Automating Theme Development - LoopConf Edition

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Automating Theme Development LoopConf 2015 Zoe Rooney @zoe_rooney

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WHY WOULD I WANT TO AUTOMATE?

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WHY WOULD I WANT TO AUTOMATE? WOULDN’T

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HERD BEHAVIOR ROBOTS TAKING OVER

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- B. F. Skinner “The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.”

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1. Make note of your process 2. Identify and replace points of pain or annoyance

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TOO MUCH TO LEARN

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- SirArthur C. Clarke “Any sufﬁciently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

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HOW DO I AUTOMATE? PROJECT SETUP ACTIVE WORK DEPLOY CODE

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HOW DO I AUTOMATE? PROJECT SETUP ACTIVE WORK DEPLOY CODE

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1. Find and replace; loooooong CSS ﬁles  2. CanIUse-ing browser preﬁxes  3. Optimize images; lint, organize, minify JS ACTIVE WORK

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1. Find and replace; loooooong CSS ﬁles  2. CanIUse-ing browser preﬁxes  3. Processing things like Sass, or running other tasks ACTIVE WORK

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PARTIALS

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PARTIALS NESTING

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#primary { float: left; width: 600px; &.right { float: right; } &.full-width { float: none; width: 100%; } h1 { text-align: center; } }

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PARTIALS NESTING VARIABLES

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$bg: #fff; // Dimensions $max-width: 1100px; $side-padding: 15px; $max-outer-width: $width + $side-padding // Typography $main: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; $text: #333; // Media Queries $m: 880px; $s: 760px; $xs: 480px;

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PACKAGE.JSON GULPFILE.JS

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{ "repository": { "type": "git", "url": "https://github.com/zoerooney/Emi" }, "dependencies": { "gulp": "*", "gulp-ruby-sass": "*", "gulp-autoprefixer": "*", "gulp-minify-css": "*", "gulp-livereload": "*" } }

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gulpfile.js

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$ gulp styles

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$ gulp watch

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HOW DO I AUTOMATE? PROJECT SETUP ACTIVE WORK DEPLOY CODE

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1. Get the starter theme (_s, Bones, Emi)  2. Replace text strings throughout 3. Install tools via NPM PROJECT SETUP

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1. Get the starter theme (_s, Bones, Emi)  2. Replace text strings throughout 3. Install tools via NPM PROJECT SETUP

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YEOMAN.IO

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theme-folder

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index.js

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HOW DO I AUTOMATE? PROJECT SETUP ACTIVE WORK DEPLOY CODE

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1. Push changes to version control  2. Upload ﬁles to remote    DEPLOYING

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1. Push changes to version control  2. Upload ﬁles to remote    DEPLOYING

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$ git init $ git add -A $ git commit -m "initial commit" theme-folder

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$ git commit -m "let's do this thing" $ git push

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LEVEL UP

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INSTALL ALL THE THINGS ‣ Node.js via nodejs.org ‣ Ruby (PC only, comes with Macs) ‣ Sass via sass-lang.com directions ‣ Git via instructions on git- scm.com ‣ Gulp via NPM ‣ Yeoman via NPM

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GRAB A PROJECT AND PLAY AROUND

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GRAB A PROJECT AND PLAY AROUND http://bit.ly/emi-theme

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Automating is about replacing grunt work with magic. Slides @ http://bit.ly/loop-automate