STEPPING OUTSIDESTEPPING OUTSIDE

THE BUBBLETHE BUBBLE

KALEN JOHNSONKALEN JOHNSON

Web Developer

PHP, Front-end, WordPressFreelance Contractorhttp://kalenjohnson.com

@kalenjohnson

WE'RE AT A WORDCAMPWE'RE AT A WORDCAMP

WHY WOULD WE TALKWHY WOULD WE TALKABOUT ANYTHING OTHERABOUT ANYTHING OTHER

THAN WORDPRESS?THAN WORDPRESS?

WE'RE EXPERTSWE'RE EXPERTS

EXPERTS KNOW THE BUBBLEEXPERTS KNOW THE BUBBLE

http://www.barcelonaphotoblog.com/2008/06/inside-bubble-bubblebou-show-by-pep-bou.html

WHAT'S OUTSIDE?WHAT'S OUTSIDE?

SO WHAT'SSO WHAT'SHAPPENINGHAPPENING

OUTSIDE THEOUTSIDE THEBUBBLE?BUBBLE?

CONTENTCONTENTMANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

THE CUSTOMIZERTHE CUSTOMIZER

THE COMPETITIONTHE COMPETITION

WORDPRESSWORDPRESSWYSIWYG EditorMenus, Widgets, etc. inseparate areas

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Editing on the actual pageTrue "WYSIWYG"All edits made withJavaScript

WordPress is currently improvingthis with the Customizer.

What can you do to improve it?

RELEASES ANDRELEASES ANDROADMAPSROADMAPS

WORDPRESSWORDPRESSRelease every 3-4 monthsEvery 1.* release is a"major" releaseIterative upgradesRidiculous backwardscompatibility

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Release "when it's ready"Large, sweeping updatesMajor releases have littleto no backwardscompatibility

Should WordPress take more time on releases?Should updates constantly be pushed out, without

major releases?

MODERN WEBMODERN WEBDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

WORDPRESSWORDPRESSSticking with PHP 5.2supportAntiquated PHPPHP Templates (escape allthe things)SVN and Trac

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Minimum PHP versionsfrom 5.3 or 5.4Modern codeTemplating engines (allthe things are escaped)Git and GitHub

Does supporting deprecated versions of PHP hurtWordPress more than it helps?

Could things be made easier for developers, at theexpense of some new users?

RESOURCESRESOURCESAND LINKSAND LINKS

FORFORCustomizer API HandbookWhy the WordPress themecustomizer mattersWhat's new with theCustomizer

AGAINSTAGAINSTLet's talk about theWordPress CustomizerMenu CustomizerOfficially Approved forMerge Into WordPress 4.3

CUSTOMIZERCUSTOMIZER

WORDPRESSWORDPRESSRoadmapWordPress Extend Ideas

OTHERSOTHERSDrupal Dev CycleDrupal Release DateJoomla DevelopmentRoadmap

RELEASES ANDRELEASES ANDROADMAPSROADMAPS

WORDPRESSWORDPRESS

and pluginsRoots projectsTwig BladeUpping PHP Requirements inYour WordPress Themes andPlugins

OTHERSOTHERS

, a modern PHPFramework

Drupal 8 DeveloperFeaturesLaravel

MODERN WEBMODERN WEBDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

REMEMBER TO TAKE TIME TOREMEMBER TO TAKE TIME TOGET OUT OF YOURGET OUT OF YOURCOMFORT ZONE.COMFORT ZONE.

STEP OUTSIDESTEP OUTSIDETHE BUBBLE!THE BUBBLE!

THANK YOU!THANK YOU!Questions?