December 9, 2015 — For many years, the stack that WordPress sites have been built on has remained rather stagnant. PHP hasn’t released a new major version since 2004. The HTTP/1.1 spec was first released in 1997. Browsers have continued to evolve, yet much of the JavaScript and CSS written fails to take advantage of these evolutions. This is all changing and at a very rapid pace. 2015 marks major updates to multiple underlying technologies for WordPress and the web in general. This talk will explore PHP7, HTTP/2, HTTPS, ECMAScript 2015, and CSS4. We will look at what you need to do to prepare your code and help you get excited about taking advantage of new technologies today. The web is moving forward, if you don’t move with it, you will be left behind.

December 9, 2015 — We’re going to explore a few methods of learning – focusing on the practice of copying. Code, design, & user experience can all be improved when we take a deeper look into successful implementations. We’ll analyze methods and steal a few things along the way, learning how to truly make them our own.

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December 9, 2015 — If you thought responsive design was the long awaited solution for cross-device web design and UX, it’s not. With mobile access overtaking desktop, and the rise of emerging devices, responsive has been and still is a successful transition from fixed to adaptable layout and content management. But what’s next?

We will see how developers, designers and users are approaching the evolution of today’s content and experience, as well as the achievements and limitations of multi-channel design. Also, with Core 4.4 as a milestone, we will see how WordPress prepares its front-end transition with its new theme Twenty Sixteen and the integration of the Rest API.”

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December 8, 2015 — Vagrant, Composer, and Gulp. Oh my. So many tools, how does one sort them all out? This talk will walk you through the tools you can use to create the perfect WordPress development environment, what they’re for, and why they’re important.

December 8, 2015 — Accessibility is so much more than just catering to screen readers. What goes into making a website accessible? Many government contracts require websites to be accessible. A variety of companies and brands want them. It can affect the “magic” of SEO (ranking, search-ability, search engine karma, etc). How can you determine whether or not your website is?

Ultimately, it’s really not that hard, doing even one thing is better than nothing at all, and it’s never too late to start thinking about it. This presentation will discuss both tools and techniques that can help you build accessible websites.

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December 8, 2015 — Version 4.4 of WordPress, named “Clifford” in honor of jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. New features in 4.4 make your site more connected and responsive and introduces a new default theme, Twenty Sixteen.

December 8, 2015 — Increase your audience by writing translation ready plugins and themes WordPress is growing every day – from 18% of the web in 2013 to 23% in 2014. In 2014, with the release of WordPress 4.0, international downloads surpassed English downloads for the first time.
Some of the largest portions of non English downloads come from countries where English is not an option at all. For software creators this means that if your product is not localized, it’s not going to be used at all.
This talk clarifies the terms internationalisation (i18n) and localisation (l10n) and explains the benefits of writing translation-ready plugins and themes. It also provides advice for small business owners, plugin and theme developers on how to grow their international community and create their product evangelists outside of the English speaking world, which can exponentially lead to product growth alongside the core project.

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December 7, 2015 — John is talking about why, as a developer, you should treat debugging as a key skill that you should practice and become proficient at. He’ll talk about some tools and processes for modern and efficient debugging of the front end and the back end, and how processes such as testing and version control can aid your debugging.

December 7, 2015 — 本セッションは日本語通訳を行います！
WordPress とそのコミュニティーに貢献すること。そのことが、あなた自身、またあなたの従業員の圧倒的な成長に繋がるというお話をします。プログラムを書く、翻訳する、テーマやプラグインを作るなどなどの貢献活動は、WordPress とコミュニティーを発展させるだけでなく、あなた自身をもより高みに連れていってくれるのです。
Japh will talk about the benefits of contributing to WordPress and the WordPress community for you as a professional, and by extension, for your employer. Activities like contributing code, translating, building themes or plugins, and more all help further WordPress, and the community along with it (including you!)

December 7, 2015 — Although distributed companies are becoming increasingly popular, internships are still a wonderful opportunity for agencies to assess talent and for young job seekers to get real working experience. But how exactly can you mentor someone or be mentored without constant face time? In this talk, thanks to my unique position as a former remote intern and current remote mentor, I will present some insights on how to get the most out of a remote internship: setting it up, hiring, being hired and making sure that the internship becomes a valuable and productive experience for both sides. This session is aimed at WordPress distributed companies and people who want to grow their career as a remote employee.

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