Learn Javascript, deeply. – Matt Mullenweg Even if you haven’t watched the 2015 State of the Word address, there’s one takeaway that everyone is talking about: The future of WordPress and the web are API-powered JavaScript applications. The new WordPress.com user interface Calypso was already a sign of things to come. Not only is it utilizing the WP REST API but build with Node.js and React powering the whole thing, it is also completely based on JavaScript which will be a key part of the WordPress technology stack in years to come. So, it’s clear that it’s time to learn JavaScript […]
Torque Toons: Learn JavaScript, Deeply
Welcome to Torque Toons, an editorial cartoon celebrating WordPress. Have an idea for a Torque toon? Leave your ideas in the comments below!
Creating A JavaScript Single Page App In The WordPress Dashboard
For over a year now, I have been talking to the WordPress community about JavaScript, specifically AngularJS. Not only have I expressed the growing significance of JavaScript to people in conversation and blog posts, but I have also emphasized its importance in several of my WordCamp talks in 2015. It appears that Matt Mullenweg shares this sentiment, because earlier this month at WordCamp US, he urged everyone to “learn JavaScript, deeply.” In this article, I’m going to walk through the fundamentals of creating a better admin interface for plugin and theme developers using AngularJS. I’ll also demonstrate how you can take it […]
How To Learn JavaScript As A WordPress Developer
Like many WordPress developers, I started learning JavaScript before I really even knew what JavaScript was. By “learning JavaScript,” I mean that I Googled how to make dynamic changes to the CSS on my page, discovered that jQuery was the option, and later found out that jQuery was a JavaScript library, and so on. WordPress is a safe space from which we can explore the different technologies surrounding it to improve our sites and create more dynamic experiences for our users. This includes JavaScript. In Matt Mullenweg’s State of the Word this year, which I was lucky enough to attend, […]
JavaScript Much? Get Better Testing with JSHint
Besides being lovers of WordPress you’re also probably a lover of a few other coding and scripting languages as well, one of which might be JavaScript. It’s now such an essential piece of the web so how could you not? You may already have a good way to test the quality of your code but if not then you may want to check out this detection tool which might be very useful:
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