Hello, I'm Chris Wiegman. I am a software engineer, teacher, speaker, aspiring writer and pilot. I focus on WordPress, developer experience and humane and sustainable technology.
Hello, I'm Chris Wiegman. I am a software engineer, teacher, speaker, aspiring writer and pilot. I focus on WordPress, developer experience and humane and sustainable technology.
In July I started posting on this site three days a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. As the year ends I think it’s time to revisit that. Is it worth keeping up the pace? How can I improve the…
Today I’m starting a new role at WP Engine. I’m taking over the team that builds Faust.js as an Engineering Manager. While returning to a management role has always been in my “plan,” I can’t deny that I didn’t think…
On Saturday we returned from our first trip to see family in almost two years. It was both wonderful and one of the most stressful things I’ve done in a long time. This wasn’t our first trip of COVID. In…
A few months ago I wrote my annual development toolbox post for 2021 covering the hardware and software I use to get my work done. While it was current at the time, it wasn’t complete. That’s because I really didn’t…
Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family. It’s been a long and stressful almost-two years for all of us but here’s to hoping you have something to be thankful for in your own life. As much as I’ve been…
Last Friday I wrote about switching this site from Plausible Analytics to Jetpack’s WordPress.com stats. One of the biggest points I made in the transition was the improved privacy of Jetpack’s solution that now seems to match Plausible’s. In doing…