Copyright, DRM, and Diminishing Returns
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By driving down the cost of doing business, the publishing industry has inadvertently driven down the barrier to competition as well.
Technology
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Code, Credentials, and Public Repositories
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Like most developers, I’m lazy. It’s easier to define a root-level constant with an API key or dashboard password than it is to program an interface for setting and storing those credentials. Unfortunately, it means I can very easily slip up and distribute those credentials to the world.
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WordPress Plugins – Return on Investment
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Investing in WordPress plugins isn’t likely to return too much – unless those are premium plugins.
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The Value of Peer Review
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No matter your position, your tenure, or your experience, you should always have someone else double check your code.
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jQuery and Cross-site Scripting
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Never trust user input, even if it’s coming from an allegedly trustworthy source.
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Software: Cautionary Tales
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Sometimes we only learn from personal experience. Learn from my mistakes so you don’t have to live through them yourself.
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Modular Code
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Composer is a potential solution for theme/plugin dependencies in WordPress. But it will take some time before we flesh out the solution fully.
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WordPress Database Encryption
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How reasonable is the suggestion that WordPress encrypt its database? Really?
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Clean up your clutter
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Global variables are bad, clutter your code, and can be a major stumbling project in terms of project maintainability. Don’t use them.
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Ultra-rapid Prototyping
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I built an app last night that allows me to look up bus arrival times via SMS. It took me 2 hours. Node is incredible!