4 minute readDisclaimer: this cross-section of theology and software development will be weird to most people. Too bad, it’s my blog 😛. Spiritual Creation A scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints reads For I, the Lord God, created all things, of which I have spoken, spiritually, before they were naturally upon the face […]
Read More The Spiritual Creation of Software10 minute readIn this post, I’ll explore the benefits of developing software with cross-discipline individuals– that is, team members who are software developers, support agents, and marketers, all rolled up in one.
Read More Why Developers Invent Problems, Support Agents Feel Like Janitors, and Marketers Think The Product is Lousy4 minute readI enjoy blogging but I’ve had mixed feelings about sharing details about others that they might not want to be so publicly accessible. In this post I’ll describe my thoughts on blogging vs privacy, and how I balance the two. What Is The Purpose of a Blog Anyway? I’ve written an entire post on this, […]
Read More Is Blogging in Conflict with Privacy? (Or, How to Effectively Use Password-Protected Posts)5 minute readIt’s easy for WordPress plugin developers to be endlessly chasing “modern best practices” and building features they love, but actual users don’t care about. Over the past few months, I’ve been experimenting with a development methodology that avoids waste and stays focused on users’ priorities. I call it “Lazy Software Development,” and this is how it works…
Read More The 5 Promises of User-Led Software Development2 minute readI recently created an Open Collective in order to fund development of my plugin Print My Blog. Here’s its pitch for why the plugin users should elect to donate to the collective. I’m posting here to gather feedback on my ideas, not so to extract money out of people who don’t even use the plugin. […]
Read More Why Users Should Pay for My WordPress Plugin (Even When it’s Totally Free)2 minute readThis morning, I received my first financial support for developing the WordPress plugin Print My Blog on Open Collective. Upon seeing the email informing me of that, I’ve had a whole host of feelings… yes, from a donation of $20. Here they are… Elated This came first. This was the first ever donation I’ve received. […]
Read More My 10 Feelings Upon Receiving $20 (for a WordPress Plugin)3 minute readWill your blog survive the Digital Dark Age? Print My Blog is a WordPress Plugin aimed at helping your blog’s content be around for future generations.
Read More Preserve your Story with "Print My Blog" WordPress Plugin3 minute readUpdate (April 13, 2019): If you’re looking to print your entire WordPress site, try my plugin Print My Blog. The ideas from this post led to its creation. I previously wrote about the conundrum of preserving your WordPress blog for a hundred years or so. The main solution I suggested was putting your blog’s content […]
Read More How to Print Your WordPress Blog5 minute readWe are living in the digital dark age. Wikipedia says: the digital dark age is a lack of historical information in the digital age as a direct result of outdated file formats, software, or hardware that becomes corrupt, scarce, or inaccessible as technologies evolve and data decays. Another way to say that: did you think […]
Read More The Digital Dark Age & Your Blog2 minute readSo the next string of posts will be relating to my creation of a FB/Kynetx App tentatively called “Advanced Search.” With it, users will be able to search through facebook photos, wall posts, and whatever else. It will primarily be a facebook app. I want practice using facebook-connect though, so it will also be a […]
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