Who we are
Flying Saucer is a web development shop founded by Chris Sessions and Seth Engelhard in Portland, Oregon.
What we do
Flying Saucer brings the best open source technologies together with custom web application development to meet your requirements. The solutions we deliver are elegant and easy to use, reliable and maintainable. Recent work has ranged from e-commerce solutions to social media sites, from content management systems to Facebook games.
We specialize in test-driven Ruby on Rails programming. Test-driven development makes your project more reliable and maintainable over time. Rails gives your project a rapid development framework and a mature ecosystem that’s constantly being improved by an innovative and passionate community. Having scaled Rails sites to handle millions of daily page views, we build every site to maintain performance under heavy demand.
Our client-facing code is clean XHTML/CSS optimized for strong search engine performance. We also have expertise in AS3 programming for dynamic Flash game and widget development.
Projects
Jitterbug is an open source Ruby gem developed by Flying Saucer. Jitterbug provides on-demand text-based header graphics using non-web fonts, and is an excellent solution for internationalization and other cases where dynamic rich text headers are required.
Contact us
To discuss your project and arrange for a free estimate, please email us or give us a call at (503) 288-3432.
Portfolio
Acceptable.tv ~ 2006
(no longer live)- Ruby on Rails
- Third-part video processing integration
- XHTML, CSS, Ajax, Flash AS3
This site was the online counterpart to Acceptable.tv on VH1. The premise of Acceptable.tv was instead of a television executive determining which pilots were worth watching, the site users were able to pick the shorts that deserved the right to be seen again, and which ones should get canceled. There was a robust profile engine, voting system, user moderation tools, content management system, and third-party video integration.
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Thibiant Spa ~ 2005
(no longer live)- Ruby on Rails
- Custom e-commerce solution
- XHTML, CSS, Ajax, Flash AS3
Beverly Hills-based Thibiant International manufactures high-end skin and health care products and offers upscale spa services. Thibiant hired Spacedog to develop an online presence and an e-commerce store for their product lines. The site was built with a robust Ruby on Rails back-end and a custom e-commerce solution.
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Carl’s Jr. & Hardee’s Restaurants ~ 2005
- PHP and Flash development
CKE hired Spacedog to develop flashy lifestyle sites for their quick service restaurants, Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s. The sites share a common codebase and have dynamic Flash and Html front-ends on a custom PHP content management system.
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