Web Applications

A web application is any website that does something useful, as opposed to simply informative websites or brochure-ware.  When a website provides a place for browsers to enter their contact information, for example, and that information is captured in a way that makes it usable at a later date, the website is then technically a web application. 

In practice, however, web applications tend to be a bit more robust, and indeed their are some extremely powerful web applications out there.  MapQuest, for example, is a powerful tool for downloading maps and driving directions to and from anywhere.  Yahoo provides dozens of powerful web applications for everything from buying movie tickets to selling a car. 

Web applications are generally server-side technologies, meaning that the actual program and its execution run on the web server.  Typical server-side technologies include ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, JSP, Cold Fusion and several others.  Datasushi developers work almost excluseively in ASP.NET, as it is generally faster and far more robust than competing technologies. 

Web applications are almost always tied to a database of some kind, running on the web server or other centralized location.  This site, for example, uses a MS SQL Server database, running at our web host in Spokane, Washington, to generate the links below and their target pages. 

For examples of web applications we have developed, follow the links below: