Three Layers of Hell: CMS, Framework, and Platform Walk Into a Bar
Salesforce buys Contentful. Vendor lock-in, enterprise pricing, open source costs, and architecture across the CMS, framework and platform layers.
Salesforce bought Contentful the week we recorded this, so a good chunk of the episode is vendor lock-in, what the acquisition means for clients, and what open source alternatives actually cost to run. Enterprise pricing gets its own segment.
On the build side: prototype revisions, architectural choices across the CMS, framework and platform layers, orchestration, and getting preview and publishing to work. We open with AI and context switching, the shift to async workflows, and what all of this is doing to how humans relate to each other.
Listen to episode 6 on bloodsweatandtokens.xyz, or watch it on YouTube.
About Taylor MacDonald
Taylor’s career started in Lexington, KY designing and developing big-name collegiate athletic sites like ukathletics.com and texassports.com. Later, while working at Creative Department in Cincinnati, he pushed his analytical side, working on brands like Tide, Macy’s and LexisNexis.
Taylor joined the Ample partnership in 2014 and in his role as our Chief Technology Officer has pushed our company and clients to the next level. As chief JAMstack evangelist, Taylor has a passion for simple, battle-tested architectural solutions that drive down costs and increase confidence for our clients.
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