patchcamp.com blog

The Scout Patch Collector’s Base Camp was officially launched to the public on Election Day, November, 2000. Since then the site has served over 175,000 visitors from over 100 countries.

Web development has come a long way in half a decade, and it’s time for the Base Camp to undergo significant changes, both in appearance and in underlying code, to bring it up to date and take advantage of the many new technologies now available. Read the rest of this entry »

If you compare the existing version of The Patch Collector’s Base Camp with the updated version that’s scheduled to go live on December 1 there aren’t many easily noticeable differences. In fact, the changes may not even seem significant enough to warrant testing by a select group of users. But be assured that many hours of efforts have gone into updating and modernizing the Base Camp. Here’s a list of the changes and new features in case you’d like some clues to what’s new: Read the rest of this entry »

As December 1 creeps closer by the minute time for testing by a pilot group of users gets shorter, so even though the edges aren’t completely smooth invitations went out by email Friday evening seeking feedback for the Base Camp.

Beta testers were instrumental in the development of the original Base Camp back in November of 2000, and I am hopeful that eyes of others can spot what I’ve missed, and helpful suggestions can make the site better than I imagined.