First Wave of Kaylee Invitations Sent
The first wave of invitations to the developer preview program went out late last night. I’ve been working like a madman since returning from SXSW to get some of the mundane but necessary infrastructure in place to enable us to support Kaylee and help third party developers transition to the new code. We’ll be doing this in waves, very small at first, and as Kaylee matures and more developers become experienced with it, we’ll add larger numbers of people to the program at a time.
Please keep in mind that this is not about exclusivity, but simply a logistical matter. We have a small development team, and we want developers to be able to have our undivided attention as they come into the program, so we’re keeping the numbers manageable. We’re also ensuring that those invited in the earliest waves are very active in the community, as we’ll be relying on them heavily to help guide new developers in the program as they are added. So if you did not get an invitation, Don’t Panic! If you met the qualifications and applied, you’ll eventually get an invitation, and have plenty of time prior to the semi-public beta to learn the code, get your add-ons up to date, etc.
Kaylee exists for a very specific reason, and the question came up a number of times at SXSW, so I’ll restate it here: it’s a focused look at the code, with a light shone specifically on the area affecting add-ons. Kaylee is not meant to build, run, and test sites, nor are we soliciting UI or feature feedback. All of those elements will fall under the umbrella of our semi-public beta program, which will begin sometime after the developer preview program has run its course. We’ll take separate applications for that in the future, and it will be much more broadly targetted, focusing on our power users, those with complex sites, and yes, even those who just want a peek. :-D
