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Show Notes
Host
Alex King is a designer, developer, and CTO of Crowd Favorite. He got his start using B2, and quickly moved into helping develop WordPress when it was in its infancy. During his time helping develop WordPress, he has been responsible for such tools as the share icon and JavaScript quicktags.
You can contact him on Twitter @alexkingorg or visit his website.
What They’re Sippin’ On
Brad- Homebrew IPA
Dre- Canada Dry
Alex- H2O
Pressing Topics
WordPress.com relaunched its developer site
WordPress has updated its developer site with a new look, but also new features. This update helps third party developers find information easier, and boasts a lot of tools to help developers start creating apps.
Commercial themes
Automattic is now accepting submissions for commercial themes on their site. They are really trying to open up the commercial theme marketplace to more people.
The 3 jobs of new hires
Alex details what they expect from new developers they hire. He points out 3 additional roles they should assume when starting their job.
WordPress 3.9
WordPress 3.9 Beta 1 has just been released. 3.9 should be released sometime in April.
Bar Tricks
Dre
The first is a freelance job title generator, just for fun. The real bar trick is from Tribe, it has a lot of tools for freelancers that give helpful tutorials and advice for
Brad
Helpful video that explains what “open source” means, using legos as illustrations.
Events
WordCamp Atlanta March 15-16
WordCamp Miami May 9-11 – DRAD / Podcast Panel
WordCamp Philly 2014 June 7-8
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