Interoperability means working together… in more ways than one. Interoperability is a feature that prevents vendor (and data) lock-in, and facilitates the connection of a diverse group of people, networks, applications, data, and systems. In our products and services, it’s an important and in-demand component, and is even a required feature for a lot of …
There are two legal graffiti walls in the greater Boston area, and if you spend much time in Cambridge chances are you’ve seen one of them! Right on Mass Ave and about Essex St., there’s an alley filled with graffiti and street art. On the weekend you are likely to find it filled with people …
I recently reread Allen Wirfs-Brock’s paper, Programming Language Standardization: Patterns for Participation, while preparing for an upcoming talk. Allen’s 20+ years of experience in language standards development, research and documentation is extremely valuable to the JavaScript community and can’t be understated. The paper is an academic approach to guidelines and patterns for those getting started in standards work; …
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I’ve just returned from Node Day Toronto, where I had the great pleasure to reunite with Tara Manicsic and Dan Shaw for a panel discussion on Security & Digital along with fellow panelists Joel Chen, Kyle Hodgson, and Kathryn Hume. I also had the good fortune to get to know our Node Day host, Ahmad …
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of joining my colleague Amal Hussein and her pals Justin Ribeiro and Leon Revill on the Web Platform Podcast. Amal invited me to record the podcast after discussing the challenges of standards development organizations over lunch, where I emphasized that developing open standards is a much different …
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