Reflecting on WordPress: the recent updates, the near future, and other things
The Season 1 finale of viewSource is a draft style episode where we reflect on our favourite WordPress conversations over the last 20 episodes, chat about what's coming next for both WordPress, viewSource, and both Aurooba and Brian. A fairly chatty episode where we touch on topics like Brian's hatred of JSX, Aurooba's recent struggles with Webpack, and booking flights for WordCamp US 2023. Listen in for a conversations with many twists and turns, hints about a secret project, and what you can expect from Season 2.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjdv3W2a42A) and subscribe to our channel and [newsletter](https://viewsource.fm/subscribe) to hear about episodes (and more) first!
- Digging into ACF for the Block Editor – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NowGadjZHR4
- Exploring different kinds of Gutenberg Blocks – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti7emRBeNSo
- The episode where Brian schooled Aurooba on Bootstrap – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfuDUQ-MPPo
- Wishlist for modern WordPress – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqLZedTj_FE
- MRW's Events Calendar Reset – https://mrwweb.com/the-events-calendar-reset-on-github/
- Just in time learning – https://www.briancoords.com/just-in-case-vs-just-in-time-learning/
- Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
- Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjdv3W2a42A) and subscribe to our channel and [newsletter](https://viewsource.fm/subscribe) to hear about episodes (and more) first!
- Digging into ACF for the Block Editor – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NowGadjZHR4
- Exploring different kinds of Gutenberg Blocks – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti7emRBeNSo
- The episode where Brian schooled Aurooba on Bootstrap – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfuDUQ-MPPo
- Wishlist for modern WordPress – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqLZedTj_FE
- MRW's Events Calendar Reset – https://mrwweb.com/the-events-calendar-reset-on-github/
- Just in time learning – https://www.briancoords.com/just-in-case-vs-just-in-time-learning/
- Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
- Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
- (00:00) - Introduction
- (00:43) - Introducting the viewSource Draft
- (02:33) - Favourite WordPress conversation of the season
- (09:40) - Favourite side effect of doing season one
- (13:40) - Something cool we learned in the lasts 6 months
- (14:10) - Brian digs into React
- (17:01) - Dealing with change in the WordPress community
- (17:55) - Aurooba's relationship with build tools
- (21:48) - The concept of "just in time" learning
- (23:09) - Being a beginner at something
- (24:59) - Looking towards Season Two
- (26:21) - WordPress is turning a corner
- (27:57) - When will Season Two launch?
- (29:03) - Aurooba's next course: React in WordPress
- (30:33) - viewSource at WordCamp US
- (33:22) - A secret project releasing soon
Creators and Guests
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Aurooba Ahmed
(she/her) Developer building bespoke #WordPress solutions, tools, and blocks. My name is pronounced "oo-ROO-ba" — Default to kindness, folks.
