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Ways to talk about code (to people who don't code) #01: CSS, SQL, JavaScript

English – like all languages – is a code. It was developed over time to convey meaning, ask questions and prompt actions using a variety of symbols, conventions and expressions. Pretty similar to JavaScript then.

But using plain English to explain JS makes as much sense as using CSS to explain a piece of classical music.

Fortunately the coding language of English includes a handy framework called Metaphor™. This blog series, metaphorically speaking, is a guide to utilising Metaphor™ to describe some of the principles and use-cases of the common web development languages to both beginner programmers and people who regard computer code as impenetrable alien gobbledygook…

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Happy Campers: Hallam Devs Get Philosophical at WordCamp Europe 2018

Even if you’re a developer, designer, content strategist or marketer who works with WordPress on a daily basis, you’d be forgiven for thinking a two-day conference on the CMS might possibly be – evening beers aside – a little dry.

You definitely wouldn’t expect it to be a life-changing experience, let alone one that would move some attendees to tears.

Yet when Hallam’s development team headed out to Serbia for this year’s WordCamp Europe event, that’s exactly what it was.

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