Site Updates Posted December 28, 2004 at 12:08 am

I copied a new version of the site into the stable tree this evening. Here’s what’s new:

PgSQL

The entire site now resides on a PostgreSQL backend. Aside from giving me an excuse to learn about another DBMS, this change provides a true relational database that should make future additions like the comment system easier.

Categories

I haven’t implemented category-specific features on the frontend yet, but they’re there on the database. Eventually you should be able to filter content by category.

No Dedicated News Section

The news section is gone. It has been merged in with the regular blog entries and it will appear under a "Site" category or something similar.

General Code Cleanup and Polish

This is perhaps what delayed this update the longest. I’ve implemented many small changes and improvements as part of my continual learning process with PHP and Smarty.

Comments are next up, followed by a new layout. That’s the current game plan.