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Modern Deployment for Laravel and WordPress
It's the fourth and final episode of our series exploring Laravel. Brian takes us through the deployment process using Laravel Forge and AWS. Aurooba discusses "modern" WordPress development and how WordPress solutions like SpinupWP compare to tools like Netlify and Forge.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* Suggest an episode - https://suggest.viewsource.fm/
* All the code - https://github.com/viewSourcePodcast/suggest-episode
* Tailcolor (Tailwind Color Generator) - https://tailcolor.com/
* Laravel Forge - https://forge.laravel.com/
* Spinup WP - https://spinupwp.com/
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - S02E04 - Laravel pt 4
* (00:07) - Our Completed Laravel App
* (02:34) - Tailwind and Colors
* (04:56) - AlpineJS and Package Bloat
* (07:57) - Single Page Apps on Laravel
* (09:43) - Brian's Three Open Terminals
* (11:52) - Scaffolds and CLIs in WordPress
* (15:03) - Handling Build Assets in your Deployment
* (18:36) - Deployment - Forge (and SpinupWP)
* (24:25) - Connecting AWS to Forge
* (27:44) - Automated Git Deployments
* (31:20) - Git vs SFTP in Managed WordPress Hosting
* (34:33) - Other cool things like queues
* (37:14) - Final Thoughts
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Nov 13, 2023
Content relationships in Laravel vs WordPress
Continuing on in the Laravel series, Brian adds suggestion submission capabilities to the Suggest an Episode app and discussed routing, content relationships, and the ease of templating in Laravel versus WordPress.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* Demo Project - https://suggest.viewsource.fm/
* Project Repo - https://github.com/viewSourcePodcast/suggest-episode
* Laravel Debug Bar - https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-debugbar
* BerlinDB - https://github.com/berlindb/core
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - Introduction
* (01:14) - Submitting a form in to create a new suggestion
* (04:17) - Blade Templating Conditionals
* (06:51) - User roles and permission conditions
* (08:08) - The basics of Laravel Routes
* (09:10) - Routes and CRUD
* (10:36) - Error Handling in Routes
* (11:51) - Passing information to Routes
* (12:36) - How to create a Laravel Route
* (15:09) - Looking at the Suggestion Controller
* (18:36) - Comparing Laravel Scaffolding to WordPress Features
* (19:21) - Creating the Destroy function
* (21:25) - Comparing Routes in WordPress
* (23:07) - When the Data Model needs to change
* (25:09) - Content Relationships in WordPress
* (28:40) - What are the next steps of the application?
* (29:42) - Conclusion
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Oct 30, 2023
Diving into models and views in Laravel
Breaking down Laravel and the MVC framework by building our first model and view. Along the way, Aurooba and Brian talk about Breeze, Artisan, database migrations, and Query Builder - all fundamental components of Laravel- and how they work.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* Laravel Breeze - https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/starter-kits#laravel-breeze
* Eloquent ORM - https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/eloquent
* Code from this episode - https://github.com/viewSourcePodcast/suggest-episode
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - Introduction
* (00:08) - What are we building with Laravel?
* (02:48) - Frontend Demo and Laravel Breeze
* (04:17) - MVC - The Model
* (07:20) - MVC - The View
* (09:22) - MVC - Controller
* (11:40) - Artisan Migrations to set up Database tables
* (16:52) - Our New Suggestions Model
* (18:01) - Strictness in a Framework
* (21:53) - Query Builder
* (25:16) - Views and Blade Templates
* (32:29) - Coding Standards in Laravel
* (35:13) - Next Steps and Outro
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Oct 16, 2023
When should you pick Laravel over WordPress?
What exactly can you use Laravel for? How does it differ from WordPress? When does it make sense to use Laravel versus WordPress, and what can we learn from the Laravel approach to open source work? Come on an adventure with us as we dive into Laravel and build a mini project over the course of the next few episodes and compare and contrast it with our experience in the WordPress world.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* Demo Project - https://suggest.viewsource.fm/
* Project Repo - https://github.com/viewSourcePodcast/suggest-episode
* Laravel Breeze - https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/starter-kits
* WordPress Performant Translations plugin - https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/09/05/call-for-testing-performant-translations
* Canonical Plugins in WordPress - https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/09/11/canonical-plugins-revisited/
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - Introduction
* (00:58) - Getting into Laravel
* (03:12) - How Laravel is Different from WordPress
* (04:38) - Introducing the viewSource Laravel mini project
* (07:18) - When should you and shouldn't you build with WordPress?
* (11:26) - The Laravel Ecosystem
* (15:44) - Documentation in the Laravel world
* (18:06) - Using Breeze to spin up a login system
* (20:22) - How Laravel gives you momentum
* (21:28) - Every framework has a learning curve
* (23:46) - How to get started with Laravel
* (26:44) - Conclusion
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Sep 25, 2023
Delving into more than just WordPress
Season 2 starts in October! Tune in to find out what we'll be chatting about in this second season of viewSource and when it begins.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
- Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
- Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - Season 2 Trailer
* (01:49) - Next.js 13 and Browser APIs
* (03:18) - Laravel is like WordPress for Applications
* (05:23) - Learning JavaScript (more) Deeply
* (06:33) - GraphQL vs REST API
* (09:18) - What can we learn about WordPress from other frameworks?
* (10:45) - What is the future of bespoke WordPress?
* (13:44) - Preview of season two
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Jun 12, 2023
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
* (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
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Jun 5, 2023
Wishlist for Modern WordPress Development
Season one moves closer to an ending as Aurooba and Brian share their biggest wish list items for modern WordPress development. With a focus on both User Experience and Developer Experience, they cover topics like extensibility, documentation, and user onboarding.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* Turbo-Admin - https://turbo-admin.com/
* Performance Report - https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/05/25/wordpress-6-2-server-performance-analysis-summary/
* Sustainability Team Proposal - https://make.wordpress.org/project/2023/05/30/proposal-establishment-of-a-formal-wordpress-sustainability-team/
* Gutenberg Phase 3 - https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/03/24/phase-3-collaboration/
* UX and Polish - https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/96
* The bird theme https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/10/06/introducing-twenty-twenty-two/
* Gutenberg Examples Repo - https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg-examples
* Quick Post - https://wordpress.org/plugins/quickpost/
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - Introduction
* (00:43) - Remembering the Site Editor
* (01:50) - Remembering the TT3 Theme Release
* (03:34) - What are WordPress themes now?
* (06:20) - Our WordPress "Pre-Phase 3" Wishlist
* (08:00) - A Unified Dashboard
* (10:11) - The track record of extensibility in WordPress
* (14:08) - Block Editor UI Nice-to-haves
* (15:56) - What's a "power user"?
* (17:21) - User Onboarding and Default Themes
* (19:26) - The Query Loop Block
* (20:46) - Writing Code Instead of Using UI
* (21:41) - The Different Types of Developer Documentation
* (26:59) - WordPress Scripts and Build Processes
* (32:43) - Classic and Hybrid WordPress
* (33:41) - Shortcodes are still out there
* (37:24) - Communication and Feedback in the Community
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May 29, 2023
Lessons from producing season 1 of viewSource
In this episode, Aurooba and Brian discuss the four main challenges they faced and learned from in while producing this first season of viewSource. They also dive into the side effects of producing viewSource and how it impacted other aspects of their professional lives. This all stemmed from a technical snaffu that lost them an episode they were looking forward to releasing but does segue well into the reflective period they find themselves as in as summer break approaches.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* Riverside – https://riverside.fm/
* Descript – https://www.descript.com/
* Krisp.ai – https://krisp.ai/
* Transistor.fm – https://transistor.fm
* Trello – https://trello.com
* GitHub Projects – https://docs.github.com/en/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects/learning-about-projects/about-projects
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - Introduction
* (00:16) - Re-recording but with a new topic
* (01:49) - Reflecting on this season so far
* (03:13) - Lesson 1: it all takes longer than you'd think
* (04:32) - Project managing the podcast
* (06:38) - Lesson 2: A lot of tools but never one that has it all
* (10:07) - A lot goes into creating the kind of show we wanted to create
* (11:50) - Lesson 3: The impact of AI on podcasting
* (14:29) - AI in the kitchen
* (15:21) - AI in the podcasting workflow
* (16:47) - Lesson 4: Traction is slower and faster than you'd think
* (18:43) - The focus was never on in-the-moment things
* (21:38) - Coders like to see the code
* (22:01) - Connecting with other developers
* (23:46) - The result of this podcast was more than just the podcast
* (25:33) - Outro
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May 22, 2023
Passing Props and Toggling an Element in React.js
Aurooba and Brian complete their accordion in React.js as part of their series on building an accordion block. They discuss how components are loaded into the Dom, binding a value to the className attribute, and thoughts on prop drilling. The episode ends with a preview of the rest of Season One and thoughts on viewSource Season Two.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
- Code from this episode - https://github.com/viewSourcePodcast/viewSource-blocks/tree/episode/accordion-content-on-page
- Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
- Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
00:00 Introduction
03:16 Previous code recap
06:54 Adding a key for looping elements
07:54 Components are not HTML elements
09:50 className
13:02 Doing expressions inside attributes
15:03 Adding CSS to our component
16:53 Prop drilling
19:10 useContext vs Prop Drilling
22:27 Attempting to remove a component
27:08 Next Steps for viewSource and Season 2
* (00:00) - E17 - React & Dom & Prop-Drilling
* (03:16) - Previous code recap
* (06:54) - Adding a key for looping elements
* (07:54) - Components are not HTML elements
* (09:50) - className
* (13:02) - Doing expressions inside attributes
* (15:03) - Adding CSS to our component
* (16:53) - Prop drilling
* (19:10) - useContext vs Prop Drilling
* (22:27) - Attempting to remove a component
* (27:08) - Next Steps for viewSource and Season 2
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May 15, 2023
Getting started with GitHub pull requests and review
Brian and Aurooba walk through the process of submitting a pull request in GitHub, reviewing it, and merging it into a repository – discussing best practices and perspectives to take as the reviewer and the reviewee in an ongoing pull request. In this case, the open source project was wphelpers.dev and Brian was adding a fantastic new helper: a searchable guide to the WordPress Icon library (@wordpress/icons), which they also take a look at.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* The searchable icon library – https://wphelpers.dev/icons
* The Post Status slack comment that prompted the creation of wphelpers.dev – https://poststatus.slack.com/archives/C0413TGQZ/p1645727796428859
* @wordpress/icons repo – https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/blob/3f5da7aa3b3b2f37301a498f401c7623d989bb9d/packages/icons/README.md
* @wordpress/icons visual reference – https://wordpress.github.io/gutenberg/?path=/docs/icons-icon--library
* Netlify deploy previews – https://docs.netlify.com/site-deploys/deploy-previews/
* Netlify collaborative drawer – https://www.netlify.com/products/deploy-previews/
* Brian's viral tweet thread about the searchable icon library – https://www.briancoords.com/building-the-wordpress-icon-library/
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - Introduction
* (00:13) - A tangent on wearing a uniform everyday
* (02:05) - Recapping v1 of this episode we had already recorded
* (02:42) - Getting into the topic: collaborating on GitHub
* (03:46) - Introducing wphelpers.dev and how it came to be
* (05:04) - How the searchable icon library guide came to be
* (06:12) - The portability of Gutenberg packages
* (07:20) - Walking through the searchable Icon Library
* (09:23) - How wp-scripts interacts with @wordpress/icons
* (09:51) - Our favourite uses for the searchable icon library
* (11:02) - Diving into the pull request
* (11:41) - Creating work-in-progress PRs
* (12:56) - Collaborating with the deploy preview feature in Netlify
* (13:14) - Getting feedback early on in the process
* (14:16) - The netlify collaboration drawer
* (15:07) - The ideal opening comment on a PR
* (16:27) - Requesting a review in GitHub
* (16:49) - Determing the right time to request a review
* (17:47) - The features of an official review in GitHub
* (20:53) - Making new issues from incoming feedback
* (21:27) - Creating trackable history in GitHub
* (25:13) - Requesting changes through reviews in GitHub
* (26:13) - The code view in PRs and its features
* (27:40) - GitHub reviews allow you to post your comments holistically
* (30:23) - Automatic deployment with Netlify
* (31:35) - Using the right tool for the situation
* (33:21) - Discovering the existing icon library visual reference
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May 8, 2023
Explore one of the coolest new features of WordPress 6.2
Aurooba and Brian explore the new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor that landed in WordPress 6.2, and how handy it would be in scenarios where they've had to use regular expressions to modify HTML in their WordPress projects. They then walk through a function using the new processor to inline and safely modify SVGs, ways they could improve the function and take advantage of the processor's capabilities more, and discuss other ways the processor could enhance complicated filtering of rendered output in WordPress.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* The code from this episode – https://github.com/viewSourcePodcast/viewSource-blocks/tree/episode/html-tag-processor
* Aurooba's post with a walkthrough of the code – https://aurooba.com/inline-svgs-in-your-wordpress-code-with-this-helper-function/
* The Dev Note – https://github.com/WordPress/gu…
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May 1, 2023
Managing State in React
Aurooba and Brian are back with the series on building with React inside WordPress! In this episode, they dive into how state works in React and why ternary expressions are more common in JavaScript than they are in PHP. They break down the code of the accordion they've been building in React over the course of this series, focussing on exactly how it manages which item stays open or closed.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* The code from the episode – https://github.com/viewSourcePodcast/viewSource-blocks/tree/add/accordion-block-components
* The React series playlist – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtmY2Ck_6i0&list=PLqKZJzLBhX4LYt7vhrs3CvJdPrWBugPJ9
* The episode on debugging in WordPress – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g0Mlh71PYk
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://au…
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Apr 24, 2023
Transitioning from ACF Flexible Content Fields to ACF Blocks
In this episode, Aurooba and Brian discuss his recent recent experience speaking at WordCamp Phoenix. Then, they dig into the presentation topic: transitioning from Advanced Custom Fields Flexible Content Rows to ACF Blocks. The conversation ranges from what it takes to learn a new workflow to understanding the limitations of the block editor.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* Brian's WCPHX Talk (with slides and code) - https://www.briancoords.com/phoenix/
* WordCamp Phoenix Livestreams https://www.youtube.com/@wcphx/streams
* Let’s Build a Custom Block in 15 Minutes by Nick Diego - https://nickdiego.com/wcus-2022/
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
00:00:00 Our First WordCamps
00:04:20 Brian spoke at WordCamp Phoenix
00:08:33 Our histories with ACF
00:09:24 The age…
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Apr 17, 2023
Tips on how to to debug your WordPress code
On today's episode, Aurooba manufactures a little bug in her code and then Brian helps debug what's going on. As they debug the code, they discuss the high level approach to debugging, some helpful WordPress tools to make finding problems easier, and discuss the role coding standards can have in helping you debug better.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
Query Monitor – https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/query-monitor/
Using either option or options in ACF – https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/get_field/#get-a-value-from-different-objects
The code from this episode – https://github.com/viewSourcePodcast/viewSource-blocks/blob/debug-episode/functions.php
Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
viewSource Newsletter – https://viewsource.fm/subscribe
* (00:00) - Introdu…
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Apr 10, 2023
Reusable Components in React
Aurooba and Brian convert their simple React accordion into separate, reusable components and discuss the importance of components as foundational parts of the web. Next, they show how to use React devtools in Chrome to quickly examine and debug your components. Finally, they dig into the code with a focus on passing and destructuring the data you pass via props.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* Code from this episode
* React Developer Tools
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - Introduction
* (01:19) - Components as foundational parts of the web
* (03:33) - Recap of our series so far
* (04:15) - Using React devtools in Chrome
* (08:31) - Our AccordionItem Component
* (13:32) - Passing props and destructuring
* (19:20) - How many components is to…
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Apr 3, 2023
Building an accessible accordion
Aurooba and Brian dig into the semantics of not only what makes an accordion accessible, but also why a11y should be a first class consideration when you build anything on the web. They also explore how different ARIA tags work and what they indicate, taking a previously inaccessible accordion and transforming it into something navigable visually, with a keyboard, and with other assistive devices. Along the way, they also think out loud about the definition of an accordion and what that really means.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* Source code for this episode – https://github.com/viewSourcePodcast/viewSource-blocks/tree/add/accordion-block-a11y
* Coding inclusive collapsible sections – https://inclusive-components.design/collapsible-sections/
* ARIA Guide to Accordions – https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/accordion/…
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Mar 27, 2023
What is a React Component?
Building on our simple React app, Aurooba demonstrates a component and sets up state to track variables. While discussing return statements, Brian cringes about JSX and mixing HTML with JavaScript. They also discuss how a function can return more than one variable in modern JavaScript.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* The source code from the episode – https://github.com/viewSourcePodcast/viewSource-blocks/tree/add/accordion-block
* @wordpress/scripts – https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/packages/packages-scripts/
* @wordpress/element - https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/packages/packages-element/
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - Introduction
* (01:10) - The Return in React Components
* (07…
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Mar 20, 2023
Getting started with React inside WordPress
Dig into what React is and how it works, especially inside WordPress, with Aurooba and Brian as they set up the basic environment and load up a little React component inside a WordPress post. Part one of a series of episodes where they'll transform their code into a working accordion block.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* The source code from the episode – https://github.com/viewSourcePodcast/viewSource-blocks/tree/add/accordion-block
* @wordpress/scripts – https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/packages/packages-scripts/
* Wes Bos' courses – https://wesbos.com/courses
* The "Learn JavaScript Deeply" moment in WordPress history – https://youtu.be/TX6dXRL-jPU?t=3536
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - Introduction
* (00…
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Mar 13, 2023
Communicating When You Work Remotely
Two long-time remote workers share their history and their best practices for working from home. Aurooba covers how to socialize yourself and fight loneliness, and Brian shares his tips for creating boundaries when you have five kids outside your office door all day. They discuss some of the tools they use, the best ways to have asynchronous conversations, and how to tame Slack.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* Cal Newport
* How to communicate effectively as a developer
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - Introduction
* (04:05) - Our first remote jobs
* (07:53) - Overall thoughts on remote work
* (08:51) - Socializing and loneliness in remote work
* (11:33) - Tools and rituals for creating boundaries
* (13:44) - Chrome versus Safari
* (17:46) -…
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Mar 6, 2023
Building Websites with CSS Frameworks like Bootstrap
Brian walks Aurooba through how Bootstrap works and the conversation turns into a discussion about common design languages and the core concepts of CSS most people, frameworks, and systems employ. They also talk about the role frameworks like Bootstrap play in modern WordPress development and whether they are even necessary. 🤔
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* Bootstrap documentation – https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.0/getting-started/introduction/
* Bootstrap variables.scss file – https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/main/scss/_variables.scss
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - Introduction
* (07:39) - The history of Bootstrap
* (10:32) - The pros and cons of Bootstrap
* (14:56) - Cascading style decisions with Bootstrap
* (17:12) - The va…
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Feb 27, 2023
Exploring Different Kinds of Gutenberg Blocks
Continuing where they left off, Aurooba and Brian recap their experience with ACF Blocks. Next, they look at two different ways to create native WordPress blocks: using nested inner blocks and using React components. They discuss the pros and cons of all three methods, how to plan your blocks, and when to just use block patterns.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* The code from the episode - https://github.com/viewSourcePodcast/viewSource-blocks
* Brian + ACF Team – https://twitter.com/briancoords/status/1620442914110447619
* Brian’s ACF Blog Post - https://www.briancoords.com/documentation-for-dummies-like-me/
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - Part 2: ACF Blocks vs Native Blocks
* (00:12) - Introduction and ACF's documentation
* (03:02) - Review…
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Feb 20, 2023
Digging into ACF Blocks for the WordPress Block Editor
Aurooba and Brian dig into ACF Blocks and how taking a design from mockup to built with the Block Editor requires a mindset adjustment. They also talk through the code of a real ACF Block, coding LIVE on the episode and discussing the pros and cons of ACF Blocks versus native blocks – with support from GitHub Copilot, of course.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* ACF Blocks – https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/blocks/
* Brian's website – https://briancoords.com/
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
* (00:00) - Digging into ACF Blocks for the Block Editor
* (01:18) - Our ACF origin stories
* (03:38) - Switching to ACF Blocks from Flexible Content Rows
* (06:32) - The pros and cons of JSON
* (08:18) - Building blocks without a build process
* (09:20) - The two main types of blocks
* (12:34) - W…
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Feb 13, 2023
Starting a New Project
Brian gets Aurooba to spill all the details about how she starts a new client website project. They discuss the tech stack, when to use WordPress, using plugins versus custom coding, and more. Then they dig into her project management and communication best practices, including her preposterous claim that she’s actually taught clients how to record and send her Loom videos. Oh- and they each share their best stories of projects that went completely off the rails.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* Brian's website – https://briancoords.com/
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
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Feb 6, 2023
Local WordPress Environments
Today’s episode explores the range of local WordPress environments, starting with MAMP and making it to Docker, Vagrant, and Local WP. Brian discusses the built-in WordPress local dev tool, @wordpress/env and the state of documentation. Somewhere along the way, Aurooba explains the difference between mamp-stacks and Docker.
Local WP doesn't use Docker or any kind of virtualization anymore. Thanks for the correction, Andy! Learn more about that change here.
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ServerPress is Shutting Down - https://wptavern.com/serverpress-is-shutting-down
Local WP - https://localwp.com/
Block Editor Handbook - @wordpress/env - https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/packages/packages-env/
MAMP PRO - https://www.mamp.info/en/mamp-pro/windows/
DevKinsta - https://kinsta.com/devkinsta/
Kana by Chris Wei…
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Jan 30, 2023
GitHub Copilot
Listen in as Aurooba and Brian recount their experience of trying out GitHub Copilot, debate its gender (!!), how it will affect developers in and out of the WordPress space, and what the current and possible future ethical concerns could be with AI coders. And it wouldn’t be a conversation between them if they didn’t digress into a tangent or two, of course.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
GitHub Copilot – https://github.com/features/copilot
ChatGPT – https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/
Watch ChatGPT and Midjourney build a complete website – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I3NTE4cn5s
Brian's article about GitHub CoPilot on MasterWP – https://masterwp.com/getting-cozy-with-github-copilot/
Brian's website – https://briancoords.com/
Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
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Jan 23, 2023
Introducing viewSource
Introducing viewSource: a weekly conversation around tech, web development, and WordPress with hosts Aurooba Ahmed and Brian Coords. Listen in to learn a little about the hosts, their backgrounds, and the types of conversations you can expect to eavesdrop on in future episodes.
A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!
* viewSource website - https://viewsource.fm
* Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
* Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com
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