Comments on: New Beginnings…

By: Dan Rubin

Dan Rubin — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 22:37:04 +0000

To answer David's question: I've kept my eye on WordPress since it was first released, and it looks very promising as a blogging tool, but I'll admit my preference for MT comes mostly from the level of polish in the UI. The MT team has had a lot more time to evolve the interface, and that makes it easier for me to use and interact with. And based on some of the features coming very soon in MT3.1, the underpinnings are only getting better. "So," you ask, "are you saying that if WordPress were better looking you might consider using it?" -- in short, yes. And I imagine that, as WP progresses to the next major version, improvements to the interface and the user experience overall will be on their to-do list. For what it's worth, the same thing goes for Blogger -- I find it much easier to use since Doug and AP's redesign.

By: David House

David House — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 13:43:07 +0000

yay! I'd be interesting in the justification of your upgrade to MT3 choice. Was there a specific reason you're not swapping to something more open source? Especially considering it's becoming something of a market leader nowadays.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 13:30:38 +0000

good to have you back, Dan.

looking forward to the new stuff.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 03:20:15 +0000

Well hurry up and do it already, sir! We’re ready. I should talk.

By: Garrett

Garrett — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 01:44:50 +0000

I’m looking forward to it.

By: Didier Hilhorst

Didier Hilhorst — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 01:36:35 +0000

Now of course I have been priviliged to get a peek at what is coming in the future, and I for sure can’t wait to see it in action. During my time at SB I have been busting your balls to write more. Not because I wanted a blog with a lot of content, but simply because what you have to say is valuable, to me, to readers, to the community at large (and besides, it still was and is your blog.) The discussions we often have on IM are all blog worthy (yeah, okay, maybe not everything…) I’ll be looking forward to see your thoughts, ideas, and writings again on this blog. Kick some major ass dude!

By: Jonathan M. Hollin

Jonathan M. Hollin — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 22:17:33 +0000

Welcome back Dan. It would be great to see SB pick up speed again. I can hardly wait for the new stuff.

All the best for the future.

By: Ryan Brill

Ryan Brill — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 22:07:38 +0000

Nice to hear from you again, Dan. I’m definitely looking forward to the new design for SB, and am also eager to begin seeing some new content from you.

Glad you’re back.

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 21:51:55 +0000

“think the best way to approach this reentry into the community is one completed step at a time.”

No doubt. Upgrading to MT 3 isn’t too hard, but if you want to do it right you should do it one step at a time.

Good luck and I can’t wait to see what you do.

By: Jeremy Flint

Jeremy Flint — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 21:39:31 +0000

Dan speaks!

Great to have you back Dan. Yes, it is easy to get very busy and quickly lose sight of many things.

Looking forward to what the new SB will bring us.

Good to have you back.