This blog post provides guidance on how to configure an Orchex development environment. Update 15.Dec.2025: After years of frustration with WordPress, I am finally abandoning this blog. The content will likely stay here for some time, but new content will appear here: Before proceeding, see: IDE (Optional) You don’t need an IDE, but people workingContinue reading “-Orchex Development Environment Setup”
Author Archives: John West
-Orchex Simple Processor Examples
Orchex has a functional Enterprise Orchestration (EOE) kernel (backend) prototype. One core feature of an enterprise orchestration engine is the ability to invoke orchestration processes that accept an input payload and generate an output payload, typically using webservice APIs. You can think of an EOE as a JSON manipulation machine. The Orchex EOE is writtenContinue reading “-Orchex Simple Processor Examples”
-Introducing the Orchex Enterprise Orchestration Engine!
I’m so excited about the rapid progress we’ve made at Orchex already in 2025 that I’m going to start blogging about it even though we don’t have a product. We’ve only been in development for about a month and we already have the underpinnings of an Enterprise Orchestration Engine, which is foundational technology for composableContinue reading “-Introducing the Orchex Enterprise Orchestration Engine!”
-Join Our Open-Source Journey to Build the Future of Composable Enterprise Software
[Rewritten and expanded by ChatGPT. I [John West] requested several times that it remove all words and letters from the image, but it would not comply. At least the people aren’t looking at the backs of their screens…this time.] Are you a friendly, highly skilled, passionate, and compassionate software engineer or enterprise architect with aContinue reading “-Join Our Open-Source Journey to Build the Future of Composable Enterprise Software”
Developers, Share Your Preferences!
This blog post suggests that developers share publicly their coding preferences so that others can share them and provides my current Bash shell scripting preferences. You can use this technique to share preferences between Copilot accounts. Who knows; maybe there could be a service to define profiles of developer preferences! And maybe preferences for someContinue reading “Developers, Share Your Preferences!”
-Data-Driven Presentation with Static Files from Kontent.ai
This blog post describes a prototype that uses static JSON files exported from the Kontent.ai headless CMS that contain data and content used to control a website. Update 15.Dec.2025: After years of frustration with WordPress, I am finally abandoning this blog. The content will likely stay here for some time, but new content will appearContinue reading “-Data-Driven Presentation with Static Files from Kontent.ai”
-Static File Export with Headless CMS
This blog post discusses opportunities and issues relevant to storing JSON from a headless content management system (CMS) as files in the content delivery tier of a dynamic website. Update 15.Dec.2025: After years of frustration with WordPress, I am finally abandoning this blog. The content will likely stay here for some time, but new contentContinue reading “-Static File Export with Headless CMS”
Mount Remote Apple File System from Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
This blog post provides shortcuts to mount a remote Apple file system under Windows Subsystem for Linux. You can use this technique to access Apple file systems from Windows Subsystem for Linux and Windows itself. You can use Airdrop to copy images from an iPhone through an apple to a Windows machine. On the Apple:Continue reading “Mount Remote Apple File System from Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)”
-Microsoft Edge: Open ChatGPT in New Tabs
Since I don’t know how to configure the browser to use ChatGPT as a search engine, I just configured Microsoft Edge to load ChatGPT when I open a new browser tab. Warning: I’m already a bit annoyed with this functionality, though it could be encouraging me to just leave tabs open instead of opening newContinue reading “-Microsoft Edge: Open ChatGPT in New Tabs”
-Proposal for Generic Data-Driven Web Page Presentation Control with Content Management Systems
This proposal outlines a generic solution that enables content management system (CMS) users to control web page presentation using any frontend technology (e.g., React, ASP.NET). The objective is to gather feedback on potential limitations, disadvantages, appropriate use cases, and any oversights. Your constructive criticism and insights are highly valued. Update 15.Dec.2025: After years of frustrationContinue reading “-Proposal for Generic Data-Driven Web Page Presentation Control with Content Management Systems”
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