by Rhett Smith on January 21, 2009
Collaboration is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together toward an intersection of common goals — for example, an intellectual endeavor[1] [2] that is creative in nature[3]—by sharing knowledge, learning and building consensus. Collaboration does not require leadership and can sometimes bring better results through decentralization and egalitarianism.[4] In particular, [...]
by Rhett Smith on August 26, 2008
Opening Up Your API An application programming interface (API) is a set of functions, procedures or classes that an operating system, library or service provides to support requests made by computer programs.[1] * Language-dependent APIs are available only in a particular programming language. They utilize the syntax and elements of the programming language to make [...]
by Rhett Smith on August 9, 2008
What is a wiki? Well, if you don’t know, let’s look at what the most famous wiki, Wikipedia, has to say. A wiki is a collection of web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language.[1][2] Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and [...]
by Rhett Smith on June 28, 2008
I thought this video is appropriate in light of a couple of posts back.. It’s part of the Plain English Series: Wikis in Plain English I used email in the coordination of our Student Sunday service at Bel Air this last June. Big mistake. Email is terrible as they state in coordinating stuff. I’ve been [...]
