A Year of Upgrades, Long‑Lived Systems and more
2025 code development was about:
- Shipping client website version upgrades
- Maintaining long-lived systems
- Automation and optimization
- Quietly exploring CMS options + tooling
Bring on the Bots
Sorry folks I didn't switch to a full AI-assisted IDE like Cursor. However, my workflow has become dependant on the likes of the major AI providers. Auto-complete on steroids and more precise drilling through the docs. Still hitting the escape key, can't let these robots do all the thinking
Git'ing Public
For now most of my Github repo’s are private. The plan though as my development portfolio expands these will be made public. I have some house cleaning to do.
Getting Personal
The year ended with turning attention to my own website. It'll be 20 years from the time de.signby.tk came on the scene. So it deserves a little attention.
Subcontracting
I have a great subcontracting gig with Indigo Boost. Day to day SEO maintenance, technical optimization and content exploration. This is where I develop the most in WordPress. Keying in on maintenance, but this year worked on a version 2 website and finalizing a version 1 for another. The company buy-in is to the Oxygen Builder and ACF. Going to get my hands dirty with Oxygen Builder 6.0 in the coming year.