• WordPress, React, and The Future

    WordPress, React, and The Future

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    On September 14, Matt Mullenweg announced that WordPress was rethinking its use of the React.js library due to Facebook’s clarification on its patents. The short story: Facebook released React under a modified “open-source-ish” license (called BSD+Patents) that allow them to judiciously revoke the patent if a service violates the terms of service (specifically, if they…

  • WordPress 2.7

    WordPress 2.7

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    WordPress 2.7 is nothing short of amazing.  The WordPress team (and 150 others from the community) went back to the drawing board and redesigned the interface from the ground up.  It’s absolutely beautiful, and a testament to great design and an amazing user interface.  But it’s not just pretty, it’s awesome under the hood! Never…