Category: Community

Post-Event Report: WordCamp Miami, WordCamp San Diego, and MinneBar

WebDevStudios (WDS) passionately believes in giving back. One of the ways we choose to do this is by participating in or volunteering at WordCamp events and technology conferences. This past weekend, March 24-26, we had three (count ’em, THREE) of our own WordPress experts...

We Contributed 1,500 Hours to the WordPress Community in 2016

At WebDevStudios (WDS), we love WordPress. We are also very passionate about open-source software in general. For over two years now, WDS has been participating in the Five for the Future (#5ftf) movement. The idea behind #5ftf is that organizations should dedicate 5% of their...

Mentoring and Sharing Knowledge

Author’s note: I know the term ‘mentor’ can be used in varying ways in different industries. In this post, I’m using it to describe supporting others in learning environments to gain (coding) skills. My first inklings towards web development were as a...

Five for the Future: December Contributions

Every month, WebDevStudios (WDS) participates in Five for the Future by contributing our team’s skills to enhance and strengthen WordPress. WDS team members are given carte blanche to work on whatever project they like, as a team or individually, so long as it aids...

5 Signs It Might Be Time to Stop Freelancing

It’s a story I think many of us in the web industry, and especially the WordPress industry, relate to: you love building websites as a hobby, and you’re good at it. You spend all your time reading up on the latest coding...

Public School Reform in the Digital Age

Organizations have been forming since the 2000s to combat a learning gap–a flaw in our public education system. Cohorts like CSTA—Computer Science Teachers Association—whose mission statement is, “To establish K–12 computer science as an essential academic discipline and participating in a cohort...

What WDS Did for Five for the Future: July 2016

Last week, Brad popped in to tell you about the changes we’ve made to how we do Five for the Future. We had our first full day of #5FTF, rather than two hours per employee every Monday, last week, and I’m here to forward...

A Change in Five for the Future at WebDevStudios

For almost two years now, WebDevStudios has been participating in the Five for the Future movement. During that time we have contributed thousands of hours to the WordPress community across various projects. Contributing to the WordPress community, and open source in general,...

Stay Healthy While Working at a Desk All Day

I consider myself lucky every morning when I wake up and get out of bed. I remind myself that I am a web developer, and every day is another day to make the internet better. I hope you feel the same. If...