crafting user experiences • always learning • principal engineer @webdevstudios
London, ON
Joined April 2010
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Amor retweeted
Trend I'm seeing:
Developers add complex layers on top of agentic coding tools using skills, instructions, custom loops, agents, MCPs, memory systems, scripts, etc.
Then, the harnesses and models get better, and the layer is no longer necessary.
In many cases the extra complexity is actually harmful - it burns more tokens for worse results.
Amor retweeted
I look at it differently
I think most people I knew got into the industry because they really liked coding. Now that AI is in the process of affecting every part of that industry its not the ego that is being shattered but process of the craft we got paid to do and loved is being shattered.
But of course I think there is many things to be excited about and I do think that even though the old way is going to fade out over the years for the majority of programmers, there is still so much amazing things you can do.
Not a doomer
Amor retweeted
Kwame Ture: "If you were a slave and I were your master, and the only way for you to be free was to strike you blow to kill me, what would you do?"
Learned this the hard way building headless WordPress sites
A lot of people are now going to learn the hard way that, yes, Wordpress have an “open-source export standard,” but that their content is still fully locked-in by all of the design assumptions of their templates, messy HTML rich text, and idiosyncratic data structures of their plugins.
So if you’re about to re-platform, do take the opportunity to move into structured content.
Amor retweeted
Looks like #wordpress drama has escalated again, I can no longer use the admin for wpengine websites 💀
"I love WordPress and am a big advocate for using it where possible but sometimes it's not the right tool for every job."
💯
We weighed up options last year, but as the survey is a collaboration between the ACF and @wpengine UX Research teams, they used systems and tools that are designed for the job, have less setup, and they have used before.
I take your point though, we could have used ACF and WordPress to build it. But then some of our ACF engineers would have to build the survey, structure the data, create the reports - taking them away from plugin development.
I love WordPress and am a big advocate for using it where possible but sometimes it's not the right tool for every job. 🔨
I can’t wait!
Who's going to @WordCampCanada, eh? These two team members from WebDevStudios are!
If you see Amor and Xavi at #WCEH, say hello. They love talking about #WordPress!
ALT WordCamp Canada, July 11-13. Amor Kumar, Principal Engineer, and Xavi Aguilar, Senior Project Manager. WebDevStudios logo.
It's #5FTF at @webdevstudios again today!! Today I'm working on some updates to the build processes for our open source #WordPress block theme starter wds-bt!
I’ve logged in to countless WordPress admin dashboards. The clutter of plugins is often overwhelming 🙈. Let’s look at four essential plugins that adhere to WordPress design principles and enhance functionality without overwhelming users! 👇🏽
itsamoreh.dev/four-wordpress…
Hey @arcinternet are there plans to update the iPad app soon? It's the last thing I need to fully ditch every other browser. Even just expanding the UI and leaving everything else the same would be amazing.
They did it!! xitter.cf/juliaroggatz/status/18…
Amor retweeted
Great to see more examples of agencies using fully block-based themes for higher end / high traffic / content rich sites.
via @humanmadeltd
humanmade.com/wordpress-for-…
Amor retweeted
Care about the content administration experience.
Make sites that are lovely on the front and easy to manage too.
Seriously.
I'm not perfect at it, but I strive to get better with every project.
#WordPress #webdev
WordPress' core code block does not wrap text. But sometimes it's nice for long lines to wrap.
Learn how to create a code block style that enables wrapping! 👇🏽
itsamoreh.dev/create-a-wordp…
