May 21, 2024 — To better illustrate the value of open source software, and community. Contributing code to WooCommerce Core can be intimidating for a first-timer. Especially when one is not a programmer. (No AI tools utilized)

With development out in the open, it takes a lot of courage to submit a first PR (Pull Request).
The result was enabling support for WebP images in WooCommerce.

For the benefit of new and aspiring contributors, I’m sharing my experience making my first code contribution to WooCommerce.

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January 11, 2019 — Anastasios will take an introduction as to how hiking as an activity can help one be more focused and productive in every day life. Presented in a storytelling and conversational format, so that everyone can participate.

December 20, 2017 — Design is everywhere and (not behind but) the underlying foundation of everything. From the words we use, the extent of our vocabulary and how we form sentences with them (…ultimately expressing ourselves) all we have to do is look closer and realize how involved we are; every day.