WordPress’ Insularity and Architectural Shortcomings

Even though a huge fan of WordPress and have chosen to develop for it exclusively, there are still some big areas where the underlying architecture is out of step with modern development practices. Mike Toppa just wrote a great response to that “Dire State of WordPress” article that’s been going around, where he defends WordPress […]

Web Application Attack and Audit Framework

Tony Perez recently wrote about the Web Application Attack and Audit Framework (W3AF), which is a tool you can use to scan a website for various vulnerabilities, like XSS and SQL injection. You can watch a demo to get a feel for what it does. I think it’s a good thing to run during the testing […]

The Social Dynamics of Open-Source Contributions

Diaries of a Core Maintainer #6: A Tale of Two Developers makes some insightful points about different approaches towards contributing to open source projects, and how collaboration and social dynamics can play a big role in whether or not the contributions are accepted. It’s written by a Drupal dev, but I’ve seen the same things […]

Getting Access to Raw, Layered Design Files

Every once in awhile I run into a situation where a graphic designer refuses to share copies of the original layered art they created with others working on the project, or with the client. This has never really made any sense to me, because as a developer, I always give the client the raw source […]

Negativity and Meanness in Online Communities

Here’s a thoughtful and insightful post by Jen Mylo on negativity and meanness in online communities.

Ian Dunn

WordPress Developer

WordPress’ Insularity and Architectural Shortcomings

Web Application Attack and Audit Framework

The Social Dynamics of Open-Source Contributions

Getting Access to Raw, Layered Design Files

Negativity and Meanness in Online Communities