November 17, 2016 — Traditional web design is all about the mockup, a series of fully designed pages that a developer then turns into templates and a theme. This kind of web design can create websites that are harder to maintain or extend in the future; if it’s not in the original mockup, we have no idea what to do! In recent years, however, a new method has emerged: designing with patterns – small, reusable mini-designs that are combined to create templates of any sort. We’ll learn three connected topics: what pattern libraries are all about; how they make life better for designers, developers, and clients; and how to work with a pattern library when building WordPress themes. By the end of the presentation, you’ll feel comfortable with the idea of designing and developing with patterns, and know how to start improving your work with pattern libraries.

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November 17, 2016 — Hidden just beneath the surface of most modern browsers are a multitude of developer tools that can simplify any web developer’s life. Whether you’re just trying to install and customize the look of a theme and plugins on your own site or developing larger projects, learning how to work with developer tools will greatly help you with CSS troubleshooting, creating new CSS styling rules, performance analysis, mobile rendering, testing browser compatibility and even tackle more advanced tasks like javascript debugging and analyzing AJAX requests. This presentation will walk through concrete examples showing how developer tools can be used to solve various issues.

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November 16, 2016 — Everyone’s taking about the WordPress REST API. Everyone says that it’s going to transform WordPress. But what actually is it? This talk is aimed at non-developers; it will introduce you to the concepts behind REST and APIs, look specifically at the WordPress REST API and the potential impact it could have on WordPress development, and talk about the implications it could have on your business.

November 16, 2016 — Blogging for your business

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November 16, 2016 — Tools for speeding up custom theme development

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November 16, 2016 — In this talk, Robert will show you some best practices for creating a successful WooCommerce webshop based on the experiences of the Joolz webshop. Joolz makes pushchairs and sells them all over the world in psychical stores, but also online. Throughout the years, Robert and his team at Van Ons have helped Joolz to optimise the WooCommerce store and he will share some of the most interesting tips and tricks for building a killer WooCommerce webshop.

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November 15, 2016 — Streamlining WordPress Theme Development With A Custom Starter Theme

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November 15, 2016 — Lessons from daily blogging for over 600 days & still counting

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November 15, 2016 — Creating SOLID (not STUPID) Plugins and Themes

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November 15, 2016 — As a philosopher, programming can become quite the Platonic experience. The process of architecting software reminds a lot of what Plato describes as maieutikê; the Socratic process of questioning that eventually leads to anamnesis. Clueless about what these concepts are? Then this talk is for you! I will explain why, as a programmer, understanding these philosophical concepts can be very beneficial in learning programming and building new software. I will give a basic overview of a few key epistemological principles in Plato’s thinking and will explain how they relate to programming. If you are a developer, attending this talk might inspire you to add some philosophy to your development resources. If you are not a developer, this talk could help you have a better understanding of what it is that a developer does all day!