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Eric Marden

developer & designer

Chicago · xentek.net

posted 2 years ago

Fix WordPress database after moving it from Dev to Production

https://gist.github.com/1379385

Here is a shell script that I've used for some time to generate the necessary sql to 'fix' a WordPress database when moving it from one URL to another... i.e. from Dev to Production. Its supports Multisite too.

Read the comments for usage examples (including the output it generates) as well as a list of things it does and does not do (there are some caveats).

posted 2 years ago

How YOU can give back to WordPress

http://aaron.jorb.in/blog/2011/04/why-does-wordpress-get-made/

8 Ways to Contribute to WordPress (and just about any Open Source project) without writing code

posted 3 years ago

When calculating development costs, the hourly rate is only half the equation | Brian Burridge

http://www.brianburridge.com/2010/08/26/when-calculating-development-costs-the-hourly-rate-is-only-half-the-equation/

Hourly Rate is only Half the Equation. More experienced programmers charge more, but cost you less in the long run. Show this to your clients.

posted 3 years ago

Whyday: 19 August 2010

http://whyday.org/

Don't forget that Why Day is this thursday, 19 August. Every programming community could use more folks like _whytheluckystiff, and by remembering his contributions, we can be inspired to pick up where he left off.

posted 3 years ago

7 lines of code, 3 minutes: Implement a programming language

http://matt.might.net/articles/implementing-a-programming-language/

If you've ever wondered what goes into implementing your own programming language, this is an excellent introduction to the topic.

posted 3 years ago

Xenophobia and Elitism in the Community | Standalone Sysadmin

http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2010/08/xenophobia-and-elitism-in-the-community/

The blog post is about the sysadmin community but could easily applied to the designer/developer community too.

posted 3 years ago

Do you love front-end development with WordPress?

Listen, I'm completely swamped with work right now, and have a number of on-going WordPress projects and need some immediate help. I'm looking to add a passionate front-end developer with WordPress experience to my 3 person team.

  • Loves Front-End Development
  • Picky about code
  • Cares.
  • Considers themselves an Artist or Craftsman
  • Standards Freak, but pragmatic about it.
  • Ships

Minimum Skill Levels:

  • (X)HTML Expert (HTML 5 a plus)
  • CSS Master
  • WordPress Journeyman
  • JavaScript and PHP Novice

You should also have some experience using GIT or SVN.

Full Time Freelancers Only, Please. I can't stress this enough. I need someone who is available to start work right away.

Mac or Linux Users preferred (see below)

Chicago Resident? Bonus.

  • Only reply to this post with questions.
  • Contact me privately to apply.

If you work on a PC I'm going to insist that you know SVN like the back of your hand, and that you probably know how to run a local development server. I can't feed PC users terminal commands to support them getting up and running with our source control and deployment work flows. But, if you think you'll be able to handle team based development with professional best practices, then by all means apply.

posted 3 years ago

WordPress › Metathesis « WordPress Plugins

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/metathesis/

One my favorite clients commissioned an import/export script so he could move some SEO metadata from one plugin to another.

Then he asked me to share it with the community under the GPL.

I ♥ my clients.