Cats, good books, AI, and religious walking in the city of Sofia
I had the opportunity to speak at the WordPress Sofia Meetup today. My first talk in a really long time. Happy that the organizers invited me. The event had food, beer, good folks, and a social part that was far more interesting than my talk.
Just for the record, a speaker selfie, no-hat Tuesday.
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29th of November, 2025, Hall 6 of the National Palace of Culture. Join us to celebrate WordPress.
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11 years ago, we hosted WordCamp Europe in this very hall. Now, it’s one of the venue options for WordCamp Sofia 2025. Stepping back inside brought a wave of memories.
Happy 20-year work anniversary to Donncha — the very first person to join the company, even before Matt! His post brings back the early days and shows the small group of people who started it all. They all look so young! It’s amazing to look back and see how far we’ve come. Here’s to the next 20!
I remember joining in 2011, and blaming the already 6-years-old codebase to always find Donncha’s username in the oldest corners of the code.
Photo by Mark Ralev. Thanks to Mark, I have some photos of myself from 2011.
This was the computer I used when I joined Automattic. I did my trial with it and bought a new one for my first team meetup.
And 3 of the only 4-5 photos I still have from the said meetup in 2011. The last photo features Matt and I think Stephane Daury but with the photo quality of my 2011 camera, it could also be Jason Statham.
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