Beth Soderberg stopped by ManageWP to host an AMA this week. Soderberg is an independent developer and digital communication strategist living in D.C. She helps organize the DC WordPress Meetup, and co-organized DCFemTech Hack For […] Writing a book, work equity, charity and government work. Source: 5 Takeaways From ManageWP’s AMA With Beth Soderberg | @thetorquemag
One of the first things in PHP that really stumped me was the difference between code that created output and code that didn’t. I knew, vaguely, that thing Good basic understanding of using output buffering in WordPress. Source: Understanding PHP Output Buffering, and Why It’s Great for Shortcodes | WPShout
When using third-party services, I’m iffy – at best – about privacy policies and data. But I think WordPress and Data Ownership can go a long way. Advantage of using self-hosted WordPress: data ownership. Source: WordPress and Data Ownership, Social Networks and Privacy | Tom McFarlin
One of the phrases many involved in software will likely hear (especially early in their career) is “Ship fast and iterate.” … “ship fast and iterate” does not translate to “get something out there even if it’s broken.” Source: Ship Fast and Iterate | Tom McFarlin
If you’ve been working with WordPress for a while, maybe as a hobby or to develop your own website, and have developed some solid WordPress skills, then you might be thinking about making the leap to working full time with WordPress. Or you might be an experienced WordPress professional looking to advance your career and move […]
Andy Adams, who used to work for The Theme Foundry, is now part of Pressware and I couldn’t be more excited. Tom get new partner. And yes, these things always make consideration not to build own business. Update: Just checking out Pressware homepage, turns out Tom already switching partner. Source: Andy Adams and Pressware | Tom […]
Cleaning up some old articles.
Photography: Liz Caruana The Idea: In its early years, Automattic relied on traditional résumé screening and interviews to do its hiring. But over time Mullenweg came to focus on tryouts, in which final candidates are paid to spend several weeks working on a project. Automattic employs 230 people. We’re located in 170 cities all over […]
At at lot of the WordCamps and WordPress meetups I attend, I’m asked the same question: How do you go about becoming a WordPress professional? The question is normally asked by one of two types of people: those who’ve been using WordPress in their spare time for a while and want to make a living from […]
View as the other side of the deal. Some tips for dos and don’ts.
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