WordCamp Milwaukee 2013

Posted on May 11, 2013February 10, 2014

I’ll be at WordCamp Milwaukee this year talking about some of the things I do to ease the process of developing WordPress plugins and themes. Computers are really good at following instructions and carrying out repetitive tasks, so we should use that to our advantage and automate away the “setup”, which will allow us to focus on the task at hand — creating the next hit plugin or theme.

I’ve been to WordCamps in the past and it’s always a good chance to meet other people who use and develop for WordPress on a daily basis. So whether you’re a developer that’s been using it for years or someone who is just thinking about starting your first WordPress blog, WordCamp Milwaukee will have something for everyone. As you may know, the WordPress community is filled with people that want to help and this is your opportunity to talk to them face to face.

If you decide to go, you can use the coupon code “betz” to save $5 at checkout.

git-bisect

Posted on May 2, 2013February 26, 2017

git-bisect – Binary search the history to find a bug.

Why I’m Switching Back To Firefox

Posted on March 11, 2013February 10, 2014

Not me, I still use a combination of Safari and Chrome Canary.

Firefox greets me with a page explaining my rights as a user of open source software. Chrome greets me with… sigh… Chrome greets me with a fucking advertisement for a Chromebook.

It’s an interesting article though.

Why I like DST

Posted on March 11, 2013March 10, 2013

Dr. Drang wrote about daylight savings time and why people who say it’s bad are wrong.

I too like daylight savings time. Or, basically anything that allows me to see more sun during the day. After dealing with sunsets at 4:30 – 5pm all winter, I’m ready for longer days again. And not the kind of longer days that start at 3:45am.

P2 Theme

Posted on February 12, 2013February 10, 2014

After trying to sort out the best way to facilitate asynchronous communication for a group project, I was reminded of P2. This talk by Pete Davies at WordCamp SF this past year tells a very compelling story about why you should use P2 on your project. You can use it for free on WordPress.com or download it to run on hosted WordPress. It took all of a few minutes to sign up for a free WordPress.com site and switch to the P2 theme. After that it was all work.