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WordCamp Asia 2020 Is Cancelled
Due to the recent COVID-19 concerns in the region, Matt Mullenweg has decided to cancel WordCamp Asia 2020.
Musings About Building Websites out of (WordPress) Blocks
If individual blocks are to thrive and sustain dynamic sites, they need to get swinging, for a living. Blocks need to be smart enough to establish relationships, to adapt to changing environments. Otherwise, they are not much better than bricks in a wall — useful, but dumb.
Why Raising WordPress’ Minimum PHP Version Won’t Make It a Modern PHP Project
If WordPress wants to retain developers in the long run, it needs to do more than just bump its minimum PHP version. It needs to find a way to bridge how it does things with the way PHP does things now. This will require that it modernizes its outdated PHP development practices.