Good decisions are based on extensive knowledge
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2025 8:49 am
Her new boss agreed to let her work remotely most of the time, which solved potential sick leave issues that could have been a barrier.
At this point, 14 years had passed for Olga since her initial decision to become a programmer, and this was only the beginning.
After several years at the company, which she remembers as an “amazing experience,” Olga decided to move on as a developer and take on the next challenge.
Having gained experience working with different content special lead management systems, Olga became convinced that WordPress is the best CMS for both developers and clients. However, when studying the sites she worked with, she was discouraged by the fact that the simplicity of solving problems on WordPress leads to the fact that good code is quite rare.
"The biggest downside to WordPress is that it's so easy to make things work that some people don't bother doing it right, which leads to problems later."
Thus, changes are made to purchased themes that are then left without any support, while data and elements that should be available to the client for editing and making changes are directly written into templates.
Olga was used to relying on handy examples, documentation, and search engines in her work with WordPress, but by focusing only on a specific task or finding a quick solution, she realized she was missing the whole picture.
She turned to online courses to expand her knowledge, and then began attending WordPress events, first online, then in her native St. Petersburg, and then abroad, traveling by train and plane. This is how she discovered a vibrant global community. When Olga began studying online materials and courses, she had no idea that a few years later she would be involved in the launch of the educational platform Learn WordPress .
At this point, 14 years had passed for Olga since her initial decision to become a programmer, and this was only the beginning.
After several years at the company, which she remembers as an “amazing experience,” Olga decided to move on as a developer and take on the next challenge.
Having gained experience working with different content special lead management systems, Olga became convinced that WordPress is the best CMS for both developers and clients. However, when studying the sites she worked with, she was discouraged by the fact that the simplicity of solving problems on WordPress leads to the fact that good code is quite rare.
"The biggest downside to WordPress is that it's so easy to make things work that some people don't bother doing it right, which leads to problems later."
Thus, changes are made to purchased themes that are then left without any support, while data and elements that should be available to the client for editing and making changes are directly written into templates.
Olga was used to relying on handy examples, documentation, and search engines in her work with WordPress, but by focusing only on a specific task or finding a quick solution, she realized she was missing the whole picture.
She turned to online courses to expand her knowledge, and then began attending WordPress events, first online, then in her native St. Petersburg, and then abroad, traveling by train and plane. This is how she discovered a vibrant global community. When Olga began studying online materials and courses, she had no idea that a few years later she would be involved in the launch of the educational platform Learn WordPress .