This weekend, a whole new set of committers were announced at the first ever WordCamp US. I was among those #blessed with commit. What the heck is commit? For those of you who don’t hang around making Internet all day, commit is just a term for the ability to send code somewhere. In this case, it… Continue reading WordPress commit
Category: Design
WordPress Dark Admin concept
I spent a couple evenings a week or so working on an updated design for WordPress. I just wanted to see where I could go with it. There’s no current plan to implement it (other than maybe spinning up another MP6 and fiddling with things). It’s far from feature complete, but I think it’s at a… Continue reading WordPress Dark Admin concept
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Editing the editor
Years don’t belong in event names
We’ve all seen it. A bunch of us have done it. We add the current year to the name of the event. Usually something like this: WordCamp Denver 2015#wcden15 This seems cool and is a pretty common convention convention (wordplay!). It is, however, totally silly. Pro/con time of using years: Pros Indicates what year you… Continue reading Years don’t belong in event names
THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF BEING A UNICORN (HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING OF COURSE)
I think it’s damn well time some jerk defines what the eff a “unicorn” designer (or really anything) actually is in an easy-to-digest listicle. BTW (bee tee dubs), being a unicorn has nothing to do with UXes, full stack whatevers, or knowing how to code the taste of soda pop bubbles into a carousel. They are not a… Continue reading THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF BEING A UNICORN (HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING OF COURSE)