Namespaces are a feature that was introduced in 2009 as part of PHP 5.3. As of this writing, the current version of PHP is 5.6.13, and the anticipated release of PHP 7.0 is rapidly approaching. So why aren’t WordPress theme and plugin developers using namespaces to organize their code? Our colleagues in other PHP projects … Read more » PHP Namespaces in WordPress

This past weekend was fantastic. I attended WordCamp Vancouver, where I spoke for my first time at a conference.  I’ve had this idea for a long time, that I could teach people the fundamental ideas of Object-Oriented Programming using robots. This is where I put it to the test. My talk “Robot OOP” includes Wall-E, … Read more » WordCamp Vancouver 2015

I like WordPress shortcodes. I think they can empower authors. But people some people are afraid to use them.