14 episodes

In which I discuss what it looks like to be a backend developer in the WordPress economy. Early episodes include question and answers where later episodes will be audio versions of my blog posts (along with some additional commentary or bonus episodes).

Practical WordPress Development Tom McFarlin

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In which I discuss what it looks like to be a backend developer in the WordPress economy. Early episodes include question and answers where later episodes will be audio versions of my blog posts (along with some additional commentary or bonus episodes).

    What I Know Now

    What I Know Now

    The rest of this stuff is a list of advice from what I know now I would tell myself (or someone else just entering the industry) if I were just getting started.

    • 10 min
    Know Your Strength, Hire Your Weakness

    Know Your Strength, Hire Your Weakness

    Weaknesses aren't always languages or areas of a stack that you don't know. They can areas in which you do know but could be stronger or areas in which you can't control, like time.

    • 7 min
    Play By The Rules and Be Careful What You Write

    Play By The Rules and Be Careful What You Write

    If you're going to write about WordPress, determine about which you primarily want to write. Is going to be less subjective material more opinionated material? You get to pick the game you want to play. But when you do that, know the rules, play by them, and be careful what you write.

    • 14 min
    You Should Write About Your Work

    You Should Write About Your Work

    Despite the fact there are more resources that ever for learning how to accomplish what it is you want to accomplish within WordPress, it’s less common to find someone who is facing the same problem under the same constraints with the same voice you have.

    Write about your work. Include the problems you’re solving, and the thought process that’s going into their solutions. Though you may be describing a common problem, you’ll be describing them from your perspective.

    • 7 min
    Where to Start With WordPress Development?

    Where to Start With WordPress Development?

    Finding your niche can be tough and you shouldn't expect it to happen quickly. So this raises the following question: Where to start with WordPress Development?

    • 12 min
    WordPress Then, WordPress Now

    WordPress Then, WordPress Now

    What advice would I give to those who are new to the WordPress economy what advice would I give my former self?

    • 5 min

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