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Is LLM-generated code good for open source?
Thoughts on whether generative AI-based coding is really going to save open source software.
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Another Post About What WordPress Core Should be Doing
There’s been another batch of “what WordPress should do” posts this past month. They’re all great, but I think there’s something missing from the conversation.
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Misconceptions About Matt, Open Source, and Contributions
As we learn more about the Matt vs WP Engine fight, it’s time to clear up some major misconceptions.
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The WCUS Closing I Wish We’d Had
In case you missed it, WordCamp US 2024 ended on a very wild note, with Matt singling out WP Engine as enemy number one.
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Custom fields and post types inside the block editor – An Automattic Adventure
Earlier this week, I livestreamed to talk about Create Content Model, the open source prototype that I was lucky enough to participate in with the team from WordPress.com. If you haven’t already, I recommend watching the stream because I tell the whole story, demo the prototype, and answer a few questions. But I’ll give some…
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Will WordPress 6.6 have components?
A true component-based web design system inside of WordPress would be the developers dream, but I just don’t think we’re there yet.
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Dev Considerations for a New FSE Project
This post outlines the main developer experience issues with block-based themes, with some thoughts around how I plan to solve them, including what tools I might need to leverage along the way.
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Should the “Page” in WordPress be the new default?
A crazy thought experiment: let’s make “page” the default post type in WordPress- and make posts (and all that come with them) opt-in.
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FSE Navigation Block Woes
Navigation block feedback for the FSE team
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WordCamp Phoenix 2024
🚨 If you’re looking for my presentation from WCPHX 2023, Migrating your Workflow from ACF Flexible Content Rows to ACF Blocks, you can find that here. Custom Block Development… Using Other Blocks Learn how to build a custom block- using only other core blocks. Why? WordPress core already offers blocks for most common HTML elements-…
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