Founder of Novatorius & creator of Siren Affiliates. WordPress engineer and partnership advocate helping businesses grow with flexible incentive programs.
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We’re putting down my 15/yo cat tomorrow 😢. Was not an easy decision and it’s hitting me harder than I expected.
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Rethinking Developer Life and Productivity with Rapid AI Advancements
Is AI making developers more productive or just more burned out? In this episode of Open Web Conversations, Zach Stepek and Carl Alexander sit down with Alex Standiford, creator of Siren Affiliates, for a raw conversation about the rapid shifts happening in the world of software development. They discuss how AI is re-shaping developer workflows,…
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I kayaked, fished a little, did some work on Siren’s website, flew a kite (and failed), hung out on a boat with my out of state family, and got some sun. Summer’s off to a great start. I am exhausted though. What a day!
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My kids: 10: “Gideon is definitely a boy, not an adult because he’s in love with Mabel, and Disney wouldn’t do that” Mom: “Well, have you not watched The Lion King?” 10: “Yeah, but that was in the olden days” Mom: “Do you want to kiss me on the cheek before you STAB ME IN…
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This summer, I somehow managed to convince my family to keep waking up at the same time they did for school, and instead spend 20 minutes cleaning the house, then go out together for some exercise in nature before we start our day. Yesterday it was a literal walk in the park, today we’re going…
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We had an awesome day at the lake yesterday! Spent the day kayaking, swimming at the beach, and cooking over the campfire in the evening. Capped the night off with this awesome view out the back of our window. Hoping this summer will be filled with days like this!
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My boys: 6 – “Debug mode? What’s that?” 11 – “It basically lets you put stuff on the map whenever you want” 6 – “Oh, so you can test the maps?” I was a little surprised 6 made the jump to “debug is for testing” instead of “oh it’s creative mode!”
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Interview with Alex Standiford and Nathan Wrigley.
On the podcast today we have Alex Standiford. Alex has established himself as a familiar face in the WordPress ecosystem. With a background that includes time at GoDaddy and Sandhills Development, a stint in freelancing, and now as the creator behind Siren Affiliates, an affiliate solution for WordPress, he brings both technical depth and many…
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PSA: If you maintain composer packages via Packagist, be a good steward of the open web and take a moment to set up 2FA on your Packagist site. I set mine up today. https://blog.packagist.com/an-update-on-composer-packagist-supply-chain-security/
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What I’d give for a rain-free weekend! I guess it’ll be less-painful when the kids are out of school, but geez.