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Ben Gillbanks shares lessons learned from…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2016

Ben Gillbanks shares lessons learned from 20 theme releases on WordPress.com. Here's a few I particularly enjoyed: Automate everything: "Anything I can do that will save me some time and effort gets automated." Sleep on it: "Sleep on it when…

Dailymotion shared about their experiment with HHVM…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2016

Dailymotion shared about their experiment with HHVM and the process of moving to PHP 7. It took them less than a week to migrate the 10+ year old PHP codebase. The performance is on par with HHVM, but with greater reliability,…

Also in PHP 7 land, WordPress…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2016

Also in PHP 7 land, WordPress core committer Joe McGill documented his process of upgrading a Digital Ocean droplet on WordPress to PHP 7, and from HTTP to HTTPS. I think his definition of easy is different than mine, but…

Everyone needs a debate questioning, “is jQuery…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2016

Everyone needs a debate questioning, "is jQuery still relevant?" Right? It might not the tool of choice in today's landscape, but it doesn't make it a bad choice, and it's freaking everywhere (like WordPress core), so you can safely assume it'll be…

Miriam Schwab recently wrote and asked…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2016

Miriam Schwab recently wrote and asked if there are times when using Wix instead of WordPress (and vice versa) is the answer. I learned a few things about Wix in her post, including (interestingly enough) that Wix's blog actually runs…

WordPress developers are used to the…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2016

WordPress developers are used to the criticism from other coding communities when it comes to PHP (some of it well deserved). There have been articles discussing pros and cons before, but I enjoyed Keith Adams (from the engineering team at…

Congrats to our friends at Drupal, who…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2016

Congrats to our friends at Drupal, who last month celebrated the first anniversary of Drupal 8. Drupal and WordPress core development differs when it comes to major versions; to WordPress developers, it might seem a little odd to celebrate an anniversary of a…

Zac Gordon has several announcements out…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2016

Zac Gordon has several announcements out about his JavaScript for WordPress course. One is that the price will go up soon, so locking in now would be a good idea, if you're interested in it.

Scott Bolinger writes on the Ionic…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2016

Scott Bolinger writes on the Ionic blog about the "dynamic duo" that is WordPress and Ionic 2. It's a interesting look into the WordPress REST API and how he's utilized the API along with Ionic to build AppPresser 3, which…

The ROI of WordCamp sponsorship

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2016

Business

Tony Perez guest posted on WP Tavern about the ROI of WordCamp sponsorships. He provides great insight into the thinking behind sponsoring events, which is highly valuable for WordCamp organizers, business owners, and the broader WordPress community as well. Even as event…

Interview with Matt Mullenweg on the new WordPress release cycle and more

Brian Krogsgard

December 10, 2016

DraftPlanet

I had the opportunity to interview Matt Mullenweg at the end of WordCamp US 2016, and we chatted about the new WordPress development cycle, the WordPress REST API, and more.

GoDaddy has announced a new customized…

Dan Knauss

December 9, 2016

GoDaddy has announced a new customized experience for ones (especially non-developers) to get a WordPress site. The experience includes a startup wizard with the ability to choose a theme as part of a four step process. They are also including…

SOTU (short for “State of the…

Dan Knauss

December 9, 2016

SOTU (short for "State of the Union") is a plugin you can to your team's Slack that gives you a "bird's-eye view" of all of your team’s channels. Every channel has access to push and pull statuses, and project managers…

Carl Alexander talks about strategy patterns…

Dan Knauss

December 9, 2016

Carl Alexander talks about strategy patterns and why developers might be interested in them. There are a few scenarios where this comes in handy, including the example Carl mentions of helping customers migrate away from another plugin or product to…

Appreciate the point Belen Albeza has…

Dan Knauss

December 9, 2016

Appreciate the point Belen Albeza has made here about how to have a life and not having to code 24/7. I think this lesson eventually learned as many developers get older, marry, and have kids. If you're still young however…

Nice points for developers from Mathias…

Dan Knauss

December 9, 2016

Nice points for developers from Mathias Lafeldt on the power of less code: The fact of the matter is that code is a liability. You and your teammates are responsible for each and every line of code you produce.