If you could have any superpower in the world, what would it be?
Most of us tend toward the more flashy powers, like flight, super strength, or invulnerability. Abilities that would make life easier.
Roy Sivan has a slightly different take. “My favorite superheroes are non-superpowered people, people like Iron Man and Batman,” he says. “People who are willing to use what they have to do good in the world.”
There are a lot of intriguing things about Rob Watson, CEO of Webidextrous.com. He’s a strident defender of WordPress page builders—you should hear him out. He could contemplate superheroes for hours—but how could anyone choose between Captain America with his strong moral center and Iron Man with his awesome tech?
Make a difference in the world by doing what you love.
If you’re not sure, let me help: You’re reading a blog run by some of the geekiest WordPress and Drupal developers you’ll ever meet. You probably speak the language.
But not everyone can talk the talk. There are plenty of people who could rock programming and developing, but the language barrier makes learning intimidating.
Open source software is more than just code.
The beating heart of any open source project is a community: People dedicated to creating something together for the common good. Collaborating, learning and teaching are built into the open source model.
Drupal Developer Mauricio Dinarte started learning Drupal by himself, and had some success, but he could not foresee how valuable the Drupal community could be. His first in-person meeting was eye-opening: “I was struck by how willing they were to share, how open and generous they were.”
What pop culture creature has yellow fur, a tail, shiny black eyes, and delights geeks and nerds around the world?
No, not the electric mouse from the Pokemon series. I’m talking about Wapuu, the unofficial WordPress mascot.
Team spirit. Crushed garlic. Burnt rubber.
These are just some of the smells that inspire Brian Thompson, Director of Web Engineering at Mindgrub. Brian wears an astonishing number of hats: He’s an innovative web developer, a “recreational caterer,” and he’s working on his dream project: a design-your-own, mixed-reality driving experience complete with olfactory inputs.
Remember when the Internet was going to be the place that finally brought people together to share knowledge? A great equalizer, where everyone could come to learn, regardless of their physical location?
Instead, we have a great place to argue politics with your old high school friends. What happened?
As we all know, the WordPress Block Editor is code named “Gutenberg” to honor one of the heroes of the modern world: “Short Circuit” and “Three Men and a Baby” star Steve Guttenberg.
Just kidding. It’s named for Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the mechanical printing press.
The name fits: Just as Johannes’ invention helped democratize the written word, making knowledge more accessible, WordPress is helping democratize content on the web.