Credits
This website was designed and programmed by
Kavi Siegel in 2010, however, some external components have been intergrated, and credit is definitely due for the respective authors hard work.
The Blue Alliance API - The data source for all of our match data and videos
Google Calendar API - The engine behind the site's calendar functionality
MooTools - The open-souce JavaScript framework of choice
Slideshow 2 - The slideshow script used in the gallery, based on MooTools
Slimbox - A lightbox equivalent for MooTools, it's used for full size view in the gallery
Information
We've gone the extra mile to make sure that we've made the best use of current technology in this site. First and foremost, it's important to be in compliance with web standards and we're in complete compliance with the XHTML 1.0 Strict doctype. This means that the site is more likely to work in multiple web browsers, but we've additionally fine tuned the HTML as well to ensure it will work in any setting. Behind this is a powerful, custom, PHP and MySQL backend which acts as a complete team managment system. It's capable of taking attendance, sending out emergency text message alerts, and takes care of most administrative functions of the site. All code is modularized and has different classes for each group of pages, and this keeps our site processing fast - normally in under a tenth of a second.
We keep our website loading fast by repeating small images, and we keep our small images at a good quality by using the PNG format. For the most part, we minimize Javascript and replace it with as much CSS as possible. This is more efficient and more cross-browser friendly. New for 2011, we have replaced individual images with one large image that adjusts its offset. This improved loading time slightly and majorly decreased bandwidth usage. These integrated images are called sprites.
You can download the source code to our website here.
