Category: Resources (Page 10 of 60)

A summary of useful links, applications, and tools that I find around the Internet.

How To Export Trello Board Members

August 29, 2016 / Tom / 0 Comments

For a couple of projects on which I work, I use Trello almost daily.

Export Trello Board Members

Some people find it the end-all, be-all of project management. I can’t say I agree with that statement, but it definitely helps streamline certain workflows (as far as I’m concerned).

But there’s one complaint that I have regarding the application: There’s no way to export the actual list of members for a given board (at least not at the time of this writing). Sure, you can export a board, but what happens when you want to contact all of the users?

There’s no way to export the actual list of members for a given board (at least not at the time of this writing). Sure, you can export a board, but what happens when you want to contact all of the users?

Sure, you can export a board, but what happens when you want to contact all of the users? I mean, I have a list of the users and their email addresses in a separate database, but Trello doesn’t allow me to export that data.

To export Trello board members, I put together a quick script that can run in the console of Chrome (maybe others, but I didn’t test). At the very least, it will return the names of the member so you can find them in your database, assuming you have one.

Practical Tips for Refactoring Code

August 26, 2016 / Tom

If you’ve worked on a project available to any reasonably sized audience, then you’re no doubt familiar with the bug reports, problems, and issues that can come in after something has gone live.

It’s true that the majority of the work in software comes after the first reason of a release.

Think about it this way:

Once you’ve built the product, released it, and then are responsible for maintaining it, how often do you have to triage issues? Then how frustrated are you that you’re fixing something that wasn’t foreseen earlier during development?

The thing is, this is entirely normal. It’s no less frustrating. But it’s normal. However, there are small, practical things we can do to our code throughout development or during maintenance.

And that’s part of the problem that we often face, isn’t it? There are things we know we can do but the amount of time it takes to do them is often incompatible with our deadlines.

So what can we do?

Josh Pollock, WordPress Development, and the REST API

August 19, 2016 / Tom

This year, I’ve had the pleasure hearing Josh Pollock talk about WordPress Development with the REST API on several occasions.

Earlier this year, our paths crossed at WordCamp Atlanta and then later, we spent a lot of time hanging out at WordCamp San Diego. During the latter, I had a chance to hear him give his talk to a rather large audience specifically on how to use the REST API.

And before any of that, I had a chance to read what Josh had written about the WordPress REST API for his eBook that was published on Torque.

WordPress Development With the REST API

To say that Josh knows his stuff is an understatement. I know – that sounds a little bit “sales-like.” Though, I don’t mean it to be.

When sharing resources with those of you who read this site, I try to make sure that I only sure things I use or that I promote things from people whom I know and who I trust.

With that said, Josh is getting ready to begin teaching a session on WordPress Development with the REST API. Specifically, he’s going to be talking about how to build plugins using the REST API.

Before his sessions and workshops begin, I wanted to make sure you’re aware of what’s to come.

What to Expect With Start Here For WordPress

August 3, 2016 / Tom

Earlier this summer, I talked about Start Here for WordPress which is a closed and limited membership site for those who are interested in becoming WordPress developers but aren’t sure where to, you know, start.

Start Here for the aspiring WordPress developer.

The site is going to open officially on Friday for registration, and though the mailing list has been active for a few months, I’ll be sending out two more emails before registration.

To that end, I thought it would be worth sharing some information about those who have been helpful in sponsoring the mailing list as well as the site, and highlighting what to expect if you opt to sign up for membership.

Generating DocBlocks in Atom

July 27, 2016 / Tom / 0 Comments

One of the things that I like about using Atom is that you’re really able to make the editor your own through its settings, packages, themes, and so on.

It’s not altogether different from WordPress, right? Sorry. That’s like some sort of shameless promotion or something.

Back to the point: One of the features I’ve missed when coming from another IDE is the ability have the automatic generation of DocBlocks.

And that’s where Docblockr comes into play.