A LIST Apart: For People Who Make Websites

No. 136

February 08, 2002

Old-school double issue for your pleasure.

Build a Search Engine in PERL

by Joseph Ryan

Everything you wanted to know about using PERL to build a simple search engine for your site (but were afraid to ask).

A Backward Compatible Style Switcher

by Daniel Ludwin

You asked for it, you’ve got it: an Open Source alternate style sheet switcher that actually works in Netscape 4. No, really. Daniel Ludwin shows how it’s done.

Editor’s Choice

originally ran: February 02, 2004

Everything I Need To Know About Web Design I Learned Watching Oz

by Brian Alvey

Making it as a web designer is like staying alive in the slammer. So before you sharpen your Photoshop skills or crack open that new book on crafting more effective customer experiences, you’d be well advised to catch a few reruns of HBO’s Oz. ALA system designer Brian Alvey points out the parallels between a successful career in web design and the popular prison drama.