Like many self-taught developers, I started out on my own, relying on the examples at hand and Google searches. 12 years later, 8 of which I have been working with WordPress, I want to talk about “How to Grow as a WordPress Developer” to help others avoid the mistakes I made and speed up the process. I believe that contribution is a key component of this growth, and I will show how and why it can be beneficial, as well as discuss other ways to get knowledge and experience needed. I also believe that learning should start with the system architecture and APIs, going deeper when necessary, and I will present my list of things on which WordPress developers can build their own understanding of the system.

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