Now well into 2013 (well, a month in, at least), and now that the new year time has passed and everyone is back from their holiday time away, I feel it’s time to take a look at what I, as a WordPress developer, hope to accomplish this year, as well as what I’d like to see this year in the WordPress community. In order to accurately forecast in which directions the WordPress community should shift in 2013, I feel it’s important for us to look back to the past few years and identify how the community and it’s perceived desires/needs […]
Jon Cave, Helen Hou-Sandí Level Up Access
@sillygrampy Something like “ohmygodohmygodwhatifibreaksomething”? 😀 — Helen Hou-Sandí (@helenhousandi) December 18, 2012 Congrats to Jon Cave and Helen Hou-Sandí who both have received core commit access, the former as a permanent committer and the latter being a guest (it’s worth noting that Jon has had core commit via guest but is now joining the core team with @koopersmith and @dd32). This is a great move as the team continues to expand the talent pool with individuals who have proven their commitment to WordPress and core development. We’re stoked to see it happen and want to wish them the very best – no need […]
Candid Thoughts on Contributing to WordPress
Now that the dust is settling quickly on 3.5 a few people are sharing their thoughts on contributing to WordPress, including our own Tom McFarlin and Terry Sutton, both of whom experienced the thrill of having their first core contribution recognized. Tom shares his thoughts on his first stating a few reasons why many people don’t ever get around to contributing (besides lack of time): Lack of knowledge of a particular language can hinder your ability to contribute to the codebase. Understanding the processes that are in place – that is reporting, ticketing, source control, patching, etc. – have their […]
Backbone.js and Underscore.js Added to WordPress 3.5
One of the new features of WordPress 3.5 that probably has developers most excited about is the addition of Backbone.js and Underscore.js to WordPress core. I am especially excited to learn how it will be utilized and hopefully extended and built on top of. Adding a MVC (Model, View Controller) framework like this to WordPress is helping the cause to consider it as a true web framework and able to build web applications on top of it. I’m sure that will make Tom very happy and I’m sure he’s prepping some blog posts to help explain more (perhaps):
Primer: Your First Contribution to Core WordPress Development
Some of the best ways that software development-minded individuals help the WordPress community is by contributing to “core” – or the foundational codebase that powers the millions of blogs around the world. But even if you don’t have a background in software development let that not scare you from making an attempt! And, it’s not that hard, as Dave Martin shares at a recent WordCamp Raleigh event. Just imagine the impact that you would have and the millions of people who would be eternally grateful for your service and work? If that gets you cooking then you should definitely consider […]
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