956: Should I Keep Using WordPress?
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
In this potluck episode, Wes and Scott answer your questions about paid vs. free SSL, the state of frontend jobs, headless WordPress trade-offs, organizing TypeScript types, and more!
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:51 Recapping the GitHub Meetup
- 05:14 Is there any real benefit to picking a paid SSL over Let's Encrypt?
- 08:03 Is the pure frontend role disappearing?
- 11:17 Is the gravy train over for software devs?
- 20:48 How Scott automates versioning with GitHub Actions
- 25:16 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 25:41 Thoughts on VS Code alternatives and the rise of Zed
- 33:01 Should I switch to headless WordPress or continue rolling my own PHP templates?
- 37:33 How do you organize TypeScript types in a frontend project?
- 40:55 How do I continue to level up as a developer?
- 45:36 Stay in a comfortable job or embrace new challenges?
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