Last year, I set out to learn how to create WordPress themes and Plugins. I finally finished my first WordPress theme project recently and I had a lot of lessons learned from the journey. Some things that were simple to do had me pulling my hair out while some complicated things were a breeze.
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The Bartow County Social Club (BCSC) website is finally done. Over all, I’m pretty happy with how it has turned out. Working with the BCSC group left me with the impression that they liked my work as well. It’s a good feeling.
I recently got back from my winter vacation and had a great time. Recharging really does help, plus, I really like snow. I took up snowboarding for the first time last year, but this year I got more involved. Having my vacation after the end of this project seemed like good timing. It let me give myself a little pat on the back AND this project helped pay for part of my funs.
I digress; I did take away a lot from this project that helped round me out as a developer and a designer. I learned some things towards the end of the project that I never really thought of in the beginning. Basically one of those “If I knew what I know now” situations. I always like to have some time to have a few take-aways with my projects from work at INPO or my side projects. A glimpse of what I’ve learned:
Computers = headaches. Especially when they crash. AND it has everything you have worked on for the past 3 months. AND you dont have backups. AND you have something due in 2 weeks. Stupid computers…
Softening the blow of when a workstation crashes can make or break your startup in its early stages. It’s inevitable, but you can do things to pick yourself back up from that nasty little crash. It can be a pain to do, but little things like weekly backups can save you a major headace in the future.