Category: The Process

After 20+ years in full-stack web development and DevOps, I’ve learned that one of the most valuable things I can do as a leader isn’t solving problems for my team—it’s teaching them how to solve problems themselves. The Challenge of Stepping Back When a developer on your team encounters an issue with their Docker container…

Leading remote development teams comes with special challenges. You need to think carefully about how you lead, communicate, and organize your team. In my years of managing remote tech teams, I’ve found that success depends on being clear about what you expect, who does what, and how things get done. Building Trust First Trust is…

Introduction After two decades in the WordPress ecosystem, I’ve witnessed numerous evolutionary leaps—from the introduction of custom post types to the paradigm shift of Gutenberg. Yet none has offered more transformative potential than the headless approach. Decoupling WordPress’s content management capabilities from its presentation layer represents not merely a technical variation but a fundamental reimagining…

This is the final post in our three-part series on “The Business of WordPress Architecture,” where we explore the professional aspects of being a WordPress Architect beyond just the technical skills. Introduction After exploring client relationships and project management in the previous posts, we now arrive at what many consider the most challenging aspect of…

This is the second post in our three-part series on “The Business of WordPress Architecture,” where we explore the professional aspects of being a WordPress Architect beyond just the technical skills. Introduction After two decades architecting WordPress solutions, I’ve come to recognize a fundamental truth: technical excellence alone doesn’t deliver successful projects. The most elegantly…

Look, I’ve been in the trenches for over twenty years now. When I first started out, we were arguing about version control and whether comments were necessary. Now? I’m watching AI transform how my team works every single day, and frankly, I couldn’t be more excited about it. The Mental Drain Nobody Talks About Last…

This is the first post in our three-part series on “The Business of WordPress Architecture,” where we explore the professional aspects of being a WordPress Architect beyond just the technical skills. Introduction After spending more than two decades architecting WordPress solutions for clients across dozens of industries, I’ve learned that technical expertise is only half…