The Full Stack Leader

Photos

Courtesy of Aleksandra Laczek.

Slides
Download: Lance Willett — Journey of Theme Craftsmanship [PDF, 14.3 MB]. To accompany my talk at ThemeConf 2015 in Keswick, UK.

Text
To read the full story, see A Journey of Theme Craftsmanship.

Reading list
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• On Writing Well by William Zinsser.
• Apprenticeship Patterns, Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman by Dave Hoover, Adewale Oshineye.
• The Craftsmen by Richard Sennet.
• Beautiful Evidence by Edward Tufte.
• Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud.
• The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas.
• Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain.
• “Great Hackers” essay by Paul Graham.
• ThemeShaper.com and Underscores.me for WordPress theme goodness and best practices.

Photo credits
In order of appearance in my slides:

• Stack of books, by Lance W.
• Boots, deathtothestockphoto.com
• Lance at coworking spot, by Paul H.
• Swimming, by Todd Quackenbush
• Stairs in fog, by Joe Beck
• Grand Central, by Thomas Lefebvre
• Retro MacOS, retromacosdemo.wordpress.com
• Lance on the phone, by Erin S.
• Lance and Nacin, by Sheri B.
• Blue mountains, by Luca Zanon
• Slave ship engraving, Beautiful Evidence by Edward Tufte
• Lance in Lake District vista by Jack L.