I have read quite some tutorials which show how WordPress can be built using certain frameworks in a couple of days or in a matter of seconds. They are quite good, and I personally believe that it helps to write a blogging engine if you want to learn Web programming. Unfortunately these tutorials also lead some to believe that this is all there is to WordPress and ignore its capabilities which are the differentiators, and in my opinion, makes it suitable for much more than just blogs. [Continue]
I have been reading about REST a lot recently, and hence about architectural styles. Perhaps I have found them in the opposite order. Nevertheless, it has been extremely refreshing and educative. [Continue]
It has been a decade since the term open source was chosen to represent the concept. Since then open source has changed the way we develop software and it has changed the way users participate. It has made businesses rethink their business models and has helped the industry evolve new economies. [Continue]
OOXML is an ISO approved standard (press release). Microsoft has also released a public statement acknowledging the approval. All this after an initial rejection and admist a mesh of irregularities. [Continue]