{"id":1112,"date":"2013-05-24T10:29:08","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T15:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2013-10-14T21:58:57","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T02:58:57","slug":"speaker-interview-tobias-bathge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2013\/speaker-interview-tobias-bathge\/","title":{"rendered":"WordCamp Chicago 2013 Speaker Interview: Tobias B\u00e4thge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tobias B\u00e4thge &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/tobias.baethge.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"WordPress icon designed by Dan Leech\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/simple-wordpress-icon.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/@tobiasbg\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"twitter icon designed by Dan Leech\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/simple-twitter-icon.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/102273718344330933076\/posts\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"Google+ icon designed by Dan Leech\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/simple-google-plus-icon.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1115\" alt=\"c5f5c280b3835b3d226809405a52db83\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/c5f5c280b3835b3d226809405a52db83-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2013\/files\/2013\/05\/c5f5c280b3835b3d226809405a52db83-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2013\/files\/2013\/05\/c5f5c280b3835b3d226809405a52db83.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Tobias B\u00e4thge is a PhD student in the field of &#8220;Control Theory and Engineering Cybernetics&#8221; from Magdeburg, Germany. He has been working with WordPress since 2006 and is the developer of two popular <a href=\"http:\/\/tablepress.org\/\">WordPress plugins<\/a>. When he&#8217;s not on the computer, coding or supporting his plugins, he&#8217;s probably somewhere out on the baseball field, practicing with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poorpigs.de\/\">his team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tobias spoke on Saturday morning about his &#8220;<a title=\"Tales of a Plugin Developer (Don\u2019t repeat my mistakes!)\" href=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/session\/tales-of-a-plugin-developer-dont-repeat-my-mistakes\/\"><strong>Tales of a Plugin Developer, or Don&#8217;t repeat my mistakes, please!<\/strong><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here are his slides:<br \/>\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/23720548' width='625' height='512' sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Interview with Tobias:<!--more--><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Why do you use WordPress?<\/b><br \/>\nWordPress just makes it easy to change things.<\/p>\n<p><b>What do you like best about WordCamps?<\/b><br \/>\n<a title=\"WordCamp Central\" href=\"http:\/\/central.wordcamp.org\/\">WordCamps<\/a> really are a great opportunity to meet some of the smartest people in the community in person, and it&#8217;s always a pleasure to learn from them.<\/p>\n<p><b>What is your favorite tip or resource for a new WordPress user?<\/b><br \/>\nIf you want to dive into contributing or coding (e.g. a plugin or theme), start off with the <a title=\"Wordpress Codex\" href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/\">Codex<\/a>, and then dive right into the code.<\/p>\n<p><b>How do you stay up to date with new information about WordPress?<\/b><br \/>\nMy favorite resource: The <a title=\"WordPress Core Trac\" href=\"http:\/\/core.trac.wordpress.org\/\">WordPress Core Trac<\/a>! Directly following tickets and changes really is as up to date as you can get.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tobias B\u00e4thge &#8211; Tobias B\u00e4thge is a PhD student in the field of &#8220;Control Theory and Engineering Cybernetics&#8221; from Magdeburg, Germany. He has been working with WordPress since 2006 and is the developer of two popular WordPress plugins. 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