mathieubolla

Hi, I'm the author of http://www.staticms.com This tool was initially intended at bridging the gap between flat file CMS and more dynamic needs. It is focused on pure speed, with many "infrastructure side" performance optimizations. What I wanted to do was "kill the ****ing database, it is not in its rightful throne behind a corporate website" (but may be in an ecommerce or forum or blog) Its concept is simple: You have a config, with URL templates, that maps to functions (resize this, markdown that...) that may use simple files in a tree structure called "distribution". However, when I tried to sell it to some web agencies around my place, the only answer I got was: "What? Theres no online backend system with plugins? How are my customers adding their pictures galleries?" I then added a feature that allows proxying a pure CMS (for instance, Wordpress), through my system to get optimizing on the fly and integrated CDN, and it now works. But now, I'm in direct competition with http://www.mobify.com or http://www.fasterize.com which are optimizing proxys (albeit more "automatic" than mine) What do you think of this approach? Does it suit some needs? PS: Blog post on how to configure StatiCMS to proxy a WordPress "static" (no comments, and the likes.. in fact, no "POST" really) website: http://blog.staticms.com/pour-survivre-restons-caches/ (in French)

Hi, I'm a French software architect, and I am no web designer, my websites sure proves that. I'm mostly here because I am building server software to help web designers and web masters build faster websites, and I like getting the community point of view before writing software. I think it's just a nonsense writing something for someone you don't know and you dont talk to. I will be proud if I can help in the areas of performance optimization (mostly infrastructure side of the problem, with network latency, SQL contention, caches misbehaviors...), and very grateful if I can get feedback on what I write for you, web designers. Have a nice day, Mathieu, from France