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WordPress Views: Post Type and Page Templates 27 Aug 2013 | 06:05 pm
Last week, I talked a little bit about design patterns – namely MVC and event-driven patterns – and WordPress, and how there’s the occasional effort to make the core application work in a way in which...
Planned Obsolescence in WordPress 26 Aug 2013 | 05:31 pm
One of the things that we often see in the “offline marketplace” – for lack of a better term – is the idea of planned obsolescence. Simply defined: a policy of producing consumer goods that rapidly ...
On Fragmentation, Distraction, and Liberation 23 Aug 2013 | 07:21 pm
I think that when a major life change happens or a major shift in responsibilities happens in your life, it’s natural to get a bit introspective on all of things that you have going on and determine w...
My Day-To-Day: Hero Academy 23 Aug 2013 | 06:26 pm
Almost everything I share on this blog has something to do with WordPress, JavaScript, some general programming, or “how I get stuff done” content. I rarely talk about anything else other than that. B...
WordPress and MVC (Gloves Aren’t Made for Feet) 22 Aug 2013 | 07:47 pm
One of the topics that periodically crops up in discussions as it relates to WordPress is the idea of WordPress and MVC. That is, developers wants to take an MVC approach to building WordPress applic...
Understanding The WordPress defaults Array 21 Aug 2013 | 05:24 pm
Earlier this week, I received an email from someone who was asking about the Settings API. Specifically, he was curious as to how the WordPress defaults array works. For those of who may have worked ...
How To Run a Viable Business By Curtis McHale 21 Aug 2013 | 04:53 pm
Earlier this year, Curtis McHale released an eBook on how to Learn WordPress Development. Over the past few months, Curtis has been working on another book called Don’t Be an Idiot: Learn To Run a Via...
Featured in ManageWP’s WordPress Thought Leaders 20 Aug 2013 | 05:50 pm
Comments on this post are closed. Please leave them on the original post. Yesterday, I was humbled to have been featured being featured on ManageWP’s most recent article. Directly from the the post:...
Software Milestones: Keeping Track of All The Things 20 Aug 2013 | 05:19 pm
One of the challenges that comes with managing any software project is making sure that milestones and deliverables are handled on time. The thing is, it’s hard – from the project outset – to always t...
Last Call To Improve Your WordPress Development Skills 19 Aug 2013 | 05:24 pm
At the very end of july, I shared all of the details about my upcoming “Improve Your WordPress Development Skills” course. Feel free to read the details in their entirety; however, note that this is t...
