I’ll be speaking at WordCamp Seattle 2013 tomorrow on creating object-oriented WordPress plugins. If you’re attending and would like to follow along, you can check out the slides.
Something to Keep in Mind
“Nothing recedes like success.”
– Walter Winchell
They Had This Beautiful Office…
I love this quote about Ani DeFranco from Small Giants: IRS Records wanted to sign Ani, and we went to see them in Los Angeles. They had this beautiful office. I thought, ‘Who’s paying for this?’ I couldn’t see anything they had that we really needed. IRS had a phone; we had a phone. IRS […]
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 […]
How WordPress Saves Lives: Freedom, Hope and Custom Post Types
Paul Clark’s presentation at WordCamp Phoenix 2013 is a must-watch for any developer who’s interested in using technology to advance human rights and social justice. He describes how his team used open-source technologies to help a human-rights organization in Burma manage their information in ways that have a direct impact on their mission and the lives […]
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 […]