I’ve been in software development for the better part of a decade. These posts are some of the things I’ve picked up along the way.
Tag: Software Development
Testing IP sensitive data on localhost
Recently I’ve been doing some updates to the Fraud Monitor extension for Easy Digital Downloads which helps store owners avoid costly charge-back fees from fraudulent credit card purchases. The most recent...
Why #AllMyMovies wasn’t so “stupid”
What we can learn, as software developers, from the #AllMyMovies Performance Piece by Shia LaBeouf.
Proficiency is a Bubble
Before I even get going, I want you to tell me 3 things you would deem yourself proficient at. Got 3? Great. Now: I want you to think of 2...
Hindsight is 20/20
When I was in 5th grade, I loved gym class. Who wouldn’t. Dodgeball, red rover, popcorn, and scooters. It was what most energy filled elementary school students looked forward to....
How Writing One Plugin Changed My Lifestyle
Outside of the development world, it’s difficult to describe how I landed on my current ‘remote worker lifestyle’. The concept of working from home isn’t new to most people. Some...
WordPress Silence is Golden snippet for Sublime Text 2/3
When I’m writing plugins for WordPress, there are a lot of ‘models’ I follow to help speed up the process and one of my favorites is using snippets in Sublime...
How We Updated 37 Plugins in 4 Days
If you haven’t heard by now, there was a massive day of security releases for several WordPress plugins, and Easy Digital Downloads was no different. We were included in a...
Getting Feedback is About More than Asking for It
The other day I was driving home from the coffee shop on lunch break. “How’s My Driving?”, was staring me right in the face in bold black letters on a...
Protect All the Reputations
When developing software, particularly web applications, you are hardly giving your product to the end user. There’s typically a relationship that looks more like: You › Business › Customer Sure,...
Coding In Someone Else’s Kitchen
Recently I was watching an episode of Top Chef, from Season 1. Yep, All the way back. In fact it may have been episode one. Anyway, watch this scene, where...