In my experience as an engineering leader, I’ve seen that managing multiple software development projects can be quite a tightrope walk. Over time, I’ve developed a few strategies that have been instrumental in effectively navigating this intricate balancing act. Alignment is key Every project must be synchronized with the overarching business impact and goals. This […]
Author: Zach Wills
Software Engineering is a rapidly evolving field. Without intentionally investing time in learning, it can be tough to keep up with trends or expand your skillset beyond what your day-to-day work calls for. Running a book club is a low effort high return-on-investment activity that will help a team level up, identify new ways of […]
If you, or your team, find yourself dreading the scheduled one-on-one meeting, then you’re probably doing it wrong. One-on-one meetings provide an amazing opportunity to foster a stronger relationship with your team. It’s a place where you can catch up on personal and professional topics, provide guidance, and build trust. >> My One-on-one Template << […]
I’ve given this talk at 2 different WordCamps and it goes over some tips on how to deal with legacy projects (and prevent your current project from becoming someone else’s nightmare).
If you build WordPress sites, chances are you either know about VVV or are using it. If not, go ahead and get it set up! It is (in my opinion) the best way to handle local site development. Forget MAMP- the future is now. Alright, enough about that. If you’re here it’s most likely because […]
Have you ever worked with transients and found yourself switching back and forth between your database and your code to make changes? Not anymore! With Force Transient Refresh, you can clear all transients by adding a query string parameter to whatever URL you are trying to load. Not for use in production. Should be used when […]
An awesome thing happened recently- Shia LaBeouf filmed a motivational speech in front of a green screen. People ran with it, and, if you go looking, you’ll likely find some pretty hilarious adaptations. Somewhere between seeing Shia show up at someone’s door and watching him help Luke use the force, I realized that this wasn’t just some hilarious […]
This quick tip will share some code for how you can whitelist domains in WordPress to allow for Cross Origin Request Sharing (CORS).
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ACF To Fieldmanager (WP utility)
ACF_To_Fieldmanager is a small helper / utility class with a goal of saving you time when you have to migrate from ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) to Fieldmanager. You might run into this pretty often if you are working on sites that you need to migrate to WordPress VIP. ACF To Fieldmanager on GitHub
For the University of Central Florida Police Department site I worked with another designer and developer to build out the website. I was responsible for some front end development, but primarily to integrate the site with WordPress.