{"id":663,"date":"2017-07-18T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2017.minneapolis.wordcamp.org\/?p=663"},"modified":"2017-07-12T09:25:55","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T14:25:55","slug":"interview-with-david-needham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minneapolis.wordcamp.org\/2017\/interview-with-david-needham\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with David Needham"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

I’m excited to talk about productivity and continuous improvement because it’s made such a big difference to my life. I hope that by sharing my experience I can help others do more each day and feel the significance of their work.<\/p>\n

Do you have any advice or words of encouragement for those who are thinking about getting involved in the WordPress community?<\/h2>\n

Welcome! Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Everyone has to start somewhere and the community is a really friendly place. The best way to get involved is to start meeting people and hacking on a new project.<\/p>\n

If you could make one improvement to WordPress today, what would it be?<\/h2>\n

I’d find a way to make it easier for beginners to jump into writing their own plugins and themes. A little custom code can go a long way!<\/p>\n

Who do you most admire and why?<\/h2>\n

When it comes to WordPress, I admire my colleague Andrew Taylor. Whenever I, another colleague, or even a random stranger has a WordPress question he’ll go above and beyond to help any way he can.<\/p>\n

What’s your favorite quote from a book or movie?<\/h2>\n

Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What inspired or motivated you to give this talk at WordCamp? I’m excited to talk about productivity and continuous improvement because it’s made such a big difference to my life. I hope that by sharing my experience I can help others do more each day and feel the significance of their work. Do you have … <\/p>\n

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