Things are finally getting to a point of slowdown…somewhat anyway. Still very busy at work and at my personal business, but finally getting unburied to the point that I actually had time to write this. I do miss it, and there have been so many things happen and change. So many new blog start-ups, a lot of people struggling like me to find the time or post as often. I’ve done my best to still read here and there but I’ve really in the end have had to just read a few of the *favorites*.
So how do you unthaw a dormant blog, especially one this dormant? I’m not really sure to be honest. Hopefully I still have some of my good readers here and there.
Things to say or things I have not commented on yet:
No more Nice4Rice!!! Yeah, I know, its really old news by now, but I have not been blogging. That is definitely a blog I miss. I definitely understand Spud’s reasonings, but that type of article writing and his absolutely great reviews, I will sorely miss.
I do still plan on creating more PHP Hero cards. I am still a very active PHP programmer, although I have not been able to touch the notes in forever. I mentioned the next upcoming card being one to honor Ed, but then to go without creating one, what kind of a** am I? Just a busy one, I apologize. That will still be the very next card I create, and then, after that, you will see the very first PHP Hero card for a lucky lady…I can say no more…
I still struggle with keeping a blog that is a WordPress blog. It really makes no sense for a php developer to do so, I guess in the end it is just a convenience factor. A matter of convenience in regards to making it easy to post as well as just my pure laziness of not wanting to migrate to something else. Perhaps if I had more time I would look into the other options out there. WordPress really has the ability to be something so much greater, I really wish they would take in all the advice and ideas in a non-hostile manner. I definitely understand why WordPress is number 1 - I just wish the responsibility they have as being the most popular would lead them towards some very needed improvements.
My family is doing quite well. I have the greatest times with my Wife and kids. Really, every free minute has been going towards spending time with them. And it has definitely been the most valued moments in my life.
I hope all of you out there are doing great and if you are reading this, thank you very much for hanging out there, keeping subscribed, or just stopping by. I appreciate all of you probably more than you know.
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Good to see you blogging again, I’ve missed you!
So, what would you change in WordPress?
Holy Moly, look who’s back! Right, let me add you back to my RSS feeds… okay, done. Yes, Nice4Rice is closed, but I’m still blogging as myself on my personal blog.
Let me echo Saman and ask what you would change in Wordpress?
Hello Nick,
Thanks for stopping by! You are still one that I wish to honor, so I have updated the link in my blogroll to point to your current site. I hope the little one is doing well!
In response to Saman & Nick in regards to WordPress:
My BIGGEST dislike - they have not joined or agree with the gophp5 movement. They refuse to drop the reliance of php4 code. It is irresponsible and malicious to use coding styles that have since been upgraded, improved, made more secure. php4 will officially no longer be supported very soon. No longer supported means that any security flaws, bugs, or anything of that sort will no longer be fixed. Wordpress absolutely needs to upgrade to php5 coding! php6 will be released just about the same time as php4’s demise. Is it a whole lot to ask for them to simply upgrade their code? Many other php based CMS setups have pledged the upgrade to php5, including one of the other big ones - Drupal.
Wordpress also is not structured in a way that you would expect the number one blogging app to be coded. If you look at the code, there is little to no OOP coding. Much of the coding is structured in a way that it eats up much more of the system resources than necessary.
Thats a little there for you both to mull over - I just think they are being irresponsible with all the people that use them - thats all.
Hopefully the dev team will focus on back-end improvements on the next version of WordPress - especially with so many users getting Dugg and Stumbled…
I feared as much. My web host (xwebhosting) says they can only upgrade me to php5 if I move my account (a dozen websites) onto a new server and point the nameservers there. Too much hassle for now.
If there’s a better alternative to Wordpress, people will switch to it… and I can’t wait! A bit of competition here will beneift bloggers the most.
You must be really busy. Hope you get back to blogging soon! Or maybe make a monthly quick update on everything.
I miss all the blogs that I used to visit… they’re all "dead" now
I just recently started blogging and have found wordpress to be a nice intro into it. I haven’t found any limitations to it but then again, I have only just started.
I plan on taking some PHP courses in the future so maybe then I’ll understand what limitations you are talking about.
Thanks,
Sammy