Category: Resources (Page 28 of 60)

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

My Recommended JavaScript Books

September 6, 2013 / Tom / 0 Comments

When it comes to learning JavaScript, I’m occasionally asked what books I recommend. Some of these come from those who are just getting into the language; others come from people who have been programming for sometime.

For whatever it’s worth, I don’t consider myself an expert in JavaScript, though I really do like working with the language. I also love seeing its adoption over the web, and some of the technologies that have emerged that make it possible to write both client-side and server-side applications.

Anyway, so when it comes to JavaScript, there are two books that I always recommend to both beginners and novice programmers alike.

Using WordPress Simple Settings For The Settings API

September 4, 2013 / Tom / 0 Comments

Though I still this project may be useful for some, I've updated my personal opinions on this.

When it comes to working with WordPress, it’s no secret that I’m a fan of using the WordPress APIs as much as possible, and not circumventing the built-in functionality with vanilla PHP.

Arguably, one of the most complicated APIs to work with is the WordPress Settings API. It’s unintuitive, requires some small details to manage, and also requires a bit of repetitive code.

For many developers, the unintuitive nature and the way in which sections, settings, and options are built begs for a cleaner interface. And if you’re one of those developers, then you should check out Clif Griffin’s WordPress Simple Settings project.

Run a Viable Business Book Launch

September 2, 2013 / Tom / 0 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, I shared that I was recently interviewed by Curtis McHale’s latest eBook Don’t Be An idiot: Learn To Run a Viable Business.

Last week, the book officially launched so it, along with the videos from those who participated, are all available for purchase. Here’s the run down (and a coupon code) for those of you who are interested in the book.

How To Run a Viable Business By Curtis McHale

August 21, 2013 / Tom

Earlier this year, Curtis McHale released an eBook on how to Learn WordPress Development. Over the past few months, Curtis has been working on another book called Don’t Be an Idiot: Learn To Run a Viable Business which, as the title so subtly suggests :), helps provide readers with information on how to run a business successfully.

Here’s the unique thing about the book: It’s not just Curtis’ perspective.

In fact, he interviewed over 10 people for the book and is including their perspective on their businesses, how they run them, some of the challenges that they’ve had, as well as some of the things that they’ve done to continue their career of self-employment.

August 20, 2013 / Tom

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Yesterday, I was humbled to have been featured being featured on ManageWP’s most recent article.

Directly from the the post:

I recently published a post on WPExplorer rounding up the names of ten personalities in WordPress that you should be following. Of course, those were not the only ten people that you should know about – there are many, many more awesome people in our community and no list can ever be complete.

Here I showcase, in no particular order, 25 WordPress thought leaders that I think you should follow – people who offer things of value to the community, be it awesome plugins, original articles, contributions to the core, etc.