You’re more than welcome to call me a show-off, but in reality, you should know that I am proudly sharing what I did in 2016, why I did it, and what I plan to do in 2017. That’s just who I am. Deal with it! \ud83d\ude0e (or don’t)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n As you grow up, the profession you choose becomes a big part of your life. The other day, I read a case study which stated a surprising fact that many of us spend half our lives in building a dream house only to spend hardly 30% of our day inside it.<\/p>\n Which is true, you put in ten hours of the job (eight for the actual job and two for your lunch break and stuff), at least two to three hours of commute, three more if you have kids whom you have to pick up from school. That’s about 16+ hours a day! Most people only go home to sleep<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This makes me believe more in my career choice, which is a remote job. I work remotely from home, or sometimes in a cafe, or while traveling, etc. you get the idea! That’s why I love what I do. But there’s more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n I have had been professionally committed<\/a> to the most famous open source CMS called WordPress. WordPress has made a strong impression on my life<\/strong>. This year, WordPress has become more personal to me than any other piece of software code, ever could. You’ll read about it more at the end (#NoSpoilers<\/strong>).<\/p>\n Regular Core Contribution<\/strong>: In 2016, I contributed to all the major versions released for WordPress. Let’s take a look.<\/p>\n 4.5: Contributions to WordPress 4.5 Coleman<\/a>!<\/strong>2016: Professionally!<\/strong>#<\/a><\/h2>\n
Passionate Commitment to WordPress<\/strong>#<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u2014 To be honest, my contributions are quite minimal, this time, I worked with Eric Lewis<\/a> \u2014 Network Architecture Cartographer at The NewYork Times and core committer at WordPress, to replace in the networks and sites<\/strong>: usage of \u201cblog\u201d with \u201csite\u201d in docs. WordPress has outgrown itself from just a blog to a complete CMS. It\u2019s only fair we address the lingo.<\/p>\n
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Well, hello there. Thanks for stopping by.<\/p>\n
It looks like you\u2019re interested in getting to know me better. Well, I\u2019m happy to oblige. You see, for the last couple of years, I publish these detailed and extensive \u2018Year-in-Review<\/a>\u2019 posts to keep track of my progress, changes, achievements, and more. Mostly to help fight that silly imposter syndrome \u2014 but hey it makes for a good read. If you\u2019d like to know who I am and what I stand for, then read the following:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n I have so much to talk about. And I have incredible news to share with all of you at the end of this post. Anywho, let’s get to it.<\/p>\n Showoff<\/strong>! Yes, that’s precisely the word with which I wanted to start this article. And yes, I know what you are thinking. But hey, I have a story to tell. You see, I come from a diverse background. Tech is not as much common here as it is in the US. Even in the global aspect of things, people do not generally understand software developers and especially what we do at work (\u2014 except for sitting in front of a screen all day and night long).<\/p>\n This was exactly the reason why I started looking for different online communities more than a decade ago. Ten years ago I found WordPress, I became a developer and started giving back to the community. This led me to be part of a great online family \u2014 the WordPress community.<\/p>\n I love what I do, which is why I like to share it with everyone else. In my real life, not many people understand what is that I do. Most of the members of my family are Doctors or Electrical Engineers (so am I!), but software is a \u2014 let’s just say \u2014 bit distant of a concept to them. That’s why, I tell everyone especially online, that this is what I do, and this is why I do it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n
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