Jen Miller discusses the Gutenberg project at WordCamp San Diego 2018, emphasizing the importance of preparing for it by learning JavaScript and understanding the use of blocks in content creation. She provides various resources for learning and testing Gutenberg, urging attendees to engage confidently with these new tools. The presentation highlights the need for adaptation and skill development in response to the evolving landscape of web development.

1. Choosing to
React
to Gutenberg
Jen Miller
WordCamp San Diego, 2018
Twitter/LinkedIn: JenBlogs4u
#WCSD #Gutenberg

2. Do you remember when you
first heard about the
Gutenberg project?

3. "We're trying skate to where the puck
is going even though I've only been
to 1 hockey game in my life."

4. How did you feel
when you heard
about Gutenberg?

5. What were your concerns?

6. “Learn
JavaScript
Deeply.”
- Matt Mullenweg
December, 2015

7. ● Learn more about JavaScript
● Continue to Download Gutenberg
Updates
● Test and Play with Gutenberg
● Consider Block Possibilities
● Move Forward Confidently

8. For me, it all boiled down to
a simple if else statement.

9. What other things could be
done to prepare ourselves
for Gutenberg?

10. Everything is in blocks.
■ Images
■ Video
■ Audio
■ Text
■ Embeds
■ Plugins
■ More

11. Choose how
you will react
to Gutenberg.
https://wordpress.org/plugins
/gutenberg/

12. Resources When Jumping In
https://medium.freecodecamp.org/a-developers-introduct
ion-to-github-1034fa55c0db - Github Intro
https://validator.w3.org/ - Validates HTML
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Ele
ment - Reference for naming HTML Elements
http://htmlcheatsheet.com/js/ - Code quickly as you learn
with an all in one (HTML & CSS on other tabs)

13. Resources For Continuing On
https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/javas
cript/ - Javascript debugger in Chrome
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference -
CSS Reference Guide
https://css-tricks.com/almanac/ - CSS Terms
https://css-tricks.com/how-css-selectors-work/ - CSS Styling

14. Thank you
and Guten Luck!
Jen Miller
WordCamp San Diego, 2018
Twitter/LinkedIn: JenBlogs4u
#WCSD #Gutenberg