Technologies Used By Protein Geometry Database¶

Django¶

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Django provides some of the following features that are useful to PGD:

Object Relational Mapping (ORM) - maps python classes to SQL tables, including a comprehensive query engine.

Form API for validation of user input

Templating system for layout of presentation

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jQuery¶

jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is used extensively in the front end to provide a “web 2.0” experience with dynamically updating pages.

Raphael¶

Raphaël is a small JavaScript library that should simplify your work with vector graphics on the web. Raphael is cross browser supported and is used to render graphs within PGD.

Mysql¶

Mysql is an opensource database