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WordCamp GR 2017 – WP-API: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – J Andrew Scott
J Andrew Scott – http://rubberchickenfarm.com/ History of APIs RSS Advantages Fast & reliable Easy to consume Almost no technical footprint Disadvantages Read-only Static content No authentication No user-driven content (i.e. comments, favorites, etc) DIY API Advantages Dynamic content User-driven content App & user authentication Roles & permissions based Connected applications Disadvantages DIY OAuth Redundant URI scheme Mediocre performance Large technical footprint WP-API Advantages Succinct URI scheme Improved performance Small technical footprint Available in WordPress core Disadvantages Granular transactions No batch uploads Increased number of API calls What once required 2 web servers now required 12-15 servers WP-API Disadvantage Factors & Solutions Number of content types Solution: consolidate endpoints Volume of individual API calls Solution: batch processing endpoints Frequency of individual API calls Solution: page-level caching Lessons…

Highlights of WordCamp Grand Rapids 2018
TL;DR – This year #WCGR was all about people and conversations for me. Oh, and trying my hand at speaking, which I didn’t totally bomb. Today marked the 4th WordCamp Grand Rapids that I’ve attended. Last year I was just an attendee but this year I stepped things up in a pretty bug way. I was not only a volunteer at the Happiness Bar, but I helped with organize the event, and was even one of the speakers. One of the things I love about #WordCamp Grand Rapids, and the #WordPress community is the people. Yet again I felt welcomed as a member of the community, valued for my experiences as a developer and user of WordPress, and encouraged when I had doubts of being…

Development / Geek / Programming / Tech / WordPress
Talking WPRig and Theming in the Gutenberg Era with Morten Rand-Hendricksen
This month we’re taking a look at the WPRig WordPress framework from its developer Morten Rand-Hendricksen. This will be a live remote presentation with Q&A as time allows. If you want to learn more ahead of the meetup, follow this link https://wprig.io/ “Pave the cowpath” – WordPress could be the thing that paves the cowpath for the modern web, but it isn’t. Underscores used to be the starting theme do build off of, but there was no real standard, and modern, build process. Build Process Modern JavaScript Modern CSS (customer properties, etc) WordPress Coding Standards Code Linting for PHP, JS, CSS Automatic internationalization Code and asset optimization Starter Theme Accessible Modern best-practices Styled out of the box Minimum required files Optional templates Progressive features Gutenberg New…

Development / Geek / Links / Programming
The Road Of Lifelong Learning To Be A Better Developer – Using Git Better
As a developer and, in some areas, a perfectionist I’m always after better #development practices when working collaboratively. An I personally find value in the #commit history. As a #git user I appreciate detailed case from @ecampidoglio on the proper way to keep a clean commit history. The Case for Pull Rebase
I’m Addicted…
So I’ve discovered that I’m totally addicted to tweaking my blog. I just can’t stop! LOL 😛 I think it’s the perfectionist in me. Can’t I be content with the way it is…of course not. Technology changes daily, and so must my blog! LOL 😛 Well, I must get back to work.