The document discusses how to build a web app in five days and provides details on tools, frameworks, best practices, and promotion strategies. It recommends using Textmate, Subversion, Adobe Creative Suite, and communication tools. Frameworks like Zend and jQuery are suggested. Best practices include version control, deployment scripts, and front-end optimization. Thorough testing across multiple browsers is strongly emphasized. The document also provides tips on social promotion using sites like del.icio.us and Twitter, as well as direct outreach. Building apps without constraints and connecting with users are highlighted as particularly rewarding aspects.

1. How To Build A Web App
In Five Days
Tales from the Front Line... blap blap!

12. Weapons of Choice
Textmate
Subversion with Versions and hosted on
Springloops
Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
AIM, MSN and Skype

13. Frameworks
Zend Framework - Loosely coupled PHP
framework
jQuery - JavaScript Library
Know your framework or suffer...

14. Chain of Command
Photoshop mockups and concepts
XHTML and CSS production
Database schema design - MySQL
PHP development
JavaScript development
Testing and bug fixing
Documentation writing... yawn!

15. Best Practices
Version control - even if you’re just a team of
one
Deployment tools - bash scripts, hosted SVN
features
Front-end Optimization - combining, minifying,
GZipping output

16. Even the great must fall
If you don’t thoroughly test clever features,
you will look very stupid!
Assumption is the mother of all fuck ups
Test. Test again. Fire up lots of browsers. Click
till your bones ache, type till your eyes bleed.
Test.

17. Social Promotion
del.icio.us
Twitter
E-mail blogs and mailing lists
Tell every poor sod within earshot

19. The Best Bits
It feels really great to connect with your users
No deadlines, no budgets, no client!
Freedom to try new things
Real passion breeds really cool things