Wow, it's been a long time since I've posted on this blog. I find myself working on a really interesting development project these days though, so I feel compelled to talk about it. Recently, I was inspired by the story of Plenty of Fish and how Markus has found a degree of financial success creating a site that offers great value and is completely supported by advertising. "I could do that", I cried. And so it begins...
FoodFinder.net is a website that allows users to search and rate restaurants by the menu item. The idea came from a conversation we have pretty much every day at work.
"What should we have for lunch?"
"I don't know...where can we find a decent burger around here?"
"How about Chilis"
"I don't feel like that how about..."
You get the idea. Plus, as a big fan of the food shows, I'm always wanting to try stuff I see on TV. What's the current protocol for finding a muffuletta sandwich or croque monsieur. So there you have it.
I realize this is a technical blog, and will make sure to talk about the technical challenges and architecture involved in the site. I also am amazed that despite being the same technology platform (ASP.Net with a MS SQL Server 2005 DB), the code is night and day different than what I do in my day job.
That's it for now. Next, I'll run down the steps and vendors I used to get this thing off the ground. Remember, when checking it out that is a work in progress, but will one day be great ;).
