Gadgetopia Information

Gadgetopia is a blog maintained by Deane Barker devoted to web development, technology, and content management. Currently, the blog is no longer being updated, as Deane concentrates on other writing projects (see: Books by Deane Barker ). There have been 358 posts over a period of 16 years 9 months, and 16 days. Everyone wants to blame software. No one wants to blame themselves. This industry would benefit greatly if only we could agree on how content is modeled. Weve gradually moved from content to campaigns. The current wave of CDPs might indicate were taking another step. Editors sometimes want to change content models on the fly. This is rarely a good idea. What do you do when you have too much content to review? Generally speaking, a CMS is a system to manage content that doesnt exist yet and that it cant know anything about at the time the CMS is designed and built. What do we believe about the origins of the content we consume? Some stats and background information on the first year of my CMS newsletter. At what point does a content repository evolve into a CMS in the traditional sense? Why do customers pick one headless CMS over another? How do they differentiate themselves? Templating often isnt single-step. Progressive refinement has a necessary place in content delivery. A look at the Big Three service frameworks, and all the complications and shades of gray which orbit around them. A look at the current players intentional or otherwise in the headless CMS market. Some decisions factors, their interplay, and outside perspective on software selection. There are a lot of different ways to lose money on a project, and that calculation is not simple. Some consultants spend a lot of energy trying to never, ever flinch. Ive stopped doing this. CMS users consistently over-estimate (1) how much they need form builders, and (2) how much the tools can do. We often try to force-fit content into physical metaphors, where it doesnt always fit. Two examples of updating SQL databases from a CMS. Content ...