Dr. Matt Lee (mattl)

So, I’ve got another little Rails app to build. I’m going to try and blog the entire process.
The idea is pretty simple:-

• A system to hold articles
• Articles must be searchable
• Articles must have a WYSIWYG interface

Skimming over some of the other details, we see obvious stuff like:-

• Each article must have a unique reference number
• The ability to add articles must be restricted to a bunch of users

Even a few oxymorons like:-

• These ‘site administrators’ should also have the ability to change access permissions of other users of the site
• Users should not have to log into the site individually
• The default level of access for all users other than those named above should be “Read Only”?

If most people don’t need to login, why bother with a permissions interface? Why not just say ‘if a user is logged in, he/she can add new users’, and assume a user can do anything they need?
So, time to crack open emacs and get coding.