"This won't help anyone else yet. It's not ready." For me, this sentiment is the number one thing standing in my way of being helpful. It occurs to me how odd that thought really is when I get a glimpse of it from the right perspective. Really—if something is helpful for me right now, isn't it … [Read more...] about Coding in the Open
Roll a New MAMP WordPress Install Quickly With This Shell Script
As I outlined in my previous post on my WordPress development process, I've become quite fond of staying in the command line when creating new WordPress installs in MAMP. I decided to combine the most common, repetitive steps of the process into one useful shell script that: Creates a new … [Read more...] about Roll a New MAMP WordPress Install Quickly With This Shell Script
My WordPress Development Process
At several of the WordCamps I attended earlier this year, the topic of individual WordPress development processes seemed to come up often—whether it was in regards to version control, coding standards, or just getting your feet wet as a new dev. As well, folks like Tom McFarlin, who wrote a great … [Read more...] about My WordPress Development Process
Making Room for Your Git Push
Here's a quick Git tip I stumbled across that helped me this morning. While making an initial commit for a repository containing several MP3 files, I got: fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly Sometimes this is caused by an authentication error, but I was sure everything was correct. … [Read more...] about Making Room for Your Git Push