Content management systems (CMS) can be a savior for any webmaster more worried about content than design. I have used many of these systems over the years. In this article I will talk about the *nuke* systems. I am referring to systems like Post-Nuke and PHP-Nuke. I’ve tried these in the past, but never to my satisfaction. Each time I tried I felt stifled, not only as a designer, but as a webmaster. I really hate to speak poorly of anyone else’s hard work, but I feel that what I think needs to be said. The nukes are over bloated, cookie cutter systems. There is no mistaking a nuke system. They are so easily identified its amusing. Full of pointless (and often exploited) code, nuke systems are only for people stuck in the early stages of design. Pages a mile long full of scrolling, flashing text and images. Often in dark, heavily imaged themes, nuke systems are hard to follow for anyone over the age of 15.  For all of you thinking of using a premade backend let me suggest something like WordPress. The possibilities are endless and the system is easy to edit. Try messing around with nuke code and you will find out what I mean. Nuke systems are the past. Its high time people embrace the future of design and sent nuke systems to the recycle bin for a much needed retirement.

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