Category: WordCamps

  • WordCamp Asia 2024 Slide Deck

    WordCamp Asia 2024 Slide Deck

    Last week I gave my talk at WordCamp Asia 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan. I was really happy with how it went! It was so cool to see my talk live translated into Chinese, and AI captioning for 57 languages(!) was available through a third-party service during the event. Completely by chance, Matt Cool from the…

  • Next stop: Taiwan

    Next stop: Taiwan

    I’m excited to share that my submission to speak at the second edition of WordCamp Asia in Taipei, Taiwan was accepted! Traveling to Bangkok, Thailand to speak at WordCamp Asia in 2023 was one of my highlights of the year. I’ve covered my talk “Migrating WordPress Core to GitHub Actions: A Retrospective” in previous posts,…

  • Speaking applications: a pet peeve

    Speaking applications: a pet peeve

    There’s one super common question on event speaker applications (especially for WordCamps) that often trips me up. I think there’s a better way to gather the same information while providing more flexibility to organizers.

  • WordCamp Asia Talk Recording

    WordCamp Asia Talk Recording

    In February, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to speak at the first ever WordCamp Asia. My topic was Migrating WordPress Core to GitHub Actions: A Retrospective: In late 2020, WordPress Core started a multi-phase migration to move its automated testing to GitHub Actions. This talk will revisit this process to share what was…

  • Migrating WordPress Core to GitHub Actions: A Retrospective

    Migrating WordPress Core to GitHub Actions: A Retrospective

    I just left the stage at WordCamp Asia after giving my talk “Migrating WordPress Core to GitHub Actions: A Retrospective”. Below you’ll find my slides. If you have any questions about, feel free to leave them in the comments!

  • Speaking at WordCamp Asia 2023

    Speaking at WordCamp Asia 2023

    Today is finally the day! I’ll be speaking at the first WordCamp Asia at 4:50PM Indochina Time (4:50AM EST). The fact of speaking at flagship WordCamp aside, I’m really excited to share my talk “Migrating WordPress Core to GitHub Actions: A Retrospective” with everyone. I was supposed to give this talk at WordCamp Europe in…

  • Preparing for a WordCamp Contributor Day

    Preparing for a WordCamp Contributor Day

    If you’re planning to attend Contributor Day at WordCamp Asia (or any other Contributor Day) and indicated you were interested in the Core team, then this post is for you. The number one thing that I recommend to first time contributors heading to Contributor Day is to prepare before heading to the event. Conference WiFi…

  • Closing the book on WordCamp Boston 2020

    Closing the book on WordCamp Boston 2020

    Today, the cancellation of WordCamp Boston 2020 was officially announced. It was a really hard decision to make. I know that many people (including myself) look forward to the event every year. But, I fully believe it is the right decision to make. In the announcement post, I provided a very detailed breakdown of the…

  • What Makes A Good Conference Badge?

    What Makes A Good Conference Badge?

    Last week at WordCamp Europe, I found myself thinking about what makes a good conference badge. I thought I’d collect my thoughts for the purpose of feedback and to see if others felt the same way. Note: planning conferences is hard. I applaud the WordCamp Europe team for trying something new with their badges. But,…

  • Caching Checks: WordCamp Atlanta

    Caching Checks: WordCamp Atlanta

    Today I gave a talk at WordCamp Atlanta about caching called “Caching Checks.” In case you missed it, or if you were there and would like to revisit what I talked about, here are my slides!