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Backbone.js, Underscore.js and why they matter for WordPress

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Brian Krogsgard
WordPress is transforming and you may not even know it. The project's largely been a PHP driven framework. According to Github, the code itself is around 85% PHP and 15% JS in WordPress 3.5. In the future, JavaScript is likely to make up a majority of the project's code. And Backbone.js and Underscore.js have a big part of that shift. We should get ready for the change, and learn how to use these new tools.

WordPress 3.5.1

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Brian Krogsgard
WordPress 3.5.1 is out. Some bug fixes, security fixes, and even a couple usability tweaks of the media manager. Go update. No reason not to do so immediately for minor updates.

We need better abstraction in programming with WordPress

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Brian Krogsgard
Tom McFarlin is always blogging fantastic things. This is another great one. He calls for developers to be more abstract in their WordPress code; in other words, to separate what goes where in a more logical, easier to repeat manner.…

Simperium joins Automattic

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Brian Krogsgard
Simperium, makers of iOS note app Simplenote as well as a fairly powerful syncing API, has been acquired by WordPress.com parent company Automattic.

Create Better Code with GenerateWP

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Brian Krogsgard
A quick and easy way to generate the required code for Sidebars, Menus, Custom Post Types, and a few other elements you'll likely need for your theme and/or plugin. With the visual tips/help, it makes coding these areas a breeze!

Akismet now requires a WordPress.com account

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Brian Krogsgard
The Akismet blog announced this morning that Akismet accounts will now require a WordPress.com sign-in. They already required an Akismet login, but now it's integrated directly with WordPress.com. There are some checks Akistmet is doing for people that didn't have…

Test your kerning skills with the Kern Type game

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Brian Krogsgard
This is just for fun. My coworker introduced it to me yesterday. A great practice for anyone that toys with the frontend, and a good opportunity to showoff for experienced typography nerds. Move the letters left and right to properly…

Underscores meets Sass with sassy_s

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Brian Krogsgard
Amy Hendrix has released a nice integration of Sass for the Underscores theme by Automattic. Underscores, or _s, has gotten a lot of traction as an easy to fork base theme, and it's maintained by some truly great theme wranglers…

Eve.io – Is 8Bit getting into hosting?

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Brian Krogsgard
I was reading the new WP Daily site earlier today and noticed in their footer that they're hosted by "Eve." Intrigued, I clicked it to see a simple landing page, but it's clearly branded as a future 8Bit product. I…

wpXtreme 1.0.0 beta 3 is here!

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Brian Krogsgard
Today wpXtreme 1.0.0 beta3, a plugin to enhance WordPress user experience, was released. More then 250 fixes, lots of improvements and 3 new fundamental features.

How to lose money as a freelancer

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Brian Krogsgard
Here's a nice post from WordPress community member James Dalman. He give you all the right tips on how to fail as a freelancer. He's right too, people are doing it every day. If you're struggling as a freelancer, or thinking…
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