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Siobhan McKeown
September 27, 2014
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WordPress: Bringing Ideas to Life
A presentation about the Philosophy behind the philosophies of WordPress.
Siobhan McKeown
September 27, 2014
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Transcript
8PSE1SFTT #SJOHJOH*EFBTUP-JGF @SiobhanPMcKeown
P CAPITAL DANGIT
How do influence our DEAS DEALS ?
FREEDOM
FREEDOM FROM... NEGATIVE FREEDOM
FREEDOM TO... POSITIVE FREEDOM
POSITIVE & NEGATIVE FREEDOM
Use Text 4FREEDOMS
Use Text FREEDOMS USE 4
Use Text FREEDOMS 4 USE MODIFY
Use Text FREEDOMS 4 USE MODIFY REDISTRIBUTE
Use Text FREEDOMS 4 USE MODIFY REDISTRIBUTE DISTRIBUTE MODIFICATIONS
Our Bill of Rights OUR BILL OF RIGHTS
Recap FREEDOM
1SPUFDUJOHVTFS GSFFEPNT
1SPUFDUJOHVTFS GSFFEPNT
the liberty of some must depend on the restraint of
others. -- Isaiah Berlin
the liberty of users must depend on the restraint of
developers.
OWER
A Relational Concept
certain persons exercise power over others -- Michel Foucault
USER FREEDOM DEVELOPER FREEDOM
None
so that users don’t have to developers solve problems
DESIGN FOR THE MAJORITY
THE VOCAL MINORITY
POWER
SIMPLICITY
what can be done with fewer would in vain be
done with more. -- John Duns Scotus
Occam’s Razor
for sale, baby shoes, never worn. -- Ernest Hemingway?
simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.
-- John Maeda
DECISIONS, NOT OPTIONS
Preferences have a cost
Every time you provide an option, you're asking the user
to make a decision. -- Joel Sponsky
STRIVING FOR SIMPLICITY
SIMPLICITY
FREEDOM
Power FREEDOM POWER
Power FREEDOM POWER SIMPLICITY
“Philosophers have only interpreted the world… the point is to
change it.” Karl Marx philosophers have only interpreted the world… the point is to change it. -- Karl Marx
THANKS! @SiobhanPMcKeown Siobhanmckeown.com