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Based on my talk at WordCamp Atlanta 2017, this is my comprehensive article on namespaces and autoloading in WordPress development.

Those who have worked in object-oriented programming languages are likely familiar with namespacing and the benefits they provide when organizing a project. Unfortunately, namespaces in WordPress aren’t something that I’ve seen as much as in projects I’ve seen elsewhere. And when I say “namespaces in WordPress,” I’m not talking about WordPress core. I’m just […]

[…] too! Or not. But seriously, one of the things I’ve been thinking about is this: At what point do you begin organizing your code, so it includes namespaces, autoloading, dependency management, and other such features that take it beyond a collection of classes or functions? This implies a lot about a given hosting environment and […]