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WordPress DevOps – WordCamp Grand Rapids 2018
1. Introductions Development History High School 1996 – Personal School Website – image maps with cgi-bin processing written in C 1996 – Davisco Foods International (First Freelance Job) – static HTML site College 2000 – Inspiration Point Christian Camp & Retreat Center – perl for form processing, PHP template-based site Post-College 2002 – Cross Roads Range Christian Camp – PHP CMS 2004-2006 – Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America & related ministries – PHP CMS, PHP Authorize.NET Donation Processing, osCommerce 2006 – iPCS Wireless, Inc. (telecommunications) – PHP & Perl 2011 – Ericsson/Sprint (telecommunications) – PHP/.NET/C#/Java 2012 – Allen Extruders/SPI (manufacturing) – PHP/Ruby/C#/.NET 2016 – Sprint (telecommunications) – Java/C#/.NET WordPress History Personal 2006 – Personal Blog 2006 – Faith Shaping Podcast 2008 – The Stamp Box,…
Daily Thoughts / Family / Geek / Life / Parenting / Programming / Tech / WorkBeing A Developer For Life…Can I Keep It Up?
photo credit: LeeroyBy now you’ve probably seen the viral clip of a father getting interrupted by his children while giving a live interview on BBC. Working parents everywhere, especially remote workers, could identify with the humorous embarrassment of the situation. Even those who have had pets interrupt Skype calls know the feeling. You want to… via Hacker News Question: Developers with kids, how do you skill up? — WordPress Tavern I’ve had many discussions with one of my good friends and fellow developers on this very subject. The key is keeping it all in balance and managing the priorities. It is tough sometimes, and I have to realize that I can’t do it all, but I also have to keep in mind that I can accomplish…
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