Software Engineering in WordPress, PHP, and Backend Development
I joke with friends that Jetpack has become like the operating system of WordPress.
This isn’t to knock the good work the people at Jetpack are doing (because they are doing good work, are actively engaged in the community, and continue to iterate on the product).
But there are times where people don’t want to install Jetpack. Instead, they prefer to use third-party tools for whatever reasons. To each their own, right?
And there are quality Jetpack alternatives.
Periodically, I’m asked via email or Twitter what I’m using regarding the tools I use to get things done.
And though I don’t necessarily think that the things I’m using are always the best suggestions for other people (because I think we all have ways that work better for us to get things done), it seems like something worth covering at the end of the year.
To that end, I thought I’d use this post to share some of what I’ve been using both for development and for general productivity just in case you’re looking for something for the holidays or just looking for something in general.
When it comes to talking about object-oriented programming (or OOP), you’re likely to hear about The Three Pillars of Object-Oriented Programming or The Four Pillars of Object-Oriented Programming.
Depending on your background, you may have already heard of them, know what they are, and don’t really need to dive into it too much. But if you have not, I believe understanding them is foundational to object-oriented programming.
We’ve covered the whole Analysis phase of Object-Oriented Programming:
With that said, let’s get into the design and implementation discussions. After all, this is what’s many people want to jump to anyway, isn’t it?
Before writing any code, I’d like to do two posts about the four points of object-oriented programming (because I’m one of those who subscribes to the idea that there are four).
In my experience, most browser extension overlays use a background with the type of data:image/svg+xml. Furthermore, each of these overlays uses inline styles (rather than external stylesheets) to render their buttons (or whatever controls they are opting to render).
This means we can use some JavaScript techniques to find elements with that have these attributes and then toggle their visibility.
But first, why would we care even to hide them?
In the previous post in this series, we talked about defining requirements (or a statement of work) and why it matters to have this.
Before we get into actually understanding – and writing – object-oriented code, there’s one more “business-related” topic to discuss: Terms and Conditions.
For many, it’s a bit of a dry topic, but if you’re looking to build solutions for someone else, do so from the ground-up, and do so properly, then it’s important to make sure you have all of the necessary pieces in place before doing so.
And once you’ve:
It’s time to make sure you have the terms under which you’re working.
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