Creating a successful website is difficult, but getting it to a postion you’re happy with is only half the battle; you also have to make that website sustainable. Thunderbolt had its eighth birthday recently and every year I find myself almost wondering how it’s survived for so long. Eight years isn’t a long time, but [...]
I haven’t been posting on here as frequently as I’d like, but I’ve written a few reviews for Thunderbolt in the last few weeks which you may be interested in: FIFA 09 “Football fans are a loyal, optimistic bunch. Each year they pin their hopes on their team, praying that their support with finally pay [...]
I’m pleased to announce the completion of my most recent project; the Thunderbolt Content Management System, version 3. You might think we’re slightly mad not using a standard system like WordPress at Thunderbolt, but it gives us greater flexability and the chance for me to improve my coding skills in the process of building it. [...]
Getting on the front page of Digg is huge achievement for many Web developers, but is it really worth it? On May 19th, one of our articles on Thunderbolt - The Top 10 Most Entertaining Speedruns – made it to the front page and it gives us a chance to analyse what really happens once your [...]
On the new version of Thunderbolt, there are three news feeds in the right column of several pages. We take news from other sites using RSS, then display it for users to read. However, there’s one problem; if you rely on other people to provide a service, then you can’t guarantee that it will always [...]
My games website Thunderbolt has received a visual overhaul today, with a cleaner design and a number of new features. The eighth version adopts a minimalist style which is designed to detract from article text and images as little as possible. I paid special attention to making the site as legible as possible and I’m [...]