Dan Hacks compares REST with GraphQL…
Dan Knauss
Dan Hacks compares REST with GraphQL and gRPC in this guide to each with their pros and cons. Dan shows how each would be used in the typical case of retrieving a user.
Harmony Romo shares a general overview…
Dan Knauss
Harmony Romo shares a general overview of the financial health of the WordPress Foundation and its subsidiary, WordPress Community Support (WPCS), as of the beginning of 2021: "Due to the many cancellations in 2020, the program did lose money. However,…
Here are some JavaScript ES2021 features…
Dan Knauss
Here are some JavaScript ES2021 features worth knowing, plus some practical examples. 👨🏫
HTTPWTF looks at the quirks and…
Dan Knauss
HTTPWTF looks at the quirks and history of the HTTP protocol, from the unpatched bugs to the happy accidents. 🐛
If you host domain names at…
Dan Knauss
If you host domain names at Namecheap, be aware the company is switching domain privacy service providers from WhoisGuard to Withheld for Privacy.
Mario Peshev explains what technical debt…
Dan Knauss
Mario Peshev explains what technical debt is, the types of technical debt, and how assessing code quality is critical to preventing or resolving technical debt: 🏋️♂️ "Having a product that is poorly built can be unstable, unable to grow over…
Robin Rendle at Sentry.io discusses how…
Dan Knauss
Robin Rendle at Sentry.io discusses how enhancements to your software product, like adding a dark mode, can expose "radioactive styles" in your codebase: ☢️ "...the design of your color system shows you where your radioactive styles are... shows you how…
Kudos to the Ghost team on…
Dan Knauss
Kudos to the Ghost team on the release of version 4.0. (The newest features added seem to pivot slightly toward memberships.) Founder John O'Nolan has an interesting Twitter thread with some personal reflections about the launch and eight years of…
Andrew Owen has some advice for…
Dan Knauss
Andrew Owen has some advice for continuous learning in the engineering and web development fields without burning out. 😫 Here's one of his tips I've always tried to follow: "If you’re wanting to stay in software for the long haul,…
Ian Miell explains when it’s best…
Dan Knauss
Ian Miell explains when it's best to interrupt a developer or engineer There is even a formula in the post embedded in a spreadsheet. 🛑
Upcoming Events 📆 A Business Value…
Dan Knauss
Upcoming Events 📆 A Business Value Crash Course led by Cory Miller and Jeff Meziere on April 7th will help business owners work through some key steps to assess value and plan their next move. There's an impressive amount of…
What makes membership-based communities work?
Dan Knauss
What makes membership work? What makes people do more than consume your product or service but also contribute back to it?
Post Status Excerpt (No. 1) — WordPress 5.7 & Plugin Rank
David Bisset
Get the latest WordPress news with Cory and David in Post Status Excerpt. Topics: WordPress 5.7, the visual editor, and PluginRank.com. 🔌
WordPress 5.7 was released on schedule…
Dan Knauss
WordPress 5.7 was released on schedule on Tuesday with 66+ enhancements and 126+ bug fixes. This release was made with the work of more than 481 volunteers. Of these, 129 are first-time contributors to WordPress core. 🙌 The 5.7 release…
WordPress publishes nearly 80 packages to…
Dan Knauss
WordPress publishes nearly 80 packages to npm now. Greg Ziółkowski explains the latest changes to the process: when trunk is closed or in feature-freeze, you can use package distribution tags to get the future development version of a package you…
Bob Dunn, based on survey results…
Dan Knauss
Bob Dunn, based on survey results and feedback from his outstanding podcast guests, tells us how 2020 played out for WooCommerce businesses. Some businesses did better than others, and some store owners saw trends like "people requesting free or discounted…
