Category: State of the Evolution

Testing b2evolution v4...

July 18th, 2010
The upcoming b2evolution v4 release is intimidating on several counts: It includes more new features than any other single release before... It includes code from more different contributors than ever before... and last but not least... I haven't m… more »

Arbitrary decisions & why b2evolution is not a democracy

December 12th, 2009
Some like it strong. Some like it light. Some like it with milk. Some like it hot. Some like it chilled... There is no single right way to serve coffee. It's pretty much the same when it comes to software, blog software for that matter… more »

Breadcrumbs path

December 11th, 2009
breadcrumb path
An example of a breadcrumb path
Breadcrumbs is a feature I've been wanting to implement for quite a long time. In b2evo 4, I started adding them to the admin interface... I realized one of the reasons we failed to implement them properly before is because we tried to tie them to the… more »

Resistance to change

December 10th, 2009
Everything changes. And when it comes to technology, everything changes rapidly. b2evolution is no exception. Humour me while I'm even temped to say "it's in its genes to evolve" ;) more »

Core vs. plugins

September 5th, 2009
A few years ago I once said sth along: "oh yeah, we could make the core super small & lightweight and have almost everything work as a plugin".Well, that was a very long time ago... in between I have realized this: The plugin architecture works we… more »