WordPress: the Next Generation

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The Next Generation WORDPRESS:

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What is this?

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A computer?

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Duh.

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What is the speed? Who made it? When was it made?

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UNIVAC 1108

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Speed:

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Manufacturer:

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Sperry Rand

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Manufacture year:

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50 years ago.

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Does it have Photoshop?

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No.

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You’d worry friends if you tried to get Photoshop working on a UNIVAC 1108.

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Technology moves fast.

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SCENE: A person working on a PHP project, using old technology.

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LET’S GO BACK

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To an ancient time LET’S GO BACK

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1991

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Gopher

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Gopher

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Gopher: noun

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A burrowing rodent with fur- lined pouches on the outside of the cheeks, found in North and Central America. Gopher: noun

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Gopherspace: noun

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The space occupied by a gopher. Gopherspace: noun

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1991

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by U of MN. GOPHERSPACE CREATED.

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AROUND THE WORLD. A WAY TO SHARE ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS…

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1993

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HEY, WE MIGHT CHARGE LICENSING FEES FOR GOPHERSPACE… University of Minnesota, 1993

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K, WE’LL GO USE SOMETHING ELSE THEN. Earth

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WWW

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APRIL 30, 1993

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“A declaration that the basic World-Wide Web software from CERN is in the public domain has been signed…” -Tim Berners-Lee, May 7 1993

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2015

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powers everything. OPEN-SOURCE

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2015

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25%

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WHERE ARE WE TODAY?

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Everywhere.

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2015 COMMON APPLICATIONS FOR WORDPRESS ▸ Database schema powering an external web or native app ▸ Embedded systems (home automation front-end, modem UI, etc) ▸ Operating system abstractions ▸ Intranets ▸ Nearly every manner of website application; social networks, commerce, gov, etc.

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I think it can do blogs, too.

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In five years…

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Everything will be…

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Everything will be… the same. But different.

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2020

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2020 EMERGING TRENDS ▸Native applications more common.

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2020 EMERGING TRENDS ▸REST API-dependent theme development more common than traditional theme development.

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2020 EMERGING TRENDS ▸Veteran WP developers will be annoyed by REST API-dependent developers unfamiliar with traditional WP development.

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2020 EMERGING TRENDS ▸At least one inﬂuential developer will publish an article along the lines of…

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Does the plugin API even matter anymore?

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Does the template hierarchy even matter anymore?

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Does the [thing that’s not js] even matter anymore?

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2020 EMERGING TRENDS ▸REST API has long since added support for all core APIs, including plugins.

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At first,

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JavaScript. EVERYTHING IS

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JavaScript. THEMES?

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JavaScript. PLUGINS?

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PHP-strength manipulation of the WordPress database?

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JAVASCRIPT

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JavaScript in more domestic devices

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WordPress as theOS

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WordPress as theUI

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WordPress as theDB

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JAVASCRIPT

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JAVASCRIPT

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DEFINITELY JAVASCRIPT

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JavaScript. EVERYTHING IS NOT

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becomes

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becomes

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(invisible)

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2035

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Things get interesting.

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We finally get our toys.

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2035 WE FINALLY GET TO LIVE IN A 90S SCI-FI MOVIE. ▸Using now-mature Web APIs like getUserMedia, WordPress is abstracted to a variety of different interfaces and mediums

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2035 WE FINALLY GET TO LIVE IN A 90S SCI-FI MOVIE. ▸It’s not a big deal; the core ticket (#722318942) gets little notice.

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2035 WE FINALLY GET TO LIVE IN A 90S SCI-FI MOVIE. ▸Only a few use what is now called wp-admin.

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2035 WE FINALLY GET TO LIVE IN A 90S SCI-FI MOVIE. ▸It’s common for a person to have one central WordPress installation.

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2035 WE FINALLY GET TO LIVE IN A 90S SCI-FI MOVIE. ▸This installation powers your home, calendar, telecom, browser, remote sites, and connects with others.

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SCENE A person checks their recent designs, listens to music, works on a post, switches site contexts…

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SCENE “The next 75%” means nothing. WordPress is smaller, embedded, and everywhere.

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SCENE No interface. Only gestures.

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2035

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2065

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Any sufﬁciently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. -Arthur C. Clarke

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2065

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How different could things be?

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2065 GLOBAL INTERNET ACCESS. WP INSTALLED BY DEFAULT ON DEVICES. ▸ Following what will be called “The Invisible War” in the 2040’s, Global Internet Access is passed as a humanitarian law by the U.N. in 2053. A modem-like device is installed in the body in adolescence, via minor injection.

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2065 H.I.D., AS WE KNOW THEM, ARE GONE. ▸ Following what will be called “The Invisible War” in the 2040’s, Global Internet Access is passed as a humanitarian law by the U.N. in 2058. A modem-like device is installed in the body in adolescence, via minor injection. ▸ No monitor, no physical keyboard, no mouse.

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2065 UH, WHY IS YOUR COMPUTER ON YOUR DESK? IS IT BROKEN? ▸ Following what will be called “The Invisible War” in the 2040’s, Global Internet Access is passed as a humanitarian law by the U.N. in 2058. A modem-like device is installed in the body in adolescence, via minor injection. ▸ No monitor, no physical keyboard, no mouse. ▸ It’s uncommon to actually see a computer in a typical business or household. ▸ Synaptic and neuronal mapping, eye-tracking, and gesture tracking is good enough to use for most primary tasks, but not for highly-detailed tasks, like writing code.

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2065 MAGIC. ▸ Following what will be called “The Invisible War” in the 2040’s, Global Internet Access is passed as a humanitarian law by the U.N. in 2058. A modem-like device is installed in the body in adolescence, via minor injection. ▸ No monitor, no physical keyboard, no mouse. ▸ It’s uncommon to actually see a computer in a typical business or household. ▸ Synaptic and neuronal mapping, eye-tracking, and gesture tracking is good enough to use for most primary tasks, but not for highly-detailed tasks, like writing code.

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2065 A GLOBAL COMMUNITY. ▸ WordCamp Earth is a large annual event. The President of the United States and several countries’ Prime Ministers attend (in 2065 it’s held in Kuala Lumpur).

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2065 THE PHILOSOPHY REMAINS. ▸ WordCamp Earth is in its’ 11th year. The President of the United States and several countries’ Prime Ministers attend (in 2065 it’s held in Kuala Lumpur). ▸ WordPress accounts for 96% of all PHP usage on Earth, even though WP core itself does not directly use php (it switched to C3 (“Cube”) in 2039). Why? Third-world countries.

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SCENE The upkeep of an open- source project. Gardening.

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When?

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Now.

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(Rami Abraham; Developer Lead, WebDevStudios; Support, AfﬁliateWP; @ramiabraham)

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