Welsh, Ben: The framework fix: how to build better archives by helping news nerds help themselves

1. The framework fix
How to build better archives by helping news nerds help themselves

2. My name is Ben
Sometimes I go by @palewire

3. bit.ly/frameworkfix
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4. I work for @latimes in #DTLAI work for @latimes in #DTLA
Despite what you’ve heard, it’s still standingDespite what you’ve heard, it’s still standing

5. Our team is called the Data Desk
We take data and turn it into news

6. Analysis that
makes an impact

9. Apps that serve
our audience

12. Tools that empower
the newsroom

15. Experiments that
push the envelope

18. That means we write code
And approach problems using the tools of web development

22. HOW’D YOU LEARN ALL THAT?

23. Can you keep a secret?
I know you can.

24. I’m a fraud.
At least pretend to be surprised.

25. That’s because of frameworks
Open-source development systems that simplify common tasks
That’s because of frameworks
Open-source development systems that simplify common tasks

26. THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM

27. Handling web requests
THEY DO THINGS LIKE
HTML templating
User-generated content
Working with a database
Security
Deployment
Varied environments
Internationalization
Error handling
Caching
Photo and video management
Tasks
Performance optimization
Geospatial analysis
Logging
Sessions
Testing
Analytics Compression
Authentication
Data entry
Payment processing
APIs

28. We see something missing!

29. ARCHIVING!ARCHIVING!

32. We need to meet the nerds where they are
And that’s out there solving problems with their frameworks
We need to meet the nerds where they are
And that’s out there solving problems with their frameworks

34. Framework for building websites

35. Framework for building websites
Created at Kansas newspaper

36. Framework for building websites
Created at Kansas newspaper
Used by Instagram, Pinterest,
Mozilla, Disqus, Wikileaks,
Los Angeles Times, many others

37. Framework for building websites
Created at Kansas newspaper
Modular design for plugins
Used by Instagram, Pinterest,
Mozilla, Disqus, Wikileaks,
Los Angeles Times, many others

39. Standard for a time-based Internet

40. Standard for a time-based Internet
Rules for how servers, browsers,
apps can publish and access
previous versions of a URL

41. Standard for a time-based Internet
Designed by Los Alamos lab and
nerds in this room
Rules for how servers, browsers,
apps can publish and access
previous versions of a URL

42. Standard for a time-based Internet
Designed by Los Alamos lab and
nerds in this room
Rules for how servers, browsers,
apps can publish and access
previous versions of a URL
Adopted by archive.org, Library
of Congress, others

43. Framework for building websites
Created at Kansas newspaper
Modular design for plugins
Used by Instagram, Pinterest,
Mozilla, Disqus, Wikileaks,
Los Angeles Times, many others

45. Features shortcuts to make
implementing Memento easier

46. Features shortcuts to make
implementing Memento easier
And this easy to install...

47. $ pip install django-memento-framework

48. django-memento-framework.rtfd.org

49. http://bit.ly/wordpress-memento

51. Integrates archiving tool with
popular frameworks

52. Integrates archiving tool with
popular frameworks
Not too hard to install

53. Integrates archiving tool with
popular frameworks
Not too hard to install
Self-archiving sites will make the
whole system stronger

54. Obscure code lost in the sea of
the web

55. Obscure code lost in the sea of
the web
Developers must seek and
implement this solution

56. Obscure code lost in the sea of
the web
Frameworks strongest when they
silently implement best practices
Developers must seek and
implement this solution

57. WE
MUST
DO MORE

58. THE END

59. bit.ly/frameworkfix
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