Category Archives: Open Technologies
HacktoberFest – done; Why care?
I still remember the good ol’ times where I almost convince an entire company to allow their > 500 employees to contribute to an opensource or a free software project at least 1 hour a month. The journey was hard. I prepared a strategy and facilitated the discussion, and spend numerous hours taking to smart…
The Wind Through the Keyhole and the future of APIs
I was reading today the great article about the unknown aspects of REST and I thought that it’s finally time to talk, or in my case write more about the future of the APIs, but first let me invite you to the magical world of Stephen King’s novel The Wind Through the Keyhole and in the precise moment when the Ka-tet are hiding from the Starkblast.
How to engage us, developers to use your API.
There are tens of thousands of API’s available. More to come. Most of the companies though, have troubles engaging developers to use them. So I have decided to share a few thoughts and ideas on how you can do that, based on my experience. Design your API well Nobody likes powerful, but not developer-friendly APIs….
Voice navigation – bringing your app to the next level?
This morning I was surprised by Google Drive. They offered me to use voice for some basic commands, instead of selecting them or using a shortcut (in my case). A few months ago I created an experiment by combining the shiny SoHo Interface with a few good working opensource javascript implementations for voice and gesture…
Why is Bulgaria Web Summit 2015 so different from any other event?
When I talk to sponsors and even to friends about the Summit, they always ask me what makes our event different. So here’s the secret: We started this event 11 years ago (under a different name) as an effort to create something amazing and affordable for IT guys in Bulgaria. At the same time we…