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On Core REST API Authentication
Having an API is well and good, but if there are no ways for third-party apps to actually authenticate and use the API, it’s not very useful. Background While the framework for the REST API was merged into WordPress Core with the 4.4 release, the only means of using any endpoints that currently require authentication…
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Dancing to a Calypso Beat
Sidenote: I wrote this article two months back, at WordCamp US, and am only now getting around to posting it. Sorry for the delay. A few months ago, the culmination of nearly two years of internal work was open-sourced to the world. A new WordPress admin interface built by Automattic on top of Javascript technologies…
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Two-Factor in the Real World
I’m locked out of my Apple account. I know my password. I still have my cell phone number that is set as a recovery number. So how could I be locked out? Several months back, I changed my cell carrier to Project Fi — the Google amalgamation of T-Mobile, Sprint, and WiFi networks to provide better…
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Perfect Faro Shuffles
Faro Shuffling is a technique where two packets of cards are pressed together and stitch themselves together, one to one. It takes a goodly amount of practice to actually pull it off reliably, but if you can, it’s a tremendously fun skill to have. There are two primary kinds of faros performed on a 52-card deck,…
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DIY Halloween Costume Smoke
I’m currently experimenting with possibilities for making a combo halloween costume that I could wear with my daughter this year, and I’d always wanted to be able to add a flair of the dramatic to costumes, and smoke is one of the best ways to do it. Especially when it’s just a touch here or…
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Safari is the new IE
Originally posted on Read the Tea Leaves: Last weekend I attended EdgeConf, a conference populated by many of the leading lights in the web industry. It featured panel talks and breakout sessions with a focus on technologies that are just now starting to emerge in browsers, so there was a lot of lively discussion around…
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Understanding Security Holes
Just finished my talk on Secure Code at WordCamp Philly 2015! Thanks to everyone who came, here are my slides: https://cloudup.com/cOIAV5pcWPO
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Suffragette Landslide
A friend shared a trailer of the upcoming movie Suffragette on Facebook yesterday. Apart from the fact that the movie itself looks amazing, I was struck by the stunningly beautiful rendition of Landslide overlaid on the second half. I was immediately taken aback. It sounded very reminiscent of Imogen Heap, but then again, not. I…
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Please Don’t Hack Core
Especially to neuter Core’s ability to upgrade itself. Also, I apparently fail at remembering to paste in context links: https://t.co/K2sUiRrBKH — george stephanis toots on mastodon (@daljo628) May 11, 2015 After I published this, I had someone from cPanel reach out to have a more in depth conversation than it’s really possible to manage in…
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Frameworks: It’s dangerous to go alone.
I get the feeling, quite often, that frameworks get the short end of the stick in the popular mindset. You’ll often hear things like “Yes, they’re useful for a beginner maybe, but if you’re a professional developer, you shouldn’t need them.” “They’re sluggish.” “They add bulk to a project.” “You clearly haven’t optimized enough.” Honestly,…
Code monkey get up, get coffee…
George Stephanis 