Application Development

Web Development Services maintains test and production application environments to deliver university-wide, critical services to the web. 'Critical' means that if the system goes down, work comes to a halt or important information is unavailable to large numbers of individuals.

We reserve this service for functions that cannot be provided in other, simpler ways. The LTS Application Development Guidelines provide more detail. See LTS Web Development Services Chart for a description of specific databases and scripting languages provided.

If you have a need for a Web application that fits this description, this page describes how to get started. There are two ways to get your application developed.

1: If you feel you don't have the expertise to tackle this kind of a project, one option is to hire a WebDev student assistant. They have been trained to work with you to design and develop your system using tools available in our WebDev lab. There are many advantages to this option. Please see this page for more detail: Student WebDev Services.

2: If you have the right experience, then you may want to develop the system yourself. However, if you need the extra power of a MS SQL Server database, we currently require that you hire an LTS Web Developer, owing to the inherent complexities and security issues involved with MS SQL Server.

Developing Your Own Application

In order to safely support scripting on our main campus Web server, we must take precautions to make sure applications do not interfere with its daily operations. Therefore, we have developed a process that developers must follow that creates a secure, stable environment.

For more information on the development process, please visit these pages:

• LTS Application Development Guidelines
  
• LTS Web Development Services Chart (Microsoft Word document)
  
• Web Application Development Process Overview
  
• Web Application Development FAQ
  
• Web Development Code Library

Questions about application development?

Call 836-3585 or send an email message to Brian Hogan, hoganbp@uwec.edu.