Vets.gov just launched, and it’s 100%…
Vets.gov just launched, and it's 100% open source, and built in Jekyll. Didn't I just mention about the appeal of static sites? I really think they're a big top-end threat.
Grantland and the surprising future of…
Grantland and the surprising future of publishing:Â monetization may be in adjacent products, and text is the bait. Great take from Ben Thompson.
I had never even heard of…
I had never even heard of Jumpstarter, but some of you have. It was a theme-shop-hosting-helper service, and it's now shut down.
What software, other than WordPress, requires…
What software, other than WordPress, requires that PHP 7 tests pass, and yet doesn't use any features post-PHP 5.2? That's kind of awesome, honestly.
Tickets for WordCamp Europe are already…
Tickets for WordCamp Europe are already out, though the event is in June! Hundreds have already been purchased, so if you know you're going (I'm going!) then you might want to grab your ticket.
An author at TechCrunch says the…
An author at TechCrunch says the tech talent shortage is a lie. They need to get out of San Francisco: I think in mid and small markets -- if not everywhere -- there is a huge shortage, but the positions are…
Many of y’all know I’m a…
Many of y'all know I'm a Wait But Why fanboy. The big huge mega Elon Musk series is finally over, and it's awesome. This is just Brian the guy, not Brian the WordPress person, telling you this series rules.
eCommerce is hard. Sock seller and…
eCommerce is hard. Sock seller and WooCommerce user Nic Harry tells the story of how he's worked hard on his eCommerce business, and expanded into retail, and how the experiences differ. Anyone with an online or physical store should enjoy…
Tom McFarlin discusses the spectrum of…
Tom McFarlin discusses the spectrum of open source philosophies, and it's a terrific read. I definitely fall more into Tom's camp, of utilitarian, versus purist philosophy.
Taylor Lovett explains containerized WordPress with Dockunit.…
Taylor Lovett explains containerized WordPress with Dockunit. Taylor runs engineering at 10up.
Coding CGCookie, some background on how…
Coding CGCookie, some background on how Nick Haskins and team built the big membership site that I interviewed Jonathan Williamson about.
How Wildbit (makers of Beanstalk, DeployBot,…
How Wildbit (makers of Beanstalk, DeployBot, and Postmark) built three separate million dollar businesses without killing themselves.
Tis the season for (no more)…
Tis the season for (no more) snow. Ugh, I hate that this has to be written. I wish computer screen snow would leave the earth. Now, if someone brought back those little baby lambs from back in the day... Remember…
Themes, users, and the WordPress REST API
Brian Krogsgard
Post Status member and Envatoan (is that what they call them?) Stephen Cronin writes a balanced piece on the potential downside if the REST API becomes the way to do things for theming. Community support is a cornerstone of WordPress’…
Five things old programmers should remember
Brian Krogsgard
I only use the word old because the author does. I had forgotten that being a software engineer was my first, best destiny, and that nothing I had ever done had made as significant contribution as my coding. My first…
Policy on WordCamps and ads
Brian Krogsgard
Yesterday in footnotes, I mentioned that WCUS is promoting the conference with Facebook ads. I got word that it is being done with official blessing. Furthermore, I learned from Andrea Middleton (who runs WordCamps broadly, but wasn't involved in this…
