
Ep#7: The quiet innovator: the building blocks of structured documents with James Clark
Ever wonder how websites and apps are built to look organized and work the way they do? In the latest episode of Rule-breakers, Sean talks to James Clark, a true pioneer who helped create the hidden r...
1 Sep 202556min

Ep#6: Tim Bray: How did the internet learn to 'read' and organize information?
Sean talks to Tim Bray, a true pioneer in the world of digital documents and computing. Tim talks about his early work, including the groundbreaking Oxford English Dictionary (OED) project at the Univ...
4 Aug 202559min

EP#5: Thomas Bruce: the Renaissance man behind the Cello browser and Legal Information Institute
In this episode of Rule-breakers, Sean talks to Thomas Bruce about his remarkable career. From his days as a master electrician for the Yale Rep to touring with music legends, Thomas developed the Cel...
7 Jul 202531min

Ep#4: Designing for knowledge complexity: DITA, AI, and next-generation delivery with Eliot Kimber
In this episode, content engineering pioneer Eliot Kimber shares key lessons from his career on managing complexity in content systems. Author of DITA for Practitioners Volume 1: Architecture and Tech...
2 Jun 202554min

Ep#3 Before AI, there was DocBook: Simon St.Laurent on the tech foundations that still matter
Simon St.Laurent offers an insider's perspective on the evolution of structured content and markup technologies at O'Reilly and throughout his career, emphasizing how tools like DocBook, Framemaker, a...
5 Mai 202559min

Ep #2: Metal Type to the Web: Peter Flynn & the Birth of HTML
In this episode of Rule-breakers, Sean talks to Peter Flynn, an expert in markup languages and typesetting. With a background in traditional printing and computer typesetting, Peter transitioned into ...
14 Apr 202559min

Ep #1: 25 years of Law and Tech: AI, Documents, and the Next Generation
In this episode, Sean and John talk about 25 years of technological change, focusing on AI's impact on legislation and regulation. They highlight the shift to natural language interfaces and the need ...
7 Apr 202544min



















