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Generating $10,000 Per Month from a Freemium Business Model
Having an easy-to-use and reliable product is key. However, due to the fact that the WordPress plugin ecosystem is a pretty crowded space, this is not enough anymore. You need to do a lot of reaching out and work on quality content to get noticed. Read here the inspiring story of TranslatePress's journey.
PHP 8 Will Include a JIT Compiler!
First JIT compilers (which stands for “just in time”) are just a cool idea. Rather than up-front optimization, you get to do it as it’s necessary. But that they’re coming to PHP 8 isn’t the only news. It’s awesome that PHP will get a JIT in PHP 8 means that we can expect that server-side language of WordPress (which has already been steadily getting faster for the last 5 years), will get better. Pretty great!
WordCamp Asia Proposed for 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand
The organizers of WordCamp Asia, a brand new regional WordCamp, have published a proposal for making Bangkok, Thailand, the host city for a 2-3 day event in early 2020. They are currently planning for February or March to avoid clashing with other regional WordCamps (WCEU, WCUS).