[Web4lib] Programming Languages?

[Walker, David]

More than just a knowledge of XML, what you really need for Horizon is a working knowledge of XSLT.  That is the templating language Horizon uses for it's display, so knowing how that works would allow you to affect the design of your catalog.

But, considering Horizon is approaching end-of-life here -- to be replaced by Symphony, or whatever the new SirsiDynix ILS is called -- I wonder if it's even worth the time to learn thing specific to it.

--Dave

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David Walker
Library Web Services Manager
California State University
http://xerxes.calstate.edu
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From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of carlos lopez [carlos at dml.vic.edu.au]
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 9:33 PM
To: Darr, Jonelle
Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Programming Languages?

Darr, Jonelle wrote:
 > Can anyone recommend which programming languages would be most useful
 > for staff to learn if they are managing our Horizon library catalog and
 > our website?  php?  XML? what else?
 >

Hi Jolene

If you want someone to work with HIP (Horizon Information Portal) they'll definitely need a good
grasp of cascading style sheets, Javascript, XML and PHP. I wouldn't bother about Java etc unless
you want to develop new applications onsite (if you just want to run the server, you already pay a
maintenance fee in case of repairs etc). If you want to try various other mashups and mini
applications and the like (for example, are you familiar with Davey Pattern's work, at the
University of Huddersfield?), you may find other languages useful (Davey uses Perl extensively).
Basically, it depends just what you want to do.

c.


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Carlos Lopez
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The Dalton McCaughey Library
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Parkville, Vic. 3052
Australia
Ph:   +61 3 93408885
Fax: +61 3 93408889
www.dml.vic.edu.au


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