Some details
Challenge
Wiley is a global publishing company. One of their solutions urgently needed an upgrade.
The client wanted his customers to enjoy a high-quality product and get positive feedback from them. For that reason, Wiley turned to UNL Solutions for an experienced team who would help them improve their product.
Our solution
The scope of work included:
A team of 2
experienced Java developers and a QA specialist to deliver the needed app.Initiated and applied TDD (Test Driven Development) to the team
Implementing sub-tasks using main aspects of OOP (Object Oriented Programming), OOD (Object-Oriented Design)
Using GWT for front-end development. HTML, CSS, JavaScript (jQuery, Prototype), Ajax using web services
Transforming Flash into SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) using SVG lib, canvas
Implementing of XML rendering via XSL and macros templates
Optimizing of request dispatching to back the system security
Implemented “Type-ahead” feature.
Using Lucene index system for content indexing
Outcome
Our team had a tough deadline. We applied extreme programming methodology to meet the deadline. We kept the development course simple through systematic and regular testing and design improvements delivering frequent ",releases", in short development cycles. The solution was rolled out on time and currently is actively used by over 600.000 customers.
