2014
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Modular Architecture
Nov 18
One of the most exciting new developments (at least for API geeks like me) is the coming JSON API.
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The Future of WordPress and Mobile
Nov 3
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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YouTube and postMessage
Apr 13
I’m working on a project that allows content creators to embed YouTube and Vimeo media within otherwise non-video content. The trick is that the videos need to automatically pause when they pass out of the viewport.
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JavaScript and Closures
Mar 27
One of the first things I look for when reviewing JavaScript code is the proper use (and isolation) of scope.
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Technical Innovation
Mar 23
I’m always on the lookout for cool new technology. Sometimes, I find it in the most unexpected of places.
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Securing XML-RPC for WordPress
Jan 1
If you use WordPress, you’ve probably used one of the mobile apps for it. If you’ve used one of these mobile apps, then you’ve used XML-RPC. If you’ve used XML-RPC, then you’ve sent your username and password – in plain text – across the Internet. This is hugely unsafe, and I want to work to…
2013
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To Test or Not To Test: Unit Testing and Privacy
Dec 1
Determining which methods in your application needed testing used to be easy – test everything exposed by the public API. But once you invite other developers to contribute, you are exposing a whole other set of internal APIs to the team. The behavioral consistency of these methods is just as important as that of the…
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Reader is Dead! Long Live Reader!
Mar 14
Google Reader will be officially discontinued in a few weeks. But I still want a Reader-like application. Here’s how I think it should be built.
2012