Web API

Web API (Application Programming Interface) is a useful tool that allows developers from multiple companies to access resources, typically data from a database, from a single providing company via the use of URLS. This is done in a secure way without giving the other companies full access to the resource.

A member of our development team gained experience with Web API integration in a previous role. Whilst working for a payroll charity, he was able to create a Web API that allowed a very large high street bank to enrol their new employees in the charity`s payroll giving service.

The process was done by the bank sending the charity a URL that contained all of the new employee`s details. The charity would receive the URL and obtain the details, then add them to the database. Due to the size and prestigious nature of the bank, an error free experience was essential.

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SQL Server

Database Development - One of Start Web's most valued clients is a Ukrainian Welcome centre based in Crosby. A recent project involved the creation of a database that would store the details of Ukrainian refugees.

There are many types of databases on the market, this particular one was written in MS SQL (Microsoft Structured Query Language). This database was chosen as it is proven to be fast and secure.

The database is hosted in a cloud hosting service called Microsoft Azure. Azure was chosen as it is very customizable with many options to suit the clients needs. It is also scalable meaning that as the database grows and more features are added, the hosting will also increase in size. This avoids a scenario where if the database gets too big for the hosting it will run out of storage space and the whole system will become very slow and eventually inaccessible.

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Web Design

Web design has been at the centre of our company service since 2014. We provided support to Saint Peter and Paul's Church Crosby (local church parish) to create their website in 2014. We have continued to engage with the client to improve and adapt the site over many years. It was originally created in basic HTML and it is now updated and modernized using various tools and web-based coding languages such as bootstrap and JavaScript.

The site proved instrumental over the pandemic, enabling the parish to reach out and serve its community in a period of isolation. Some of the updates added in the pandemic, such as live streaming masses and funerals, are still a vital part of the parish's engagement with the local community.

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Bespoke

Here at Start Web, we appreciate and understand that bespoke requests are one of the most important aspects of the role of a development agency. This is why a client would choose to go to an agency rather than purchasing an off the shelf solution.

As part of the development for the Ukrainian database, a web interface was needed to allow the creation and editing of new and existing clients.

There were several bespoke requests that were implemented. One of the most significant was a filter that allowed the user to search for individual people via their last name. This would narrow down search results from sixty people to around five.

A second example, requested by one of the Ukrainian guests, was to allow family members to be associated with a particular individual. This way, when searching for that person, the user would also be able to see associated family members as well as all of their email addresses and phone number. Any new guests at the centre can now quickly see if other family members have enrolled.

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