Project: Syfy websites (30+ sites)

http://www.syfy.co.uk

Client:

  • NBC Universal Global Networks

Tech:

  • CSS
  • Drupal 6
  • jQuery
  • Memcached
  • MySQL
  • PHP
  • xHTML

Completed:

February 2011

This project involved working with a global client base of media producers and content curators on over 30 high-traffic websites, all running on a single code base.

I was part of a team of in-house developers maintaining and enhancing the Drupal 6 codebase. There were issues of scalability, internationalisation and easy deployment and updating of site configurations to deal with. Key features of project:

  • Front-end template development, working with PHP, XHTML, CSS and Javascript.
  • Use of numerous modules including but not limited to Views 2, CCK, ImageCache, etc.
  • Enterprise-grade site configuration using Features and Patterns.
  • Cacheing using Memcached and Varnish.
  • Multi-lingual sites with internationalized URLs and content.
  • Added automated continuous integration testing utilising Drush.
  • Created module for working with the OpenGraph specification.

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