Is ExpressionEngine a weblogging tool or a content management tool?
ExpressionEngine is a publishing tool that has strong roots in weblogging but can be used effectively as a content management system. Our goal is to blur the distinction between the two. Do you see products like ExpressionEngine integrating more tightly with OS X? For example, Apple has introduced, through .Mac, the ability to use iBlog. One of the benefits of a system like ExpressionEngine is that it is platform-agnostic. It will run on any web server, from OS X, to Linux, to Windows, and as a user, you can access it using any web browser on any desktop computer. This neutrality is the cornerstone of the web. As much as I love Apple, I’m ambivalent about embracing platform-specific tools. Of course if Steve Jobs wants to make us an offer, I’m all ears! Could you have used OS 9 to develop ExpressionEngine? Not really. I certainly could have programmed using BBEdit or a similar text editor, but I would have had to use a web server to test and run the actual web application. What program
