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\nJosh Broton<\/a><\/b> is speaking on WordPress + React: A Match Made in Heaven<\/a><\/b> at WordCamp Minneapolis.<\/div>\n

What inspired or motivated you to give this talk at WordCamp?<\/h2>\n

The last two years, a much higher percentage of my time has been spent writing JavaScript instead of pure WordPress themes. I missed the sanity of the WordPress admin, but not the PHP requirement for the front-end. This topic allows me to combine two of my favorite technologies.<\/p>\n

How do you \u201ccreate intention\u201d in your job, career, or life?<\/h2>\n

Every decision I face, I make 100% sure that I understand and can express WHY I do what I do. Sometimes the answer is simple, like “The money is good.” But being a dad has changed me so much. Simple decisions are now looked through the lens of, “How will this improve the lives of my daughters”, and “what life lesson with this teach them.” It’s weird and scary and awesome.<\/p>\n

If you were a WordPress Plugin, what Plugin would you be and why?<\/h2>\n

Advanced Custom Fields Pro. It does a bunch of stuff really well, and people still use it for a bunch of other stuff that it has no business doing, but they’ve figured out how to make it.<\/p>\n

If you were not doing your current job, what profession would you be in and why?<\/h2>\n

A geologist. South Dakota has some of the most interesting geology in the country, and I find it fascinating.<\/p>\n

What professional and\/or research resource(s) can’t you live without?<\/h2>\n

Axel Rauschmayer’s JavaScript blog (http:\/\/www.2ality.com\/) is my weekly goto for advanced JS and ES6 information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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