5 Things That Will Make You a Better WordPress Developer

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1. 5 Things That Will Make You a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez DigiSavvy Alex J. Vasquez
2. Attend Stuff 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer WordCamp — Orange County, Jun 7th - 8th http://oc.wordcamp.org WordPress Dev Meetup — OC http://www.meetup.com/OC-Wordpress-Group/events Advanced WordPress LA — East LA http://www.meetup.com/Advanced-WordPress-LA/ digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
3. Shun the Frameworks… aka Building from Scratch • Learn how to build plugins and themes from scratch • Complexity doesn’t matter here. • As you build, you’ll see problems, learn best practices • You will improve your understanding of how things work, why certain things are done the way they are • You’ll be better at using frameworks and more effective with them. 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
4. Ask for Help, Dammit! • One of the best things about WordPress is its supportive community • Take a dev you know and respect out for a drink or for lunch and pick their brain • Ask a developer to review your code • Ask a developer what their approach would be on a given project 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
5. Do it With WP Whenever Possible • There’s probably a Function for “that.” • Read the Codex • Sliders, Image Galleries and more can be built using Core WordPress functionality 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
6. Read. Lots! • http://make.wordpress.org • http://wpbeginner.com • http://codex.wordpress.org/ • Know WP Coding Standards — 
 http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Coding_Standards • WordPress Development Blog —
 http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/ • http://geekgirllife.com by Natalie MacLees 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
7. Extra-Hyper Bonus Stage! 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
8. Bonus Tip! Play With Nightly Versions • https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress • Get a preview of what’s coming up in the next version of WordPress • Test your themes and plugins for compatibility 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
9. Bonus Tip! CONTRIBUTE!!! • Learn by squashing bugs you find in WordPress’s Trac — http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ • Be the go-to person on the WordPress forums and answer some questions. — http://wordpress.org/support/ 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
10. MOAR EXTRA TIPSSSS!!!! 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
11. Brandon Dove
 CrowdFavorite • Don't be afraid to break things. be inspired to try things and fix them if they break 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
12. Carrie Dils
 http://carriedils.com • Always be learning 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
13. Gregg Franklin
 ServerPress • Develop locally, not on a live site 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
14. Chris Lema
 http://chrislema.com • Study the code of others you admire. 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
15. Devin Walker
 http://wordimpress.com • I would say the only way to improve is by continual practice. The more time spent coding the more improved the code will become. 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
16. Nathan Tyler
 http://tylerdigital.com • Use version control. Even if it’s just you working on your project. Alex says “trust me 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez
17. Questions? 5 Tips to Becoming a Better WordPress Developer digisavvy.com — @alexjvasquez