- The document describes the author's experience with various institutional websites over many years, beginning with first exposure to source code in the 1980s and programming in Pascal and Clipper. It details the evolution of the websites from Lotus Notes to a LAMP-based architecture to the current Portal Modelo Plone portal. The author expresses gratitude to family, colleagues, and friends for their support throughout his career.

1. Institutional Website
the longest project of my life
Ramiro Batista da Luz
December 9, 2020

2. • Human being born in Florianópolis - SC
• I like to work as a teacher or developer
• I know how to brew beer
• I love to surf and nature
• I rater like to ride by bike than by car

3. • Saw the first source code in 1980’s, 85 I think.
• First programming language was Pascal.
• First professional programming language was Clipper
Summer.
• Fisrt Plone site was my personal website, Plone 2 as far
as I can remember.

4. • And there was a website....
• Made with Lotus Notes 4
• Before that, it was another domain name, could not take
screenshots.
• Only developers could change pages.

5. Figure: January 24th, 2001

6. • In 2002 a new design, Lotus Notes 5.
• Some improvment in content.
• Part of the content come from systems.
• Less intervention by developers, but still some content
needed to be maintained by developers.

7. Figure: July 26 th, 2002

8. • Then, there was a migration ....
• Smooth and easy.
• Low use of rich text.
• Easy to export and migrate using csv files.

9. Figure: Dec 10th, 2004

10. • Using Free Software LAMP.
• One admin interface and the web site itself.
• Very fast as each url is just one script.
• Tons of repeated code as the scripts were generated using
a proprietary software.
• Every new menu item needed to be developed.

11. Figure: Feb 09th, 2005

12. • The website grew in number of scripts.
• Got a new design.
• Agregatated services, like streamming.
• The backend archtecture was almost the same, just more
scripts.

13. Figure: Jul 15th, 2010

14. • Another webdesign change in 2013.
• No relevante change in the backend.

15. Figure: Aug 12th, 2013

16. • And it is comming to and end ....
• Plone Portal Modelo launched in August, 2020.
• Portal Modelo Customized theme made by the Forcontent
Content Management Solutions.
• https://www.forcontent.com.br/

17. Figure: Portal Modelo Plone Portal

18. But, it still lives today....

19. Figure: News URL to embed in the Portal Modelo

20. • Thanks to my Mom, Maria Angela and my father Jaime,
for all the support in my life.
• Thanks to my Uncle, Miguel Ângelo+, that showed me
my the first source sode.
• Thanks to Dorneles Tremea+ for supporting me as
PythonBrasil 2010 chairman.
• Thanks to Jean Rodrigdo Ferri+ for all the work on the
Portal Modelo and being an amazing friend.

21. • Thanks to Osvaldo Santana Neto for all the life advices.
• Thanks to Erico Andrei, always motivating me as a
human and member of this amazing community.
• Thanks to you, for giving some of your lifetime to listen
this history.

22. THANK YOU ORGANIZERS.
YOU MADE MY YEAR
BETTER.