Ben Allfree :: Painless Programming

Guaranteed results for iPhone, Rails, PHP, .NET, Flash, and more

Services

I deliver high quality custom software using proprietary tools and techniques. Detailed estimates, experience, and open communication make your experience exceptional. Some say my unique blend of business acumen and engineering excellence help clients succeed.

Management Services

  • Application architecture
  • Needs assessment
  • Software infrastructure design
  • Startup company core technology

Technical Services

  • iPhone apps, widgets, and geocoding
  • Widgets and embedding (mySpace, Facebook, SalesForce)
  • Open Source web application design (RoR, PHP, Perl, Python)
  • Microsoft application design (ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET)
  • Rich Internet Applications (Flash, Flex, Silverlight)
  • Maintenance, Triage and Emergency Engineering Assistance
  • Server and database programming ("back-end programming")

Hot Trends

  • iPhone
  • Geocoding
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Facebook Applications
  • Web 2.0 Widgets (OS X and Windows)
  • Web-scale computing (Amazon EC2)
  • Flash/database integration for interactive media applications
  • E-commerce systems
  • Survey and Market Research web applications
  • Social networking systems
  • ASP.NET component design
  • Journaling database architectures
  • Mobile web applications
  • Microsoft Office Add-Ins
  • XML web services

Technologies

I know the following technologies inside and out and will help you choose the right one if you need help deciding:

  • Operating System Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft DOS, Sun Solaris, Apple MacOS, OS X, iPhone OS, Newton, Linux kernel, Atari TOS/GEM, Java, Windows CE, PalmOS
  • Database Platforms: Microsoft SQL Server 7, 2000+, Oracle 10G+, MySQL 3+, SQL Lite, XML data stores, YAML data stores
  • Web 2.0 APIs: google, Facebook, Amazon AWS, mySpace, Flickr, eBay, Buy.com, and more
  • Web services: SOAP, XML-RPC, COM
  • Application Platforms: Ruby on Rails, cakePHP, Symphony, Akilos, ASP/ASP.NET/IIS, Mobile devices / WAP, Windows Forms (.NET), PHP/Zend, Python/Zope, Perl/Apache, Java, J2EE, J2ME
  • Content Management System (CMS) frameworks: DotNetNuke, php-nuke, PostNuke, Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, more
  • Languages: C, C++, C#, Objective C, BASIC, QBASIC, Visual Basic 4, 5, 6, Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Embedded BASIC, Assembly (8080, i960, x86/Pentium, 68K, PPC, MIPS, Java Virtual Machine), PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, Perl, Shell and batch languages, Java, JavaScript/JScript, Modula-2, Fortran, Common Lisp, Clarion, Flash ActionScript, whitespace, more