Shopping Cart Project

Objective

Develop the best open source shopping cart software (SCS). The goal of SCS is to be robust, scalable, modular, easy to use and customize. SCS will be developed by the best programming practices available today. SCS will have complete separation of code, mark-up, presentation and supplemental functionality. SCS will obey guidelines for usability and accessibility. SCS will be search engine friendly.

Technologies

SCS will be coded in PERL and utilise the full power of mod_perl. SCS will follow strict guidelines of W3C for mark-up and user experience. SCS mark-up will be coded in XHTML and utilize CSS for style and presentation. JavaScript will be used to enhance user experience where appropriate.

Other technologies/frameworks/guidelines will include:

• Apache (mod_session, mod_rewrite)
• MySQL
• C Language
• XML / XSLT
• RSS
• SOAP / REST
• I18N / L10N

Programming Practices

SCS will be coded strictly by XP (Extreme Programming) process.

SCS will be designed in MVC (Model/View/Controller) style. Full separation of business logic (controller) and display logic (view).

Call for Action

1. Do you like to be on the edge of technology?
2. Do you feel comfortable with technologies mentioned above?
3. Are you a quick learner?
4. Are you interested in this project?

If you answered "Yes" to at least one question, contact us now! We are seeking contributors with all sorts of expertise.

• Wizard PERL developers
• Efficient database designers
• Apache masters
• XHTML aces
• Leading Project Leaders
• Skilled GUI designers
• Well-versed technical writers
• Diverse Translators
• Usability veterans
• Accessibility specialists
• SEO/SEM professionals
• Experienced shoppers
• Critics

Are you interested?

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