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If you work in JavaScript and…

Brian Krogsgard

April 20, 2017

If you work in JavaScript and want to get up speed on asynchronous functions, Ire Aderinokun has a nice post on the subject. She covers not only what they are, but when to use them and how they differ from…

Stripe has started an online software…

Brian Krogsgard

April 20, 2017

Stripe has started an online software engineering magazine called Increment. The goal of the magazine is to provide, "practical and useful insight into what effective teams are doing," and plans on focusing on subjects involving testing, deployment, development tools, and…

A “Profitable WordPress Developer Bootcamp” is…

Brian Krogsgard

April 20, 2017

A "Profitable WordPress Developer Bootcamp" is being held on October 9-13th, 2017 in Wisconsin. While the event stresses the, "advantage of full participation, direct contact," a virtual option is being explored. It's being organized by Tonya Mork with contributions from…

Greg Rickaby from WebDevStudios recently authored…

Brian Krogsgard

April 20, 2017

Greg Rickaby from WebDevStudios recently authored a post on code linters: "They can help ensure developers are solving problems — instead of worrying about code syntax... they also enable developers jump in and out of projects quickly." Greg outlines the…

Jono Bacon notices that GPL license…

Brian Krogsgard

April 20, 2017

Jono Bacon notices that GPL license usage has dropped (more than half since 2010) and asks why. His theory revolves around the increased growth of open source in business, and a "nervousness" around the GPL in the commercial world.

Recurring revenue versus lifetime value

Brian Krogsgard

April 20, 2017

Business

I enjoyed a conversation in Slack recently where plugin authors were discussing the difference between recurring revenue and lifetime value. I think it's worth restating for the newsletter, as it's a common question. In recent years, there have been several…

Introducing a new way to find high quality WordPress jobs

Brian Krogsgard

April 20, 2017

PlanetPost Status Team Blog

The Post Status Job Board is a great place to find and list quality WordPress jobs. Whether you're recruiting excellent candidates or are seeking your next job opportunity, it's the place for you.

I reported on GoDaddy’s likely acquisition…

Brian Krogsgard

April 12, 2017

I reported on GoDaddy's likely acquisition of Host Europe Group last year, and touched more on GoDaddy's positions in general in my post about their Sucuri acquisition. They have just finalized the acquisition of HEG. These deals takes months to…

The WordPress Marketing group is looking…

Brian Krogsgard

April 12, 2017

The WordPress Marketing group is looking at doing promotional videos for WordPress, including testimonials and event footage from WordCamps and meetups. The goal would be to make a marketing video for use on the WordCamp US site, other WordPress.org entities,…

Admin Columns Pro has released version…

Brian Krogsgard

April 12, 2017

Admin Columns Pro has released version 4 of their tool to improve the, well, admin columns of the WordPress backend. I use the free version of this plugin on Post Status and it’s very handy for doing the kind of…

Aaron Campbell reviews several relatively simple…

Brian Krogsgard

April 12, 2017

Aaron Campbell reviews several relatively simple steps to increase online security. Much of this you might already know (how to choose a password, use Two Factor Authentication on everything possible, etc.), but this is easily something you can pass to…

Morten Rand-Hendriksen has written an essay…

Brian Krogsgard

April 12, 2017

Morten Rand-Hendriksen has written an essay on what needs to change so that we can learn more about WordPress users to better apply the 80/20 rule when considering new WordPress features. Morten makes several points but this quote probably summarizes…

Let’s go to conference corner: There…

Brian Krogsgard

April 12, 2017

Let's go to conference corner: There are two camping related micro conferences being organized. Mendel Kurland is organizing Camp Press, and "unplugged" event that will take place in Oklahoma September 23rd and 24th. They are seeking sponsors, and the time…

Eric Karjaluoto says to slow down.…

Brian Krogsgard

April 12, 2017

Eric Karjaluoto says to slow down. Taking pride in how busy you are leads to an exhausting dead-end . He advises instead to set up a smarter way of working and put yourself as your first priority.

CMB2 is a developer’s toolkit for…

Brian Krogsgard

April 12, 2017

CMB2 is a developer's toolkit for building metaboxes, custom fields, and forms for WordPress. WordPress-centric development companies Human Made, Zao, and WebDevStudios are joining forces to work together on CMB2 and it now has its own Github organization. The hopes…

Smashing Magazine has an overview of…

Brian Krogsgard

April 12, 2017

Smashing Magazine has an overview of eCommerce platforms, with calculated "Customer Satisfaction” ratings. WooCommerce scored a 90% (#4 on the list). Steve Benjamins writes that according to feedback its pros were customizability, and the strength of the plugin and broader…