-
Defining roadmaps in the open
WordCamp Europe has just concluded, and one term that emerged during the contribution day discussions across a wide range of areas was ‘roadmaps’. As someone who appreciates the power of a roadmap and aligning with it, working towards agreed-upon goals, this couldn’t make me happier. It makes me think curiously whether everyone is using the…
-
May in WordPress
This month was full of backlog management, prioritisation and clearing out queues. I focused on identifying where things were blocking and preparing for WordCamp Europe. Areas of contribution Whilst my focus was on backlog management, it split into two distinct areas: I also began thinking about how to optimise and make reporting easier for backlog…
-
Optimising Triage and Review Processes in WordPress Using AI
Integrating advancements into open source processes makes sense. The friction often comes in the how and the usefulness. While AI holds immense potential for revolutionising triage and review processes, it’s crucial to acknowledge its current limitations and look to where it can evolve, learn, and grow to its full capacity. This post aims to explore…
-
The art of triage starts with closing
Triage remains one of the most important things to do in any scale project. When I refer to triage, I mean not just processing something but taking a good, hard look at it and deciding the direction. This is a skill that is hard to learn and refine. Many years ago, I wrote a post…
-
April in WordPress
As cherry blossoms appear and lambs Spring in the field next to my studio, it feels firmly like Spring is here. This month saw another opportunity to contribute and a WordPress release. I was occupied with the release for the first few weeks. However, once that was done, I started on the following areas of…
-
March in WordPress
This past month was hectic, encompassing both sponsorship work and my attendance at Cloudfest. The event sparked some contribution ideas, particularly regarding how focusing together on features can enhance focus. This connects with discussions from this month’s core committer meeting about releases and canonical plugins; you can read the notes here from that. Areas of contribution…
-
Vibe editing
The term “vibe coding” was first coined by Andrej Karpathy, describing a new paradigm where developers: “fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists.” Rather than focusing on technical precision, vibe coding emphasizes surrendering to the flow, letting AI handle the complexities while humans guide the creative direction.…
-
Attending WordCamp Asia and new sponsor for contributions
January flew by, and as I am heading out to WordCamp Asia, it’s time for a little update post. I also have some great news regarding sponsorship. Attending WordCamp Asia Next week, I will attend WordCamp Asia and am very excited to spend the day focusing on Contributor Day. I have lots of things planned…
-
September in WordPress
With the leaves falling and changing colour this month of September has closed. Earlier in that month I wrote a reflection as I wrapped up my focus on default themes. This post wraps up the month just gone. It was a slower month with actually taking some time off during it to recharge and think…
-
Contribution reflections
For the past six months I have been sponsored by Automattic for 2 days a week to focus on the default theme task force. First, I want to say thank you to everyone that supported and enabled this focus work. Stats When my sponsorship focus started the default theme queue had over 400 tickets and…