OpenGarden.org has finally taken its rightful place as the MindTouch Developer Center. For now, not much has changed except for the new address: http://developer.mindtouch.com. Your login continues to work and your bookmarks are redirected automatically. But in the coming weeks and months, we’ll be giving MDC a facelift and a new structure that will make it easier to find, contribute, and connect with fellow community members.

Why are we doing this?

There were really two needs I felt we had to address. First, the artificial dichotomy between OpenGarden and MindTouch created a semblance of a two-class structure: MindTouch and the Community. This was never the case, as we all know from our active collaboration on the forums and the wiki. Yet, appearances matter sometime. This small adjustment simply makes it clear to new members that we are one family.

Second, there was some overlap in content between MindTouch and OpenGarden, which caused confusion as to the purposes of the two sites. MDC will be specifically tailored to address the needs and wants of those who want to get the most out of MindTouch Deki: its capabilities, its extensions, its API, and its multi-platform support. To that end, the new structure will make it easier to discover the full set of features, as well as provide an equal home for contributions from MindTouch and the Community alike.

The MindTouch Developer Center is a long-term investment. Its build out will continue over months and years. And it will happen in small incremental steps so that everyone can participate to move it in the right direction.

I’m looking forward to creating with your help the best place for learning and sharing everything there is to know about MindTouch Deki!

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