Building cool stuff for the internet before Google was born.
WordPress 2.9 has just crossed 3 million downloads, and had 140+ contributors to its code base for that release cycle. I have the unique distinction of being the person responsible for removing the word 'janky' from the UI for this release. Infosec posted an article naming all of the contributors to WordPress 2.9 they could track down.
I got a nice note this week from the K2 Theme project founder, Michael Heilemann, thanking me for my many contributions. I've had commit access to the repository for a while, but I've recently stepped up involvement to help push the platform forward, as well as being one of the primary voices of support on the mailing list, but now my name has been added to the list of K2 developers. I'm honored to be among such good company.
As a way of showing our gratitude for the years of support the community has shown K2, we've been hard at work on the official 1.0 version, which will have full support for WordPress 2.9.
If you haven't checked out this very capable WordPress theme framework, I recommend you download it today.
My name is Eric Marden, and I build web sites. In the 12 years that I have been a professional developers, I have had the opportunity to work on projects of all sizes and for companies as diverse as Fortune 500s, Local Mom and Pop’s, Internet Start-Ups, and Individual Entrepreneurs.
I am an innovative, standards-aware Web Developer with a Less is More approach to software engineering. I want to work with like-minded companies to design and build Next Generation products and services that will make a difference in the world. I approach every project with style, vision, and imagination.
I will use this site to publish my professional exploits as a technology entreprenuer.
