The rest of this stuff is a list of advice from what I know now I would tell myself (or someone else just entering the industry) if I were just getting started ..read more

Weaknesses aren't always languages or areas of a stack that you don't know. They can areas in which you do know but could be stronger or areas in which you can't control, like time ..read more

If you're going to write about WordPress, determine about which you primarily want to write. Is going to be less subjective material more opinionated material? You get to pick the game you want to play. But when you do that, know the rules, play by them, and be careful what you write ..read more

Despite the fact there are more resources that ever for learning how to accomplish what it is you want to accomplish within WordPress, it’s less common to find someone who is facing the same problem under the same constraints with the same voice you have. Write about your work. Include the problems you’re solving, and the thought process that’s going into their solutions. Though you may be describing a common problem, you’ll be describing them from your perspective ..read more

Finding your niche can be tough and you shouldn't expect it to happen quickly. So this raises the following question: Where to start with WordPress Development ..read more

What advice would I give to those who are new to the WordPress economy what advice would I give my former self ..read more

In the Season 1 finale, I update you on what's going on with my family, what I'm up to, and answer a plethora of questions including: What are your favorite plugins that you use on all of or your most essential sites? Where do you begin at getting started with the Codex?  Do you like using Bootstrap when building sites or applications? What is the recommended approach for replacing the WordPress administration area? What advice do you have for unit testing, integration testing, acceptance testing, or any other types of testing? What is your opinion on Docker? What do you do site speed op ..read more

First, a few things as to what's up both personally and professionally as well as a few thoughts on the nature of JavaScript in WordPress. Then, I answer the question: What are your thoughts on WordPress 5.0 and the Gutenberg Editor? In the answer, I touch on the nature of new technologies, React, why this is something developers and engineers should be excited about, and the reason why I don't focus much on the social nature of changes in the technology industry ..read more

I talk about what's going on at home as we get ready to welcome our third kiddo into the world, I briefly touch on music and fitness in the blistering Georgia heat, and then shift gears to answer the following questions: With the upgrade of PHP to 7.0 coming in new year, what changes could WP make to make the code base better? Could you spell out some that would make breaking changes? How can intermediate WordPress developers improve their competency? It's a slightly longer episode than usual but the questions were good so I was glad to spend extra time answering them ..read more

In this episode, I recap my experience and thoughts of WordCamp Atlanta and talk about WordSesh 2019.  I also answer the following questions: What are some recommended PHP design patterns that are useful for WordPress theme and plugin development? How important is blogging in developing WordPress skill-competence ..read more