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Gutenberg 4.0 is out, and this…

Brian Krogsgard

October 16, 2018

Gutenberg 4.0 is out, and this release covers a number of items from a long "pending items" list. Other than bug fixes, some new additions include colors for cover image overlays, a new font size picker, better pullquote features, post locking, a…

I’m a big fan of Wes…

Brian Krogsgard

October 16, 2018

I'm a big fan of Wes Bos's series of online tutorials, and if you are moving deeper into React then you might be interested in his latest Full Stack JavaScript Apps with React.js and GraphQL course. WordPress Developers may also…

Here’s another beginner’s guide to React…

Dan Knauss

September 13, 2018

Here's another beginner's guide to React (this time from Ali Spittel) that I found useful. It has a nice bonus cheatsheet at the end.

Mika Epstein tackles the common concerns many…

Brian Krogsgard

July 28, 2018

Mika Epstein tackles the common concerns many people have about Gutenberg as its debut in Wordpress 5.0 approaches. Most themes and plugins don't interface with the post editor or custom meta boxes, so they will be fine. For those that do involve the editor…

React From Zero is a nice,…

Brian Krogsgard

July 28, 2018

React From Zero is a nice, simple tutorial for React that you can run in your browser without a manual pre-compilation.

Mark Jaquith has blogged about React…

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2018

Mark Jaquith has blogged about React and how he used it with his latest plugin, ScoutDocs. If you are just starting to pick up React, you'll appreciate how Mark shares his approaches, missteps, and successes.

Gutenberg 2.8 was released officially on May…

Brian Krogsgard

May 11, 2018

Gutenberg 2.8 was released officially on May 4. This was a "polish more" release, but it still included some new additions like a "Spacer" block to create empty areas and a server-side render component. There are some nice improvements to the color…

If you are interested in learning…

Brian Krogsgard

January 30, 2018

If you are interested in learning how to use React to render WordPress content from the REST API, Igor Benić has a nice tutorial here.

Interview with Matt Mullenweg on the WordPress ecosystem — Draft Podcast

Brian Krogsgard

November 14, 2017

BusinessDesign

In this episode, I talk to Matt Mullenweg -- co-founder of WordPress and the CEO of Automattic -- about what's happening in the world of WordPress, and his role in it all.

In the context of the re-platforming…

Brian Krogsgard

October 25, 2017

In the context of the re-platforming of the New York Times, Scott Taylor talks about "the problem with HTML" in React and GraphQL. This is a really interesting read on some of the challenges that Scott and his team have…

With the React license change, Drupal…

Brian Krogsgard

October 5, 2017

With the React license change, Drupal is looking to adopt it.

Brian Cooksey, an engineer at Zapier, provides…

Brian Krogsgard

September 29, 2017

Brian Cooksey, an engineer at Zapier, provides a fine introduction to GraphQL and other Graph API implementations. He also points out that REST APIs aren't going anywhere, and it's nice to know about the pros and cons of other options. There…

Facebook relicensure of React and where that leaves WordPress

Brian Krogsgard

September 29, 2017

After Matt Mullenweg blogged about the decision to ditch React for Gutenberg and core WordPress development, Facebook pulled an about face and changed the license. It was a shocking move, and some suspect WordPress's decision was an impetus for the…

You may have already read Matt…

Brian Krogsgard

September 21, 2017

You may have already read Matt Mullenweg's blog post outlining the decision to take React off the table for inclusion with WordPress core and related large-scale projects like Gutenberg. This is one of the bigger decisions in our space for…

Gutenberg development continues to move at…

Brian Krogsgard

August 23, 2017

Gutenberg development continues to move at a fast clip. Here's the most recent changelog. Tammie Lister recently shared milestones that are "not set in stone" but roughly slate the merge proposal for the end of the year. That's optimistic, but I like…

JavaScript frameworks and bus factors

Brian Krogsgard

June 6, 2017

Iain Poulson from Delicious Brains explains the risks of relying on third party libraries and codebases that are maintained by a single person. In the current discussion about JavaScript frameworks for WordPress Core, this is a timely question to ask. Iain mentions Vue.js as an example. Vue.js…

Gutenberg 4.0 is out, and this…

I’m a big fan of Wes…

Here’s another beginner’s guide to React…

Mika Epstein tackles the common concerns many…

React From Zero is a nice,…

Mark Jaquith has blogged about React…

Gutenberg 2.8 was released officially on May…

If you are interested in learning…

Interview with Matt Mullenweg on the WordPress ecosystem — Draft Podcast

In the context of the re-platforming…

With the React license change, Drupal…

Brian Cooksey, an engineer at Zapier, provides…

Facebook relicensure of React and where that leaves WordPress

You may have already read Matt…

Gutenberg development continues to move at…

JavaScript frameworks and bus factors

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