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Running Your First Marathon
While I’m not actually training for a marathon right now, as my first actual race is to be the Fifth Third River Bank Run 5K, I think this is good stuff to start thinking about. I am looking to do the Grand Rapids Half Marathon in the Fall and I will need to work on a lot of these points.
A Guide to Commit Messages, Tracking Development History
I love this guide from Aaron on keys to maintaining a solid SCM history.
WordCamp GR 2017 – WP-API: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – J Andrew Scott
J Andrew Scott – http://rubberchickenfarm.com/ History of APIs RSS Advantages Fast & reliable Easy to consume Almost no technical footprint Disadvantages Read-only Static content No authentication No user-driven content (i.e. comments, favorites, etc) DIY API Advantages Dynamic content User-driven content App & user authentication Roles & permissions based Connected applications Disadvantages DIY OAuth Redundant URI scheme Mediocre performance Large technical footprint WP-API Advantages Succinct URI scheme Improved performance Small technical footprint Available in WordPress core Disadvantages Granular transactions No batch uploads Increased number of API calls What once required 2 web servers now required 12-15 servers WP-API Disadvantage Factors & Solutions Number of content types Solution: consolidate endpoints Volume of individual API calls Solution: batch processing endpoints Frequency of individual API calls Solution: page-level caching Lessons…
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Looking Back on 2017, the Year of Firsts
I don’t recall if I’ve ever written any sort of year-in-review blog post or even social media post, but this year I have had so many firsts that I wanted to reflect on and share my thanks for. Health In the health department I not only reached my initial target goal weight but actually surpassed it, and my second target. I think this year I’ve weighed the least that I have in 26 years. I have always struggled with my weight and living a more healthy lifestyle. I attribute my success primarily to my wife, and also to the encouragement of many friends and family. I also had to have a lot of self-determination as well, but that was only had by seeing the impact my…
WordCamp GR 2017 – Underscores & Me – Frederick Polk
Frederick Polk – http://oneblackcrayon.com/ Generate your Underscores Theme: Use a custom build, with the Advanced Options, in order to tailor to your project needs. – https://underscores.me/ Underscores is Pre-built With: Sidebars Custom Logo Comments Featured Images Custom Headers Standard Core Theme Templates (404, comments, archives, header, footer) phpcs Sample Sites: amplifygr.com – Underscores, Visual Composer (Page Builder) bigdataignite.com – Visual Composer, Paid Theme oxx.com – Layer Slider, Visual Composer, Underscores Grand Valley State University, Pew Campus, Grand Rapids, MI