stepping outside
the bubble
Kalen Johnson
We're at a WordCamp
Why would we talk about anything other than WordPress?
We're Experts
Experts know the Bubble
What's Outside?
So what's happening outside the Bubble?
Content Management
The Customizer
The Competition
Wordpress
- WYSIWYG Editor
- Menus, Widgets, etc. in separate areas
Outside the Bubble
- Editing on the actual page
- True "WYSIWYG"
- All edits made with JavaScript
WordPress is currently improving this with the Customizer.
What can you do to improve it?
Releases and Roadmaps
WordPress
- Release every 3-4 months
- Every 1.* release is a "major" release
- Iterative upgrades
- Ridiculous backwards compatibility
Outside the Bubble
- Release "when it's ready"
- Large, sweeping updates
- Major releases have little to no backwards compatibility
Should WordPress take more time on releases?
Should updates constantly be pushed out, without major releases?
Modern Web Development
WordPress
- Sticking with PHP 5.2 support
- Antiquated PHP
- PHP Templates (escape all the things)
- SVN and Trac
Outside The Bubble
- Minimum PHP versions from 5.3 or 5.4
- Modern code
- Templating engines (all the things are escaped)
- Git and GitHub
Does supporting deprecated versions of PHP hurt WordPress more than it helps?
Could things be made easier for developers, at the expense of some new users?
Resources
and Links
For
Against
Customizer
WordPress
Others
Releases and Roadmaps
WordPress
Others
- Drupal 8 Developer Features
- Laravel, a modern PHP Framework
Modern Web
Development
Remember to take time to get out of your comfort zone.
Step outside the bubble!
Thank You!
Questions?