WordCamp Grand Rapids 2014 was an absolute blast this year. We attended in 2013 for the first time which was excellent and have been excited ever since for 2014. This time, I was privileged enough to be asked to speak, not once but twice at this fantastic event.
The entire event was great and I thoroughly enjoyed all the presentations and meeting so many awesome people.
Both of my talks were a blast and I was thrilled to receive lots of great feedback. Here are links to my slides as well as all the tweets from kind folks who attended my presentations:
Watching @MrKyleMaurer pic.twitter.com/EgihKkmI4I
— build/create studios (@buildcreate) August 15, 2014
Now up #DontFearTheCode by @MrKyleMaurer #WCGR pic.twitter.com/at6HXL1SZT
— Greg Rokisky 🏳️🌈🦄🍉 (@GregRokisky) August 15, 2014
"If we don't understand code, we'll experience limitations." –@MrKyleMaurer #DontFearTheCode #WCGR
— Greg Rokisky 🏳️🌈🦄🍉 (@GregRokisky) August 15, 2014
Love that presenter @MrKyleMaurer wants to make sure we Do. Not. Fear. The. Code. #wcgr
— Rose Tantraphol (@thecuriousrose) August 15, 2014
Must have been an early release of #WordPress! @MrKyleMaurer shares an obscure Abraham Lincoln #quote at #wcgr pic.twitter.com/89ccX3l67p
— WordCamp GR (@WCGrandRapids) August 15, 2014
Love that so many hands go up when @MrKyleMaurer asks who has had the white screen of death when on a #WordPress website. #handraised #wcgr
— Rose Tantraphol (@thecuriousrose) August 15, 2014
"Why are we so resistant to code?" –@MrKyleMaurer #DontFearTheCode #WCGR
— Greg Rokisky 🏳️🌈🦄🍉 (@GregRokisky) August 15, 2014
Love the quotes in @MrKyleMaurer 's talk. Citation needed though. pic.twitter.com/vQZ9ZWHyhe
— ian wilson (@wilsonography) August 15, 2014
"Misconceptions surrounding code had me thinking that code was hard; it really is logical." –@MrKyleMaurer #DontFearTheCode #WCGR
— Greg Rokisky 🏳️🌈🦄🍉 (@GregRokisky) August 15, 2014
"The English language is harder than PHP and learning to code." –@MrKyleMaurer #DontFearTheCode #WCGR
— Greg Rokisky 🏳️🌈🦄🍉 (@GregRokisky) August 15, 2014
"The English language is soooooooo much more complex than coding." ~@MrKyleMaurer #wcgr
— Steve Bennett (@BigActual) August 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/skarritt/statuses/500351980762845184
Another obscure quote about web development by @MrKyleMaurer at #wcgr 🙂 pic.twitter.com/GMQOdIm6Za
— Luke Rumley 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 🙏 (@lukerumley) August 15, 2014
"Say 'yes' to jobs that require you to do things you don't know how to do." ~@MrKyleMaurer #wcgr @RhondaiTalent
— Jeremy Darko (@jeremydarko) August 15, 2014
Don't discount. Don't do favors. Don't compete on pricing. You are not doing anyone a favor by undercharging. @MrKyleMaurer #wcgr
— Rose Tantraphol (@thecuriousrose) August 15, 2014
"Nobody is being helped by charging a small amount for coding services." –@MrKyleMaurer #DontFearTheCode #WCGR
— Greg Rokisky 🏳️🌈🦄🍉 (@GregRokisky) August 15, 2014
1, 2, 5! Theme Customization Best Practices
Another session by @MrKyleMaurer on "@WordPress Theme Customization Best Practices" #ThemeTips #WCGR
— Greg Rokisky 🏳️🌈🦄🍉 (@GregRokisky) August 16, 2014
Essentially, @MrKyleMaurer is saying: if you're not using a child theme, you should be. #wcgr
— mike: mustache mode (@mikerapin) August 16, 2014
"There's almost no instance where we want to edit the parent theme." @MrKyleMaurer #wcgr
— mike: mustache mode (@mikerapin) August 16, 2014
Trust @MrKyleMaurer and don't ever edit your parent theme or plugins directly #ThemeTips #WCGR
— Greg Rokisky 🏳️🌈🦄🍉 (@GregRokisky) August 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/skarritt/statuses/500666800502476801
Thanks everyone for the comments and for attending. See you all at the next WordCamp!