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I love weird hardware hacks, including…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

I love weird hardware hacks, including this one: someone took an Amazon button and hooked it up so that he could turn on/off groups of tagged EC2 VMs at a push of a button. He now turns off his virtual…

Pascal Birchler writes about how to…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

Pascal Birchler writes about how to be a successful software engineer. For me, the top takeaways are: Successful engineers are good at picking the right things to work on Communication is key Show initiative and take action yourself Somehow, in your…

If you like JavaScript libraries and…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

If you like JavaScript libraries and plugins but don't always need (or want) a jQuery solution, then you might want to bookmark the Vanilla Javascript Repository. And speaking of JavaScript, if regular expressions get you excited (you're weird) then Sitepoint…

Google has found, “users complete forms…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

Google has found, "users complete forms up to 30% faster" when using autofill, so I found this article on what developers should know about autofill features in browsers to be informative.

Ed Finkler is a well-known developer…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

Ed Finkler is a well-known developer that contributed to WordPress back in the 2.x days. Although he has less than positive viewpoints on some aspects of WordPress, the philosophy of the project continues to guide his thinking as a developer.…

Here’s a nice roundup and comparison of…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

Here's a nice roundup and comparison of CDN options for your WordPress site on the CodeInWP site. Speaking of CDNs, you might also want to review this advice from Delicious Brains on why you might not always want to serve assets from Amazon…

If you’re a front developer looking…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

If you're a front developer looking for an IDE, Eric Fuller makes the case for you to consider PhpStorm (I've been enjoying PhpStorm for a while myself).

Shaun Bent, a Front End Developer…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

Shaun Bent, a Front End Developer at BBC Sport, shares how they got their site's CSS size under 9kb.

HyperDev was recently released by famed shop…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

HyperDev was recently released by famed shop Fog Creek. It offers both front and backend components for building web apps. It feels like CodePen, kindof, but more backend-centric and full-project focused.

If you haven’t yet seen how…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

If you haven't yet seen how Shiny Updates is improving the experience of installing (and removing) plugins and themes, then you should check out the official proposal for core inclusion for WordPress 4.6.

All of those incorrect WP.org links will finally work as expected

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

Syed Balkhi -- in a heartwarming display of maturity -- has donated WP.org to the WordPress Foundation. He didn't have to do it, but he did. After finding out he'll be a father, he wrote down what's important to him,…

JavaScript for WP course update and enrollment details

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

Business

If you have been interested in the JavaScript for WP course, administered by Zac Gordon, then now is the time to sign up. The course has been under development for several months, and is now available for registration. The course…

How to develop better, happier teams

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

If you read one thing this week -- whether you are a manager or worker -- this should be it. Bill Jordan describes some key components he's discovered that enable better teams with happier team members who stay at their…

WordPress.org — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

May 27, 2016

DraftPlanet

Joe and Brian discuss the structure and function of the WordPress.org website, which is the hub of the WordPress project. From who owns the website to its many moving parts, they go through it bit by bit.

Google was the victor in that…

Brian Krogsgard

May 27, 2016

Google was the victor in that Oracle v. Google case, which will surely be one of the top trials in tech this year. Sadly though, EFF makes a fair point that it takes money to defend fair use claims and not…