As many of you know by now thanks to the 9Rules post in the side notes, Devlounge is a half-step away from officially becoming part of 9Rules. We had planned to make some homepage modifications following the results, but I have decided to hold off.

Why?

Because Devlounge 2 is currently in the works, slated for a July release. D2 will mostly be a homepage face-lift, as we like (and we think you agree) that for the most part, our individual post pages are fine. We will also clean up the articles and interviews indexes to make it as easy as ever to find more content.

D2 will hopefully feature some AJAX goodness to really spice it up, and I have some other features planned (including pulling some 9rules community rss feeds) to keep the best content right at your fingertips.

Want to track the status of D2? I’ll be posting teaser images every once in a while on the flickr group, so make sure you check it out and leave your feedback on the previews of the new look.

With the addition of Devlounge into the 9rules network, the 9rules logo will soon appear in the about section, and will be displayed on the homepage with Devlounge 2. We remind all new visitors to please take a look through our articles section, subscribe to the feeds via the feed center, and join are newsletter from the homepage.

Welcome to everyone new, and we now look forward towards a great summer, and a lot of wonderful new content.