Tom McFarlin
tommcfarlin.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2010
Tom McFarlin is a software developer who writes about WordPress development, Bash, git, and everyday programming practices.
What HN saysHN commenters point to his post on building web applications with WordPress as a great read, recommending WordPress for non-programmers.
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Most-shared posts
- 1Building Web Applications with WordPress - Tom McFarlin2 people · 2 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
- 2My Experience with OAuth.io1 people · 34 points · first shared 2013 · 4 comments on HN
- 3You Probably Don't Need an Elaborate Task Management System1 people · 6 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
- 4A Primer in Bash for WordPress Developers1 people · 4 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
- 5Does WordPress Encourage Poor Programming?1 people · 3 points · first shared 2014 · discussion on HN
- 6Maybe I’m Over Commenting Code (Are You?)1 people · 3 points · first shared 2019 · discussion on HN
- 7Moving a git repository with git bundle1 people · 3 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
- 8Why I Prefer To Use Hungarian Notation1 people · 3 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 9Building Web Applications with WordPress1 people · 2 points · first shared 2019 · discussion on HN
- 10On the Idea of Simplifying Our Tools1 people · 2 points · first shared 2015 · discussion on HN
- 11Reasons for Not Writing Unit Tests (2016)1 people · 2 points · first shared 2023 · discussion on HN
- 12Digital Minimalism in 20221 people · 2 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 13Going Above and Beyond The WordPress Coding Standards1 people · 2 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
- 14Drafting Pseudocode Before Building Anything1 people · 2 points · first shared 2015 · discussion on HN
- 15Should We Delete Old Repositories? (2013)1 people · 2 points · first shared 2019 · discussion on HN
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flash_x · 2012-11-05
If you'r a non-programmer, I'd suggest WordPress. There's a ton you can do w/ it [ http://tommcfarlin.com/web-applications-with-wordpress/ is a great read ].
nadams · 2015-08-08
> Github acts as a portfolio site for programmers.
No [1] [2]. It is not your resume or your CV. You should be able to highlight projects or accomplishments on your CV - github gives you no control over the layout of your profile.
> The usual refrain when doing hiring is "check a candidate's Github."
(I'm assuming you mean something that they do rather than something they don't do)
I'm not saying you can't look at be like "oh those are some cool projects he is working on" - but actually using it to say "man this guy is a loser coder - we can't hire him!" I think you should just step outside for some fresh air and just relax and listen to the birds for awhile.
If you need reasons [3] why you shouldn't [4] - there are plenty [5].
> However, it's harder (read: more than 5 minutes work) to build these hooks on a server you are running yourself.
You should check out Jenkins. Within a couple of mouse clicks I can ask it to automatically build, run tests, archive the binaries, and send them somewhere. And even email me if it fails.
[1] https://blog.jcoglan.com/2013/11/15/why-github-is-not-your-cv/
[2] https://tommcfarlin.com/github-is-not-your-cv/
[3] https://github.com/gelstudios/gitfiti
[4] https://github.com/will/githubprofilecheat
[5] http://mikeboers.com/blog/2014/10/26/the-evils-of-gamifying-git