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    Web Development

    The value of open source

    Jacob Martella

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    January 23, 2019

    What’s the value in using and contributing to an open source project? Well beyond the price, it’s really quite remarkable.

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  • Person looking at laptop showing Gutenberg editor with custom ACF block
    Block Editor, PHP, Web Development, WordPress

    Creating Gutenberg blocks with Advanced Custom Fields

    Jacob Martella

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    January 16, 2019

    Playing with Gutenberg can be fun. But creating blocks in JavaScript can be tough. But ACF will be giving developers help in the future.

    Continue Reading: Creating Gutenberg blocks with Advanced Custom Fields
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    Life

    My New Year’s Resolutions for 2019

    Jacob Martella

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    January 2, 2019

    Ah, yes. The calendar has flipped to 2019. And now we all set goals for ourselves that we might keep for two weeks. But it’s still a fun exercise. So here are my resolutions for 2019.

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    Life

    An update into life headed into 2019

    Jacob Martella

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    December 31, 2018

    It’s been a while since I’ve written anything, so here’s a brief update about the last month or so of 2018 and what’s coming in 2019.

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  • WordPress 5.0 welcome screen
    Web Development, WordPress

    After WordPress 5.0 everyone needs to take a breath

    Jacob Martella

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    December 13, 2018

    WordPress 5.0 came out last week and was met with almost every emotion under the sun. There’s at least a bit of a divide in the community. So now what?

    Continue Reading: After WordPress 5.0 everyone needs to take a breath
  • A laptop screen showing code for a PHP class
    Block Editor, PHP, Web Development, WordPress

    Object-oriented programming in a Gutenberg world

    Jacob Martella

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    September 7, 2018

    So now that we know why object-oriented programming might be good for your next WordPress plugin, let’s try it with a plugin that creates custom Gutenberg blocks.

    Continue Reading: Object-oriented programming in a Gutenberg world
  • A laptop screen showing code for a PHP class
    PHP, Plugin Development, Web Development, WordPress

    Object-oriented programming in WordPress plugins

    Jacob Martella

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    August 27, 2018

    Creating a WordPress plugin is pretty simple. It’s just another functions.php file, right? But what if you tried creating a plugin with object-oriented programming.

    Continue Reading: Object-oriented programming in WordPress plugins
  • A screenshot of the Gutenberg editor in WordPress
    Block Editor, Web Development, WordPress

    Patience will be needed with Gutenberg

    Jacob Martella

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    August 24, 2018

    Gutenberg continues to be a divisive topic inside the WordPress sphere. But as you begin to try out the new editor, heed this advice: be patient.

    Continue Reading: Patience will be needed with Gutenberg
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    Git, Web Development

    My Git setup

    Jacob Martella

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    August 22, 2018

    Getting going with a Git workflow can be a bit of a challenge at first. So here’s how I set up my projects to help get you started.

    Continue Reading: My Git setup
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    Git, Web Development

    What Git is and how to use it

    Jacob Martella

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    August 20, 2018

    Looking to fix problems with losing code either through losing files or it getting written over by other team members? You should look into using Git.

    Continue Reading: What Git is and how to use it
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