About DevCampus

About DevCampus

DevCampus is an all-inclusive online community of software developers, systems engineers, graphic artists, database administrators, technical writers, and other industry experts that have joined together to provide a comprehensive source of reliable technical information to the masses through the Internet. We believe that through our experience and collective expertise we can bring visitors to our site with high-quality, thorough, and in-depth information that is easy to learn from. Furthermore, we strive to help our visitors learn best practices and, when possible, learn from our mistakes, instead of their own.

The 3 Principles

In order for DevCampus community to be a success, three things are essential.

Commitment to Excellence

First and foremost is the open-minded nature of the DevCampus community. Almost all of the information provided here is versioned. This is because we believe that nobody is omnipotent and everyone needs an outlet to correct or change what they’ve said or written in the past. After content has been posted, changes in the technology can occur or an astute reader might find a mistake. The authors and editors at DevCampus are committed to providing high-quality information and take responsibility for ensuring the accuracy of the content. They also know that there could be a better or more elegant solution than the one they provided. So, after content has been updated or otherwise changed, the minor or major version is incremented and a change log is kept. This is our way of allowing the community to serve their peers through knowledge sharing.

Comprehensive Information, One Location

The sea of technical information in today’s world is not easy to navigate. The best information is scattered amongst books, magazines, instructional videos, the internet, newsgroups, conferences and many other sources. At DevCampus, our intent is to behave like an aggregate of the best resources and provide that information in easy to follow courses. These courses aim to convey to the reader everything they need to know to go from beginner to expert in the course subject, leaving no aspect of the technology uncovered. If you don’t see a topic covered on DevCampus, let us know about it and we’ll begin the process of adding it to the list of courses. Our goal in the content we provide is to leave no gaps in the knowledge of those coming to us for information.

For the community, by the community

At DevCampus, we know that no matter how great our efforts may be, your participation is a huge factor in the prosperity of the community. For that reason, we’ve provided channels for the community to directly contact DevCampus authors and editors about their work, as well as forums in an effort to facilitate discussion about the content on the site. We’ve also taken measures to ensure that contributing to DevCampus is as easy as possible through our editorial process. Additionally, we have set up syndication feeds and publish email newsletters that enable community members to receive notification of new information that could be of interest to them.

An Iterative Process

Much like a software product, DevCampus is constantly being refined as we work on new features for the community. From another perspective, DevCampus might be thought of as an open source, technology reference. In the midst of this evolution, I hope that DevCampus can be a steadfast asset for technology enthusiasts around the world.

Regards,

Jason Mauss

Founder of DevCampus