Posts on development — Page 13

An encouragement for developers intimidated by the command line — why the CLi isn't as scary as it looks, and how tools like zsh, iTerm2, and OhMyZSH can make it genuinely enjoyable to work in.

A walkthrough for setting up and configuring linter plugins in the Atom text editor — covering both the Preferences UI and the APM command-line tool for package installation.

How to install and configure SublimeLinter and its language-specific plugins in Sublime Text 3 via Package Control — the right way to get real-time linting in your editor.

A guide to installing the prerequisite linters for your development workflow — PHPCS with WordPress Coding Standards, JSHint, JSCS, and SCSS-Lint — before wiring them into your editor.

A step-by-step Mac developer environment setup covering Node.js, Ruby, Git, Homebrew, PHP, and Composer — the foundation needed before adding tools like Sass, Grunt, or Bower.

A look at whether WP_Query hides too much from WordPress developers — the performance blind spots that come from treating the database as a black box, and why using Query Monitor is eye-opening.

How using Trello as a blog idea bank makes it easier to write consistently — capturing random ideas in a card-based format so you always have something to write about when you sit down.

A guide to all the places you need to update your site URL after migrating to WP Engine — the database, wp-config.php, and the WP Engine dashboard — and why settings alone won't cut it.

A practical look at card-consolidating payment tools like Apple Pay and Coin after months of daily use — weighing their convenience against real-world adoption gaps and the security tradeoffs between them.