Integrating Communities

A call for PHP to help build the bridge for subsets of the PHP community - especially WordPress.

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1. Integrating Communities
   Jenny Wong : @miss_ jwo
   

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2. Background
   

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3. I <3 PHP
   

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4. I <3 WordPress
   

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5. The mocking of
   WordPress by PHP is like
   watching my parents
   having a fight every day.
   

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6. Broken Home
   

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7. Yes WordPress code
   quality isn’t great.
   

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8. Then again PHP has its
   flaws too
   

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9. There are not enough
   developers as it is.
   

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10. So why are we belittling a
    subset of developers that
    we have?
    

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11. But we can change this.
    

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12. Lets fix it.
    

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13. I am one person
    

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14. Multi dimensional
    problems need a
    multidimensional
    solution.
    

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15. Solution 1
    

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16. WordCamps
    

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17. PHP conferences
    

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18. Stop putting them on the
    same dates!
    

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19. Solution 2
    

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20. Someone has to make the
    first step.
    

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21. WordPress User Groups
    

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22. PHP User Groups
    

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23. Waiting around is boring
    

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24. Solution 3
    

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25. WordPress Developers
    DO want to learn PHP
    

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26. Help teach them!
    

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27. Go to their user groups
    and invite them to the php
    community!
    

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28. Solution 4
    

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29. Plugin development
    

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30. Plugins do not have to be
    at a minimum of PHP5.2
    

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31. Solution 5
    

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32. Welcome
    

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33. Don’t belittle
    

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34. Leave the door open
    

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35. Educate
    

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36. Support
    

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37. Mentor
    

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38. Be cheerleaders
    

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39. ie. an air hostess.
    Be hosts
    

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40. Be empathic
    

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41. and guide
    

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42. Yes WordPress isn’t
    great.
    

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43. But we can improve
    one step at a time.
    

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44. @miss_ jwo
    Thank You
    

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