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WordPress Comes of Age
LoopConf will be expensive, but it’s also exactly what we need in the WordPress community right now.
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Packing for a Trip
How long did it take you to flesh out the foundation of a WordPress plugin the first time you did it? How long does it take you today?
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Keep Your Environment Clean
I run a streamlined, sandboxed development environment to keep my system clean. It changes the way I structure projects – for the better!
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Open Sourcing Awesomeness
I pride myself now on working with some of the best WordPress engineers in the world. At 10up, our clients know they’re getting solid editorial projects backed by even more solid engineering. There’s some magic in that, but most of it is learned.
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Community and Micro-celebrity
Celebrity is a great thing because it gives us a target to reach for or drive towards. It can also be a paralyzing force when that target becomes unreachable due to the nature of its celebrity.
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When asked for your opinion …
If you intentionally abstained from voting you ignored your peers explicitly asking for your opinion. This means we don’t want to keep hearing complaints from you in the future, because you obviously don’t care enough to make a change.
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No I in Team
Team efforts rarely come with individual recognition. This is usually a good thing, though it might be difficult to accept.
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The Future of WordPress and Mobile
There are two growing trends with WordPress: An emphasis on mobile use, and the assumption that users are always connected. I think both are dangerous.
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Think Outside the Bubble
Your definition of “expert” might be a bit lacking if you fail to ever look outside your own bubble of engagement and expertise.
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A Month Without Twitter
My one-month digital detox is over. I learned a lot during October.