Google has added PHP to their App Engine services, enabling PHP based apps to be run in their cloud service. I saw various tweets and articles that noted they specifically made sure WordPress would be able to perform in the App Engine environment. I’d be interested to see how it performs. h/t David Bisset on linking the best article I saw on it.
Can WordPress’s heavy reliance on volunteerism be offset or better supported by those most able to subsidize the work of others and their access to events? Do the largest WordCamps serve well, in their current form, as signature industry events that developers, product owners, and investors outside WordPress can recognize as such? Can the upper, middle, and lower markets within the WordPress ecosystem find mutual benefit through the things they share in common?
Iain Poulson recently shared a guide to writing unit tests for developers based on his experience at Delicious Brains. Iain’s testing framework of choice is PHPUnit. He covers what to test and how to write tests, with many helpful tips along the way. Speaking of testing, Sammy Kaye Powers has started a series of tutorials…
Envato founder Collis Ta’eed gives his take on the ThemeForest – GPL – WordCamp fiasco.
The next iteration of WordPress components/Gutenberg’s design is currently being explored under the codename “G2 Components.” There is a roadmap here and an open issue about how to best approach integrating this into Gutenberg. This is certainly the cutting edge for WordPress, and I’m looking forward to learning more from Jon Quach (who has shared…
Easy Digital Downloads has raised prices, pretty much across the board, for extensions. For most extensions, they’ve increased prices between 30% and 50%, though a few were more than that. It’ll be really interesting to see how the changes affect overall revenue for the product. I suspect the general laws of economics will apply, and…
I’ve seen quite a few happy customers voice out about Easy Digital Downloads, and its ease of use. James Dalman is the most recent example. I’ve been wanting to use it (beyond just testing) for a long time, and hopefully will be able to with some upcoming projects. I’d love to see more plugins like…
