Interesting Stuff 2008-10-28
Brandon Butterworth's post on ±«Óãtv Redux gets the thumbs-up from outside the ±«Óãtv ( a "test case in how development of code outside a business roadmap leads to unlooked-for business benefits" and inside: multiplatform content producer (and Proms nabob) declares:
Butterworth is King Technologist down in and is something of a hero even if he's not aware of it. [...]
I use Redux nearly every day in my work. It's reliable. It's thorough. It's simple. And, most important of all, it's interface belies what I perceive to be the complex processes and systems required to deliver such an invaluable resource for those of who scan the ±«Óãtv's output looking for ideas and checking to see which of those ideas have already been executed. It's the kind of thing - especially the interface - which is so utterly perfect (for me, at least) that I don't want anyone to tinker with it.
In short, ±«Óãtv Redux is VERY ±«Óãtv.
We like.
The Backstage mailing list denizens also give .
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Staying with , :
Things at Backstage have been quite hectic but also quiet to the public.
So what's been going on?
Well, here's a list which I think you will find interesting.
Ìý1. New ±«Óãtv Backstage Blog with comments
Ìý2. New ±«Óãtv Backstage Logo Competition
Ìý3. PA Press Event API via Backstage
Ìý4. New ideas store application
Ìý5. Thinking Digital Audio via IT Conversations
Ìý6. ±«Óãtv Backstage Christmas party
Ìý7. ±«Óãtv Backstage and Geekup events
So that's the highlights, now some details.
Those . Keep a beady eye on the and/or here.
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If you've been following the convoluted story of ±«Óãtv Jam, you may be interested in a piece in Broadcast where Katherine Rushton "[b]y exploiting some of it commercially, the ±«Óãtv aims to stop all of the £96m already spent on ±«Óãtv Jam from being wasted.":
±«Óãtv controller of learning and factual interactive Liz Cleaver told Broadcast: "We are agreeing with the Trust what content we might follow up - what might be available for public service and what might be available for commercial exploitation. We're talking about asset-stripping Jam.
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The Radio 2 website has gone all different, exploiting that API goodness in /programmes - but then, if you're a regular user of the site, you'll know that already. Ryan Morrison explains and James Cridland explains .
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Finally, today is BeeBCamp Day in White City. What is BeeBCamp? Allow and to explain:
Think of it as a user generated conference, an "un-conference", or you can think of it as "". It's a place where ±«Óãtv staff can get together, meet one another and talk about the exciting stuff we're working on.
The ±«Óãtv's blogger-in-residence is in attendance - so watch Steve's / here / / Yammer (if staff) / / any other social media as appropriate (runes, graffiti etc).
Alan Connor is co-editor, ±«Óãtv Internet Blog.
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