White House opens its website programming to public - USATODAY.com

WASHINGTON — A programming overhaul of the White House's website has set the tech world abuzz. For low-techies, it's a snooze — you won't notice a thing.

The online-savvy administration on Saturday switched to open-source code for www.whitehouse.gov — meaning the programming language is written in public view, available for public use and able for people to edit...