Web Development – Page 16

BarCamp Delhi, the 5th Edition will be held on 11th and 12th October at IIT Delhi. In their own words:

BarCamp is an international network of user generated conferences often focusing on early-stage web applications and related open source technologies, social protocols, and open data formats.

It would be incorrect to call it a ‘global phenomenon’ or any such thing yet, but it’s an excellent opportunity to hobnob with key people in the Web 2.0 industry in India. I’ve already added an event for this on Upcoming. The theme for this year’s BarCamp is Collaboration. You can find out about the event on BCD5’s official site, register for it, or find out about the sessions which may be held there.

PS – I dunno if I’ll be making it there on time. Why on earth is it so early in the morning!

Web Host Ratings website

Recently, I made a post on how to find out which web hosting service is being used by your favorite sites. Simply checking up which hosting provider your favorite blog might be fun, or even useful – but maybe not VERY useful for new webmasters. Many top blogs use dedicated / virtual dedicated webhosting, something many new webmasters will not be able to start off with. Web hosting rating sites help you compare choices between different hosts available easily and make the right choice for your needs. Webhostingrating.com provides reviews of a large selection of webhosts; and the handy feature is that it lists down everything you need to make a decision for choosing a host – right down from extensive hosting plan details, contact details for the company – and (I really liked this bit) even coupon codes for that particular host which might allow you to get an even better deal. Listing down ALL the plan details for so many webhosts shows the enormous amount of work which went into making this site. There is even an awards section which highlights the best hosts for specific needs – like best budget host, best e-commerce host etc. A well-written articles section complements the site.