Author: Mike Lopez
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Keeping Morale High During Crunch Time
Crunch time. Two words that make most developers groan and most managers sweat. No matter how well you plan, estimate, or try to keep the team agile and lean, there’s always that moment when a deadline barrels toward you like a freight train, and suddenly it’s all hands on deck. It’s stressful. It’s exhausting. But…
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Why I Still Love Developing for WordPress After 25 Years
It’s been 20+ years since I started developing with WordPress, and a lot has changed in the tech world. Frameworks have come and gone, trends have shifted, and countless tools have promised to “replace WordPress.” And yet—after all this time—I still find myself coming back to it. Not out of nostalgia or habit, but because…
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Hello World (Again… and Again)
Ah, the classic “Hello World” post. The blinking cursor. The blank screen. The quiet whisper of a blog rebooting for the umpteenth time. Yes, I’m back. Again. If blogs had loyalty cards, I’d have a free coffee and a stern talk from management by now. So, who am I? I’m a PHP programmer, a WordPress plugin conjurer, a…