Software Development
I have led the creation of a few open-source software projects, as described below.
These projects pursue the creation of utilities that can further benefit the software programming community, with the ability for flexible implementation and utilization.
If you are interested in joining the developer base for one of these projects, or if you would like to contact me regarding another project, please send me an email at eckertd@gmail.com.
Hosted Group Management Service
The Hosted Groups Management Service allows an organization to manage membership, event-planning, credit-based activities, and other related tasks through an easy-to-use web interface. This service is built using an ExtJS GUI and server-side operations powered by PHP and MySQL.
Use of the Hosted Groups Management Service is currently limited to a private beta, and is on-track for public release in Summer 2008 after continued development with student organizations in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Open-Source Academic Elections
The OSAE project is intended to allow schools and organizations the ability to conduct secure, reliable election exercises using a standard web-based interface built upon the ExtJS framework.
Developed with support from the PHP-SAM project (see below), the OSAE project includes security as a top priority to address concerns with previously established election software packages.
The Academic Elections project is on track for a release in Summer 2008 after continued development with Enloe High School.
PHP Simple Authentication Module
The open source PHP-SAM project promotes development of an easy-to-use module that can be used by PHP developers of all levels of experience to quickly create secure login functions for web applications.
PHP-SAM checks users against a secure database and lets web authors secure pages and content with easy-to-use integrability, while including developer interfaces to simplify security transactions.
The Simple Authentication Module project is continually maturing, with a new stable version expected in Summer 2008.