Introduction to Digital Tool Factory
Our goal — nay, our mission in life — is to make websites that are mindlessly operable; there should be no extra thought required. We've pursued ruthless simplicity since Steve French started the company.
Steve French started Digital Tool Factory as a pure ASP.net web shop in the summer of 2002 under the name Creative Plumbing Web Development. For the curious, the "Creative" part referred to the advertising and graphic design industries, and the "Plumbing" part referred to the portion of websites that existed, but no one ever saw, for example, the database and e-commerce code! The name was a mixed success, and Steve changed the name to Digital Tool Factory in the spring of 2009.
We make these things
- Database drive websites
- E-Commerce
- Graphically intense boutique sites
- Web based, database driven Silverlight programs
- Custom server programs which automate many common tasks
- Search Engine Optimzation (SEO)
[Please note - there can be a tradeoff between the look and feel of a website and search engine optimzation. Many of our clients have chosen the former over the years.]
We use these tools
General Technologies
- ASP.Net MVC 3
- ASP.Net 4.0
- C#
- JQuery
- Custom Ajax
- Ajax Toolkit
- Html
- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
- Javascript
- VB Script
Programming Tools
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft Expression Web
- Microsoft Expression Blend (for some Silvelight applications)
Database & Data Technologies
- Entity Framework
- Linq
- MySql
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Microsoft Access
- Stored Procedures
- Triggers
- Database Functions
What do our clients think?
We have worked with Digital Tool Factory for over 7 years, and look forward to many more. Steve and his team always add a unique perspective to the work at hand, enhancing our projects with thoughtful and creative insight. Our long relationship also means that DTF has a deep understanding of our business, and client needs. We don’t hesitate to recommend DTF!
Moira Shanahan, Cerebrate Marketing
Steve has really helped me out through some tough jams, his knowledge and dedication have become an invaluable asset to my company
Andrew Green, Green Media Works
