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The Quest For Configuration Management

ByTim Nolte March 21, 2017March 23, 2017 Updated onMarch 23, 2017

Configuration Management vs. Application Release Automation

Tim Nolte

Technical Architect

A Christ-follower, husband, father, and WordPress Developer with Forum One.

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Outstanding Morning Developer Track at WordCamp Grand Rapids 2018

ByTim Nolte June 30, 2018June 30, 2018

What an outstanding group of talks on the Developer track at #WordCamp Grand Rapids this morning. Been/RJ/Michelle did an outstanding job. #WCGR #WordPress Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America

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Lean Software Development and Lean Startup

ByTim Nolte May 5, 2017

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WordPress Meetup – February 2019

ByTim Nolte February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

Show & Tell Grammarly – Proofreading Google Docs – for writing Zoho – online productivity suite Invoicely – Small business client management & automation Plutio – Project management WordPress.org Favorites – When installing new plugins you can use favorites and use any WordPress.org username. WordPress Plugins TablePress Advanced Custom Fields Block Lab WordPress Themes Hestia WordPress Theme Development Foundation 6 JointsWP FoundationPress WordPress Management WP All Import DVS, Grand Rapids, MI

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WordPress Meetup 3/21/19

ByTim Nolte March 21, 2019March 21, 2019

Show & Tell WPRig – Morten Rand-Hendrickson (to be next guest speaker) Bold Grid Cloud WordPress Repo Testing – WordPress Theme/Plugin Tester Poopy.Life – Temporary WordPress Installs BrowserStack – Website/Browser Testing Service Grav – Static Site CMS Statamic – Static Site Generator Hugo – Static Site Generator Strattic – Static Site Generator for WordPress Caldera Forms – WordPress Form Generator https://www.simplystatic.co/ https://www.hardypress.com/ WordPress Related Job Market Job Options Non-Technical WordPress Website Work Content – articles, documentation Editing Strategy Auditing SEO – implementing, auditing, specialization Services Marketing Social media management community engagement Help Others Administration Business Management Project Management Support Non-WordPress Businesses Looking to start something new in WordPress Finding A Job Continue Where You Started Examine Your Experiences Get Out There Have Conversations Getting Hired…

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Enterprise API Development…Navigating The Battlefield

ByTim Nolte January 28, 2017January 29, 2017 Updated onJanuary 29, 2017

Right now at work I’m the lead on a project to establish a new vendor API. Unfortunately there were decisions made on key specifications of how the API was to be developed before it was handed to me. Where I work there is a lot of legacy standards and so it’s challenging to introduce new technologies as a standard. I do see that there is a constant struggle between what APIs are needed internally versus externally, for B2B integrations. I’m always looking to try to balance this out whenever I can.

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Being A Developer For Life…Can I Keep It Up?

ByTim Nolte March 11, 2017

photo credit: LeeroyBy now you’ve probably seen the viral clip of a father getting interrupted by his children while giving a live interview on BBC. Working parents everywhere, especially remote workers, could identify with the humorous embarrassment of the situation. Even those who have had pets interrupt Skype calls know the feeling. You want to… via Hacker News Question: Developers with kids, how do you skill up? — WordPress Tavern I’ve had many discussions with one of my good friends and fellow developers on this very subject. The key is keeping it all in balance and managing the priorities. It is tough sometimes, and I have to realize that I can’t do it all, but I also have to keep in mind that I can accomplish…