Podcast and Video Picks for the Week of February 21
David Bisset
What even is JavaScript? What’s it like to go through an acquisition as an employee and then get into M&A on the other side of the table?
Post Status Excerpt (No. 46) — Contributor Recognition and Certification with Lesley Sim
David Bisset
Lesley Sim thinks special badges on WordPress.org could incentivize core contribution if they earned developers a boost in plugin rankings.
WordPress as a Commons
Lesley Sim
Fences can protect or inhibit care of a commons. "Do not remove a fence until you know why it was put up in the first place," is a classic piece of wisdom. What are the questions we need to ask about our fences and WordPress as a commons?
Post Status Comments (No. 6) — The State of the WordPress News European Edition
David Bisset
Get new perspectives on last years' biggest news stories — which ones mattered most, to whom, and why? This is the European edition of the first Annual Post Status News Draft.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 41) — WordPress Community Versions: Past, Present, Future
David Bisset
How has the WordPress community changed since its early days? How does money and market share change it? What lies ahead?
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Michelle Frechette
The Post Status team reflects on the year that was (good and challenging), and looks forward to 2022 with hope.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 40) — Post Status from 2021 to 2022
David Bisset
Post Status went through a lot of change in 2021. What's coming in 2022?
Post Status Comments (No. 5) — The First Annual WordPress News Draft
Olivia Bisset
Aurooba Ahmed, Jason Cosper, Daniel Schutzsmith, Robert Jacobi, and Lesley Sim join David Bisset for three rounds of draft picks for the top WordPress stories of 2021.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 39) — WordPress 5.9: Delays, the Customizer, and Contributing
David Bisset
Anne McCarthy on the delay of WordPress 5.9, Automattic, COVID's impact on contributors, Full Site Editing, and the future of the Customizer.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 38) — In Person For State of the Word
David Bisset
What does it mean to give back to WordPress? Cory and David discuss this and other themes from Matt Mullenweg's 2021 State of the Word.
Post Status Comments (No. 4) — State of the Word 2021 Analysis
David Bisset
Bet Hannon, Eric Karkovack, Maciek Palmowski, and Rae Morey join David to share their reactions to the State of the Word 2021.
Post Status Team Responses to the State of the Word 2021
Dan Knauss
Openverse. Diversity. Training. Future generations. A whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. These are our quick takes on SOTW '21.
Post Status Comments (No. 3) — The State of the WordPress News
David Bisset
Matt Medeiros, Joe Howard, Birgit Pauli-Haack, and Sarah Gooding discuss the WordPress news space with David Bisset and Dan Knauss.
Think About This Before Saying “Own Your Own Content!”
David Bisset
Actually owning your own content is not as easy as broadcasting it on Twitter. While WordPress does democratize publishing, there are many places and countless situations today that don’t or — perhaps worse — can't take advantage of WordPress.
WordCamp US 2021 Summary
David Bisset
Some highlights and an overview of WCUS 2021 from David Bisset. Catch up on anything you missed and learn how you can get more involved in WordPress.
Tech Résumés are Different! Learn How to Write Yours
Michelle Frechette
Forget everything you learned in school or have been told about how to write a résumé.
