I just released SWX Alpha 0.2.0 on the SWX homepage.

This is a huge release in terms of functionality as it brings us cross-domain data exchange. What this means is that anyone can now make their APIs available in SWX format, alongside JSON, XML, etc. I'm going to start talking to various people about this immediately.

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MAMP stands for Macintosh, Apache, Mysql and PHP. It also happens to be my development server of choice and what I'm using to test SWX on. The great thing about it is that it has a very simple installation process (just drag the app to your Applications folder) and that it is entirely self-contained. It doesn't mess with anything on your system and if you want to, you can just erase the MAMP app and it's gone. (This is how all apps should work.)

Anyway, since I want SWX to work on as many versions of PHP as possible, today, I tried to track down a version of MAMP that contained a version of PHP that I know is causing problems (5.1.2). I found it difficult to track down older versions of MAMP so I thought I'd outline the process here for anyone else who might want to test their apps with different versions of PHP, Apache, etc.

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My dad, of all people, emailed me to tell me that my blog wasn't loading correctly in Internet Explorer on Windows. Thanks for letting me know, dad, you rock! Now stop using IE! :)

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It's only been a little over a day or so since the 0.1.9 release of SWX, which brought a number of major changes, and I'm already looking forward to the 0.2.0 release.

The 0.2 release will also have some major changes, one of which I just decided upon a few moments ago, at the spirited urging of Bob Ippolito (thanks, Bob). Here is a heads up on the upcoming priorities in 0.2.0 and 0.2.1:

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My goodness, it's been eight whopping days since the last release of SWX -- no wonder I was getting antsy! SWX Alpha version 0.1.9 is now available for download... and what a release this one is too! :)

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