developer who?

The first post on this blog mentions;

...I'm hoping for the developer of this site to also use this blog to post announcements on what the NB: lounge team have in store and plan to improve on...

Well, here I am :) yours truly (aka 'WM' or webmack), the little soul who has contributed with some pieces of a foreign language not spoken by mortals (programming code) to bring this idea to you all to see and use.

Its raw, a bit different and maybe a little weird, but its my best work yet from a fair few years of working with websites. Over the months of helping to realise the dream of individuals behind this, i've fallen in love, multiple times with the result and also with the individuals themselves :p

The process itself has been far from easy, as my dear friend NB would vouch ;) but it has been rewarding as well, through each interesting question you all have asked and replied to.

Well moving along, I'd like to give a bit of a technical insight into NB:Lounge and highlight a few recent features we have added and fine tuned for your enjoyment...


The site is built upon a clean and logical structure (which is reflected in the markup) of topics and questions. A nice sprinkling of AJAX, simple scripts and some solid CSS ties everything together to make it interactive. Special mention to the designer who was able to visualise what was required and work with me and my quirks (NB will again certify that this is no easy task)

New Questions component

A smooth question fader that showcases the newest questions in the site randomly. It also serves as the intro to what the site is about and leads on to the start now page.

Ask, Sign up Form help tips

Cheeky and helpful tip boxes to explain and ease the completion of all forms on the site.

Email question to a friend

AJAX based pop out component under each question that allows you to send the question to your friends by email.

Topic list fly-out

A quick way to jump to any topic. Fast loading, and some transparent CSS magic for eye candy :)

So folks, thats it for now. Until next time... have fun.

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