January 11, 2019 — Advanced Gutenberg Block Development

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November 7, 2016 — I’m going to be speaking about some of the more popular JS frameworks, Angular, Backbone, and React, and show some real-world examples of how easily they can interact with the API.

I’ll be showing (with real code) basic examples with each library and fetching the 10 latest posts from the WP-API.

Take aways:
– The WP-API isn’t that scary, it’s so easy to get/send stuff if you’ve got JSON skills (which aren’t that hard).
– JavaScript frameworks all have different ways to do things, but similar stuff going on in the background.
– At the end of the day, React rocks (it’s the best), but it might not be the best solution for your project …

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August 19, 2016 — I’m going to be speaking about some of the more popular JS frameworks, Angular, Backbone, and React, and show some real-world examples of how easily they can interact with the API.

I’ll be showing (and possibly live-coding) basic examples with each library and fetching the 10 latest posts from the WP-API.

Take aways:

The WP-API isn’t that scary, it’s so easy to get/send stuff if you’ve got JSON skills (which aren’t that hard).
JavaScript frameworks all have different ways to do things, but similar stuff going on in the background.
At the end of the day, React rocks (it’s the best), but it might not be the best solution for your project …

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July 29, 2016 — Have you ever thought about how the Internet actually works? WordPress running “on the iInternet” is only one small piece of the puzze. How about “The Cloud”? Routers? Modems? Datacenters?

This is a lightning-fast overview of what happens when you connect to the Internet, all the way to when WordPress loads its page up and sends it back to you. We’ll learn that the Internet isn’t just a “series of tubes” and how small of a role your WordPress site plays in that big, messy puzzle. There is usually a method to the madness.

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September 10, 2015 — Panel members discuss ways to connect WordPress to other systems (and vise versa) using APIs. They also cover a bit of the wp-api project – and share some experience working with WordPress, APIs, and front-end tools that use them.

April 13, 2015 — Roots has always offered awesome tools for theme developers who want a great head start and aren’t afraid to try the latest and greatest. The latest version of the very popular Roots starter theme has been renamed to Sage and now has even more magic to make your life better when developing WordPress themes.

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January 5, 2015 — Roots isn’t for people who’ve never developed a theme before, but for people who are looking for a good way to start their custom themes, this is the way to go. This talk expects people to have some background with developing custom themes. Jumping into development with Roots will be a lot easier after this talk!

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September 1, 2014 — Changing your workflows can improve everything for everyone.
Project phases covered include:
Kicking it off
Planning/Project Management
Design
Development
Content/Bugs
Testing
Launch/Handing the site off to the client
Perfecting your workflow can help you level up your professionalism, relationships with clients & colleagues, and happiness levels!

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