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Coming back around
One of the funny things about having a louder voice is that sometimes it can feel stifled. I think a lot about WordPress, of course, but I shy away from saying much about the things I think could be...
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The Good and The Not-Great #1: Media Library
Several music professors of mine had very similar rules about giving feedback in weekly group masterclass: lead off with something positive, always frame criticism in a constructive manner, and try to...
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Development Philosophy: Confidence
It’s really easy to get caught up in implementation details. I do it and watch people do it all the time. When I’m working on things, and especially when I’m stuck in a rut, I think to myself: “How can...
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Coming back around
One of the funny things about having a louder voice is that sometimes it can feel stifled. I think a lot about WordPress, of course, but I shy away from saying much about the things I think could be...
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The Good and The Not-Great #1: Media Library
Several music professors of mine had very similar rules about giving feedback in weekly group masterclass: lead off with something positive, always frame criticism in a constructive manner, and try to...
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Development Philosophy: Confidence
It’s really easy to get caught up in implementation details. I do it and watch people do it all the time. When I’m working on things, and especially when I’m stuck in a rut, I think to myself: “How can...
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Theme disconnect and discontent
Since I’ll be leading the 4.7 release cycle, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what it might look like. Really, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about bigger projects and longer roadmaps in...
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I live-tweeted a theme change and you’ll never guess what happens next
I summarize some thoughts, is what happens next. But you know what would be even better than that, is if we all looked at making these better and identifying even more problems. Some of the notes below...
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Including even more people at contributor days
What if WordCamp attendees could sign up for user testing slots at contributor days? What if we managed to build up device testing labs for testing sessions? What if more meetups ran feature testing...
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I’m working on a theme for public distribution
First, I think it’s important for me to understand the .org theme submission process. I have no idea if I’m really going to end up with a representative experience, but I’m going to try. I’m already...
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Restaurant vs. meal kit vs. grocery shopping (or, WordPress.com vs. Jetpack...
Explain to me in two paragraphs or less the delineation between https://t.co/shm7MBBfUi, Jetpack, and https://t.co/w3VOMjx5s9. — Ryan D. Sullivan (@ryandonsullivan) June 21, 2017 Ryan Sullivan posed a...
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What are “commit props”?
As I talk to people outside of WordPress about open source software processes, one thing that always catches attention and gets positive feedback is our method of giving credit to people who...
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