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In this episode Luke and Jonathan discuss their early WordCamp experiences and which is the best of the major WordCamps. They also discuss the latest news about the upcoming WordPress admin interface.

In this episode Luke and Jonathan share their vision for what open source business practices could look like. Jonathan even disagrees with Luke on wage transparency for no apparent reason. 

Luke and Jonathan talk about the highlights of WordPress 6.3, the steady transformation from blogging platform to operating system and the need for a contributor focused event in similar fashion to Apple's WWDC.

Luke and Jonathan break into the new season talking about WordPress hosting, conflicts of interest, the importance of onboarding and the products that do it well (Luke also seems to have no idea what season we are recording).

In the season final Luke and Jonathan discuss their future as professional e-sports athletes before returning to reality and talking about what happens when your product's functionality comes to the WordPress core. 8 down : while( have_posts() )

In this episode Luke and Jonathan talk about WordCamps, how they are evolving and how they can foster the development of the WordPress community into the next generation. They also talk about the WordPress/Furry connection and Luke's hidden musical talent. 11 across : Pre-designed layout

As WordPress turns 20 Jonathan and Luke reminisce about how WordPress has grown. They also explore the rapid leaps forward we are now experiencing due to AI. If you listen closely, you will also hear Luke get embarrassed by the name of one of his earliest companies. 6 Down: Twenty Twenty-Two was inspired by…

In today's episode of cynic versus fanboy, (uh, I mean Crossword ) Luke and Jonathan discuss the gap between WooCommerce and Shopify plus the opportunities in the ecosystem. **10 Across**: Open this on GitHub

Luke and Jonathan talk about Guildenberg, why Luke doesn't love the name, WordCamp Asia, and the downside of hosts buying WordPress plugins.  5 Down: Translation, but shorter.

Luke and Jonathan talk about cricket, look back at WordPress in 2022, touch on ClassicPress, and look ahead to 2023. 9 Across: Stringify JSON

Luke and Jonathan talk about remote work, then jump into State of the Word, sharing highlights, exploring Luke's reawakening interest in WordPress, and finding something to disagree on in the end. 3 Down:  5.9

Luke and Jonathan discuss a particular update in WordPress 6.1, why we'd like to see  more  hosting providers, and the voice of WordPress. 7 Across: WCEU22 was in…

Luke and Jonathan discuss rebuilding a WordPress web-app as a standalone SaaS using the FKIT stack. 2 Down: A built-in post type More on FKIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFP7rUYtOOg

Luke and Jonathan talk about hosts, free riders, and plugin monetization, then take a sharp turn into murder mysteries in WordPress. 4 Across: Days since the last… Links: https://jonathanwold.com/hosts-and-the-free-rider-problem/

Jonathan and Luke discuss how the “reverse chronological order” orientation of WordPress affected the web, and a “Digital Gardening" metaphor that might help fix it. 1 Down:  Home of GiveWP, LearnDash, and RCP Links: https://maggieappleton.com/garden-history

Luke and Jonathan open Season 5 debating nostalgia, discussing the 5 minute install, and announcing an acquisition. 1 Across:  Serverless compute Links: https://yesterweb.org/

In the last episode of Season 4, Luke and Jonathan discuss Clarity and what a better future might look for ads in the WordPress admin.

Luke and Jonathan wax lyrical about broken pipes, skiing, the current state of the WordPress community, and the WordPress 2022 release cycle.

Luke reflects on the 2021 State of the Word, while Jonathan holidays on a Mexican beach.

Luke and Jonathan talk about the Facebook, the Metaverse, WordPress, and the Open Web. Luke begins to change his mind about Zuckerberg and Facebook.

Forget multi-site, we want multi-user! Luke and Jonathan look beyond the (unfailingly distant) full site editing horizon, toward a day when we can edit a post, nay, design an entire WordPress site collaboratively, contiguously, and concurrently.

Aaron Gustafson is a Principal Program Manager on the Microsoft Edge team, focused on their work on Progressive Web Apps and developer UX. He's also a spec editor at the W3C and Editor-in-chief of A List Apart. Aaron joins Luke and Jonathan to talk about the Open Web and share his perspective (and some guidance) with the WordPress community.

Jonathan attempts a no-code FSE site build, and Luke is skeptical about FSE landing this year.

Luke starts off with a surprise. Then we talk about Andrea Middleton, WordPress acquisitions, and whether we're still in the early days of WordPress.

Luke and Jonathan talk about themes, an ugly web, and Gutenberg / Classic Editor reviews.