About VinceArter.com
History: I’ve had this site running since ~1996 (in one form or the other). The site was originally called DaDen.com. Shortly after that, I succumbed to the trend to have my name as my domain. I sold DaDen.com a few years after that. I have owned many other domains, including: Arter.US, ArterFamily.com, Protoduction.com [Protoduction.com has now been sold], and a few others for specific projects or support of classes I've taught.
Purpose: In the past, the site has been a sharing point for students who took technology and programming classes I taught at St. Louis County Community College. It has been a point for sharing ideas with friends, colleagues, and community developers. It has been a place to share art, writing, and music I’ve created. It has been a place to share code. Currently, it is more informational than cooperative sharing.
Technology: Over the years it has been implemented using quite a few different technological approaches to its layout and code. Around mid-2022 I rebuilt the previous HTLM5/CSS/JavaScript site with a more dynamic implementation using Jekyll, Liquid Layout, and Markdown (I ❤️ Markdown).
But then... in September 2024 I started to move the site to a Content Management System (CMS). With other personal development projects and work schedules I just don't have time to maintain the framework-based site any longer. I've tried dozens of CMSs (including flat file, database driven, and others). So far, Concrete CMS has been the best fit as it supports a framework I prefer (Bootstrap), is easy to use, is well supported, and just works. It also gives me the development and design flexibility to override built in functionality if I desire. This move will save me time maintaining and supporting my site and allow me to focus on other projects outside of work.
Other things you may see on the site:
- Visual art: Human and AI art projects I’ve done.
- Music: Just stuff I play around with in my home studio.
- Development: Ideas and projects I have worked on or am working on.
- Thoughts: On my personal study of music, computer science, philosophy, theology, etc.
- And other things I haven’t thought of yet.
Thank you for stopping by, and please come back for more content in the coming months. It will take me some time to move my old content into the new system as it is was hand coded in the past and I need to reformat it for this new CMS.
Vince Arter, Jr. - Updated: 26-Sep-2024 (Original About post circa 2007)