Writing Better Code For WordPress-Based Projects
I don’t remember exactly when I first stumbled across Joel Spolsky’s blog Joel on Software, but it was at some point
Visual Studio Code Debugger: A Primer and Screencast
In previous posts, I’ve talked a bit about why using a proper debugger versus some of PHP’s built-in statements are
Xdebug, Visual Studio Code, and MAMP
Using Xdebug and Visual Studio Code is something that’s pretty easy to setup, but given that I’m still using Visual Studio
Repository Pattern Benefits: Why We Should Consider It
Yesterday, I gave a primer on the repository pattern. In short, it’s one of those patterns that I think anyone
The Repository Pattern Primer
Whenever you’re working on a larger project that’s based on WordPress, the odds that you’re going to be working with
Singletons in WordPress, Revisited (A Time and a Place?)
Before I start a post talking about using singletons in WordPress (or, more appropriately, the Singleton Pattern), I want to
What Are Programming Side Effects, Anyway?
Whenever we talk about certain programming concepts, I think it’s important to take a step back out of whatever specifics
Members Only: How It’s Going to Work
A few weeks ago, I disabled comments (and talked about it a little bit) in preparation for the upcoming re-design
WordPress-Focused Continuous Integration with CircleCI
Writing about continuous integration or continuous deployments seems a little funny to me given that I’ve done this before and
Should We Let Tools Dictate Our Projects?
Does it make sense to use a different development stack or set of tools depending on the type of project
Plans For Membership Content (OOP, WordPress, and More)
Earlier this week, Tony Crockford sent the following tweet about the whole membership site thing: @tommcfarlin How much of your
A Few Gulp Packages for Starters
Software like Gulp and other utilities aren’t new. For those who haven’t used them before, it can be a little
Why Bother With Autoloading in WordPress, Part 3
In the last post, I said we couldn’t afford some of the same luxuries that statically typed, compiled languages have.
Why Bother With Autoloading in WordPress, Part 2
In the previous post, I covered a few points as to why I think that include_once, require_once, and other similar statements result
Why Bother With Autoloading in WordPress, Part 1
One of the easiest things that we can do when working on WordPress plugins is to drop require_once or include_once statements throughout
Using Homebrew to Install Node (To Install Gulp)
In a previous post, I’ve talked about Homebrew (and why it’s part of my setup). I’ve also talked about Node,