Speakers: Orestis Samaras

  • Modern WordPress Development with Composer

    WordCamp Athens 2025Speaker: Orestis Samaras

    February 14, 2026 — Discover how to bring modern PHP development practices into your WordPress projects using Composer. This talk explores how dependency management, autoloading, and environment configuration, can simplify your setup, improve maintainability, version control and deployment consistency and make your WordPress development more efficient and professional. Perfect for developers looking to modernize their WordPress toolkit and streamline their workflow.

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  • Forking the GPL Way

    WordCamp Larissa 2024Speakers: Vagelis Papaioannou, Orestis Samaras

    December 13, 2024 — We will explore the concept of forking open-source software under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

    This presentation will highlight the principles of freedom and collaboration in software development, explaining how forking can foster innovation while ensuring compliance with GPL requirements.

    We will also cover best practices for forking and discuss how this process can benefit both developers and the broader community.

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