Blogs open doors for developers - Tech News - CNET.com
Web logs (commonly known as “blogs”), message boards and other online forums are becoming increasingly important vehicles for developers to attract customers—and development talent—well before an application even enters the beta stage.
Mitch Kapor, founder of software pioneer Lotus and creator of its breakthrough 1-2-3 spreadsheet program, started a development blog early on in his quest to build a smarter personal information manager. He said the blog has been a vital conduit for him to communicate with users about the project and to solicit their ideas.
“Some of the world’s smartest software people are interested in this project and communicating with me,” Kapor said. “The more open feedback there is, the better we can incorporate those ideas into the product.”
