Overview
WORKING EDGE LTD is a web development company run by John and Dave Alden. Services offered include:
- Business consultancy
- Requirements analysis
- Project definition and phasing
- Technical consultancy
- Technical solutions architecting
- Component/API design
- Prototyping
- Web software and infrastructure optimisation
- Search engine optimisation and traffic analysis
- Technical documentation and training for developers
- Website builds
- Technical project management
- Relational modelling in MySQL or Oracle
- Server-side programming in Perl, PHP, C or C++
- Client-side programming in Javascript or Actionscript
- Semantically valid, maintainable webpages in HTML/CSS
- Templating in e.g. PHP, XSLT or Template Toolkit
- Web 2.0 user interface development using AJAX+DHTML
Endorsements
"I have hired John to work on two projects and each time have been amazed by the efficiency of his solutions and the speed with which he delivered them. He's a great person to work with both as a consultant and as a developer and is excellent value for money. I personally recommend him and hope to work with him again in the future." Harry, May 2009
"I would have picked all of the Top Attributes for John if I were able as they all suit him perfectly. I had a contract in a department that had been established for years, using a variety of software that had been built inhouse and was totally bespoke to the organisation. My project not only touched on most of these apps but the developer working on it was also unfamiliar with them. I was completely and utterly baffled. I knew John to be familiar with this software so I bought some consultancy time from him and he brought my project to life. He not only had the in-depth knowledge required but was able to communicate this verbally and document it for me efficiently. All of this was a real value-add to my project but he also brought more. At a time when I felt like a rabbit caught in the headlights, John was able to discuss and explain complex structures at a level I could deal with and never feel patronised or completely stupid. In my experience, that's a rare trait in IT.", Sally, June 2008
"John brought a level of technical and strategic knowledge to my projects that was instrumental in making them smooth as well as successful. John avoids over-complications and is excellent at creating a clean, sensible and robust technical architecture from a project spec. This influence is so resonant that even when I'm not working with John, his ideas shape how I plan and implement other projects.", Simon, May 2007
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