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Forever Forward
I have been mostly quiet online for the last year. A lot of life fit inside the quiet silence. Most importantly, I gave myself room to think.
Read ArticleZero Cool CLI – A Hacker’s Terminal from 1995
HACK THE PLANET 🌍💻 I built this CLI tool because I couldn’t get the movie “Hackers” out of my head after rewatching it recently. If you’ve followed my work – especially around terminal tools and developer utilities –…
Read ArticleStattic v1.0: The World’s Fastest Python-based Static Site Generator
Over the last few months, I’ve gone all-in on Python. Not just because it's powerful - but because it’s accessible. I've been building tools , writing tutorials , dropping full cipher projects , and even releasing a…
Read ArticleComplete Beginner’s Guide: Building a Python URL Checker for Google Sheets
Don’t worry if you’ve never written Python before! This tutorial will explain every single line of code so you understand exactly what’s happening. Think of this like you’re building with LEGO blocks – we’ll add one…
Read ArticleGrateful to See 20 of My WordPress Plugins Live On at WebDevStudios
A little over a week ago, I announced that I was stepping away from the WordPress® community and giving away all of my open source plugins. It wasn’t a light decision, but it was the right one for me. Today, I want to…
Read ArticleI Just Launched a Python Course for PHP Developers
After 20+ years of wrestling with WordPress and PHP, I’ve had enough . If you’ve been writing PHP for years – wrangling WordPress® sites, duct-taping functions together, or shipping WooCommerce hacks – this is for you.…
Read ArticleThe Fastest Way for PHP Devs to Learn Python
So you’ve been writing PHP for years, maybe shipping WordPress® sites, WooCommerce® stores, or custom plugins. Now you’re stepping into the Python world – maybe because you found Stattic and realized you don’t need a…
Read ArticleWordPress & WooCommerce plugins I will no longer maintain
In an effort to help the code below potentially find new homes, I've compiled all of the free WordPress and WooCommerce plugins I've released. These will all be archived in GitHub eventually, and the Projects page on…
Read ArticleGoodbye WordPress: A Eulogy
From “ Thank You WordPress “, to “ WTF is WordPress? “, to this. The day WordPress becomes dead to me. From this day forward, I will not freely write another line of code for the WordPress® platform. No more releasing…
Read ArticleI Built a Python Stego-Cipher Tool (And You Can Have It)
Back in 2022, I got the itch (no, not that itch) An itch to build a cipher. A custom cipher that I could call my own. Why? IDK. Probably too much spy shit on TV. 😂 So I scratched the itch. I came up with a system where…
Read ArticleWP Townhall 13: The Debate Kevin Geary Doesn’t Want You to See
A little over a month ago, I joined Kevin Geary on WP Townhall for what was supposed to be an honest debate about WordPress, pricing, and how to actually help clients win. It didn’t go the way he expected. I challenged…
Read ArticleIntroducing: Markdown Comments for WordPress®
Markdown ALL THE THINGS 🔥 I built this plugin because I couldn’t stand how unnatural it felt to write HTML or plain text in WordPress comments. If you’ve followed my work – especially around Stattic – you know I write…
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