The Snowman is brought to you by WordPress, open source blogging software that is written in PHP and uses the MySQL database for storing content and meta-data about the content. In short: you get a full-featured, robust, community developed and maintained personal editorial platform for exactly zero dollars. WP is also the engine that drive the Pookie and Schnookie emporium as well as Bill Rosenblatt’s Copyright and Technology. Along with about — get this — 11 million other blogging voices. I’ve been using it for a few years, and I’m addicted. Disclaimer: MySQL is owned by my employer, Sun Microsystems, but my WordPress infatuation predates our corporate courting and consummation. As it were.
One of the downsides, though, is that there’s little in-depth documentation on WordPress. There are books-a-plenty about blogging and formatting posts, but nothing that really tells you how to work in the framework of scripts, templates, styles, themes and database schema. Until now — WordPress TV is a pretty strong collection of “how to” videos, keynotes, ideas, and developer direction. It even includes Matt Mullenweg’s keynote from WordCamp NYC, hosted by yours truly in October.
Worth watching when the Devils aren’t on TV.
