09 June 2004
Election Night at Swansea
City and County of Swansea Logo
Out of personal choice I do not vote. And I never have. Some people (read most) do not understand why I would not be interested in voting, or politics, but I don't. End of Issue.
Two weeks ago, however, I was asked to create a web application that would display the results of the City and County of Swansea local government elections as they come in. Live. The notice given to me was too short really for what they were asking for, but being part of an inside team, the decision whether to take on the work was not mine.
The information given to me was limited, and the data given to me corrupt, but I some how managed to get something together. It is not pretty, and it is not really a useable interface either. When someone has gotten and idea into their head, as to how they want something to work, it can be very hard to change their minds.
Despite my negativity towards the project, it has not been all bad. I do feel quite good about what I have managed to do in such a short period of time. Again, I will repeat it is not pretty, but from a programming point of view, I am quite chuffed with the way it has turned out.
A piece of the map
Check it out for yourself on the Swansea website (this link might die after the elections), and if you wish to, for some strange reason, you might see some results coming in, live, in the early hours of friday morning (GTM), when I will be forcing myself to stay awake and help these people use the system behind what you are seeing.
Please keep comments positive, because I am already well aware of the short comings this project has. I just don't have the time or resources to fix them, and make it better by the end of tomorrow. After all, I still have Safer Swansea to work on before I leave the company next wednesday.
Update: The Swansea site now has an article linking to the page I created. They really do hype it up a bit. It is just a shame that I don't get a link out of it, or any recognition.
- Time: 15:09
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Comments ( 5 )
Chris
"Get it right first time"
Site looks ok given the limited time and resources. After looking at it though im not exactly sure what it does...
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