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	Podcast:		Developer On Fire
	Episode:		Episode 020 \| Gary Pendergast - Making and Breaking Things, Great Power and Responsibility
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:42:42
	Publish Date:		2015-08-10 19:00:00
	Description:		Guest: Gary Pendergast @GaryPendergast Gary Pendergast talks with Dave Rael about working something as widely used as WordPress and the responsibility that comes with it Gary Pendergast works for Automattic, is a WordPress core contributor, and a member of the WordPress core security team. Gary can most often be found in Melbourne, Australia. He enjoys making things, breaking things and fixing things, which keeps life interesting. In his spare time, he has been known to get excited about quality food, interesting beers, strong coffee and live music. 0:28 - Dave introduces the show and Gary Pendergast 1:47 - Automattic, core WordPress, and full-time open source work 3:06 - Five for the Future 3:32 - The enormous use and market share of WordPress 4:31 - Gary's definition of value 6:42 - The diversity of uses of WordPress 7:56 - The things that "light Gary up" 9:05 - Testing on less capable devices and tooling for faking adverse conditions 9:51 - How Gary got started in software 13:55 - Gary's story of failure, bringing down wordpress.com 16:19 - Automated testing and developer freedom 21:19 - Gary's greatest success story, "Trojan Emoji", fixing a security vulnerability and adding emoji support 26:05 - How Gary stays current with what he needs to know 29:13 - Gary's book recommendations 30:54 - Working remotely and choosing location - distributed organizations 34:19 - The things that have Gary most excited about his present and future - WordPress REST API 36:38 - The greatest sources of pain in Gary's life and work 38:38 - The things about which Gary like to geek out apart from software 39:34 - Gary's top 3 tips for delivering more value 41:52 - Keeping up with Gary 42:12 - Farewell Resources: Gary's Blog and Website Automattic "Everying should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." Gamefroot - a WordPress site for buliding games Gary's book recommendation: Code Simplicity: The Fundamentals of Software - Max Kanat-Alexander The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com and the Future of Work - Scott Berkun Gary's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Make decisions Exercise your body Eat well
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