Lenny Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:15:48 +0000 http://blog.polldaddy.com/?p=293#comment-1617 @toldyou Actually it has been quite a smooth transition. We use an XML/XSL model to render all of our pages, so the amount of code we have had to re-write has not been as much as you might think. We are probably about 2 weeks away from completing this. If anything we have found the PHP/MYSQL model has forced us to think harder about what we are doing with our code and has led to a much cleaner system. Automattic have a team of super PHP coders and Linux system admins so once this is complete our development team suddenly grows from 2 to about 20. That's pretty sweet in my opinion :) @toldyou Actually it has been quite a smooth transition. We use an XML/XSL model to render all of our pages, so the amount of code we have had to re-write has not been as much as you might think. We are probably about 2 weeks away from completing this. If anything we have found the PHP/MYSQL model has forced us to think harder about what we are doing with our code and has led to a much cleaner system.

Automattic have a team of super PHP coders and Linux system admins so once this is complete our development team suddenly grows from 2 to about 20. That’s pretty sweet in my opinion :)

]]> By: toldyou http://blog.polldaddy.com/2009/02/23/whats-new-on-polldaddycom/#comment-1616 toldyou Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:23:39 +0000 http://blog.polldaddy.com/?p=293#comment-1616 I look forward to the amusing anecdotes of your forthcoming disaster. Throwing away perfectly good code just so you can move to a slower, more inadequate platform? I could understand migrating to mono, but to php/mysql? That's insane. The programmer hours this will cost you alone will be more than the cost of any new servers. This will be 3-4 times more expensive than your expecting. You could probably invest half that time into improving your existing code and get much better results. Be honest, this was a political decision, not a decision based technical or financial merits. I look forward to the amusing anecdotes of your forthcoming disaster. Throwing away perfectly good code just so you can move to a slower, more inadequate platform? I could understand migrating to mono, but to php/mysql? That’s insane.

The programmer hours this will cost you alone will be more than the cost of any new servers. This will be 3-4 times more expensive than your expecting. You could probably invest half that time into improving your existing code and get much better results.

Be honest, this was a political decision, not a decision based technical or financial merits.

]]> By: Matt http://blog.polldaddy.com/2009/02/23/whats-new-on-polldaddycom/#comment-1613 Matt Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:32:54 +0000 http://blog.polldaddy.com/?p=293#comment-1613 "Along with their technical team we came up with a plan to migrate all of our code and database" sounds much more elegant than getting me, Barry, and Michael drunk at various points of time in Sligo. :) Gofree, if you'd like an embedded discussion you should check out IntenseDebate: http://www.intensedebate.com/ . It's also part of the Automattic family. “Along with their technical team we came up with a plan to migrate all of our code and database” sounds much more elegant than getting me, Barry, and Michael drunk at various points of time in Sligo. :)

Gofree, if you’d like an embedded discussion you should check out IntenseDebate: http://www.intensedebate.com/ . It’s also part of the Automattic family.

]]> By: Gofree http://blog.polldaddy.com/2009/02/23/whats-new-on-polldaddycom/#comment-1612 Gofree Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:42:17 +0000 http://blog.polldaddy.com/?p=293#comment-1612 Yes, to my surprise I see Polldaddy with Wordpress.com. This must be a great move. Rather than just Poll and Survey, we would like to see more service from you like embedded discussion in blog. I mean it looks like shoutbox but more to the forum feel. Yes, to my surprise I see Polldaddy with WordPress.com. This must be a great move.

Rather than just Poll and Survey, we would like to see more service from you like embedded discussion in blog. I mean it looks like shoutbox but more to the forum feel.

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