Nice article about contributing to a little ol’ open source software project used by 60 million people on the Internet — WordPress.
Kudos to all of those out there who continue to add, fix, contribute to WordPress. It’s become a crucial part of my profession and I’ve loved getting under the hood more and more — though not at the level the poster in the article linked below has.
A core contributor/developer sheds some light on the process of contributing code to WordPress core.
Working the learning muscle doesn’t have to be a direct path to your current job description. The sheer action of continued learning in any subject can be as valuable and advantageous as something tied directly to your current job.
Quick recommendation for a site to create EVERY kind of favicon you need, including iOS icons, Android icons, and more.
Check out the start of a growing list of sites that I read, review, and listen to nearly every day to stay inspired, stay informed, and get an idea of what the development and leadership communities are doing, and technology trends.
But this is my third post in as many days, and I’m hoping to start a new streak and a new habit of writing and keeping that creative muscle going. This post is less technology-related, and more giving you an idea of where I’ve been, and where I’m at now.
Developers, and those of us in technology in general, are a unique breed for many reasons — and yes that in itself is a super-broad generalization. But it is commonplace for most developers/technologies share a core set of traits to be successful long-term in both our jobs and our various industries.
Two of my favorite things in one: Back to the Future and front end development – specifically CSS. There’s no JS — even for the flux capacitor’s fluxing.