2014
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Spirit of Democratization
Dec 30
Does WordPress really embrace a spirit of democratization?
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Bundling and Bloatware
Dec 16
Many would argue that Jetpack, not WordPress itself, is a dangerous bundle of bloatware.
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[Survey] Salary Expectations
Dec 11
Valuing your own skills isn’t easy – a fact evidenced by many freelancers starting their careers with laughably low billable rates. That said, it’s an important component of any job search or any long-term career strategy.
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WordPress Permalink Performance – Part 2
Dec 10
The overall goal of PerfPress is to build a command-line tool that allows for testing the relative performance of different structures and functionalities within WordPress.
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Disruptive Innovation
Dec 9
Real innovation is rare. Once a company, individual or organization launches an innovation and achieves mainstream success they back off a bit. They start playing it safe. They start giving in to the needs of a market’s vocal demands.
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WordPress Permalink Performance
Nov 26
A few quick WordPress experiments show that the “Post Name” permalink setting, once the least performant option, is apparently the fastest.
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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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WordPress 4.1 Includes a Session UI
Nov 14
My attempts to build a session UI over the weekend failed. My attempt to build one during a team hackathon was sidelined so we could focus on, what seemed at the time, far more interesting code. Now, though, I can jump on board with the new session UI being merged into WordPress 4.1!
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WordPress Comes of Age
Nov 10
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
Nov 9
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
Nov 8
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
Nov 7
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.