How learn something new (like Gutenberg). Use the Feynman Technique.

Identify a concept, explain the concept, study the gaps, simplify the explanation of the concept.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 until understand has sunk in

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Why is WordPress going with Gutenberg? Watch the user testing section of @photomatt’s 2018 State of the Word address (3:40 in)

youtube.com/watch?v=aWlfp-1Q19I&…

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JavaScript in WordPress used to be a nice to have for frontend technology to a new core competency used for building the bulk of this new UI.

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Gutneberg enables non-developers to build your own custom posts and pages. Similar to Beaver Builder, Elementor, and other page builders.

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New concept: Block Templates

Setup a page with the blocks already populated so the client knows what they can do.

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New concept: Blocks

With blocks, you can insert, rearrange, and style multimedia content with very little technical knowledge. Instead of using custom code, you can add a block and focus on your content.

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The Gutenberg project’s original goal:
The editor will endeavor to create a new page and post building experience that makes writing rich posts effortless, and has “blocks” to make it easy what today might take shortcodes, custom HTML, or “mystery meat” embed discovery.
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But the people who know the most about Gutenberg are the ones who actually built the Gutenberg feature. Of course they know everything about it. That’s normal.

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There’s a lot of people really afraid about Gutenberg. Their careers are based on WordPress. And if they don’t learn it, they might get left behind.

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“You can always grow with Gutenberg. Here are some cute ducklings to remind you about that.” @bethsoderberg

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Gutenberg will be 5 months old on May 6th

(applause for the expected behavior of a 5 month old: babbling noises, object permanence, sleeping through the night etc)

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Slides bethsoderberg.com/slides/2019/wo…

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Going to do some live tweeting here at @WordCampLanc

Next up is @bethsoderberg with “Help! I’m Behind on Gutenberg!”

2019.lancasterpa.wordcamp.org/se…

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@TaraClaeys Where can I get a killer coat like that?

Tara Claeys wowing a sea of people with her vast plugin knowledge

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Digging adding emoji with each commit message github.com/kingkool68/sprig-demo…

Pretty happy with how my slides came out. Will definitely share them tomorrow before my talk.

@colin_howells You’re in luck! I’m giving a talk tomorrow at WordCamp Lancaster all about Twig and WordPress and my project Sprig. Here are the slides v.gd/wptemplating

It will probably be recorded and then I’ll share the video.

@andybelldesign First thing I thought of was @GoNorthStack northstack.com/wordpress/

Putting my final touches on my slides for WordCamp Lancaster tomorrow. Should be an awesome day!

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