Testing a WordPress theme, plugin or application is typically a topic that isn’t for the faint of heart. In this session, we are going to break things down so you will understand the different types of testing available, when to use them, and how simple certain types of tests can be. Imagine having your client practically write your tests for you… good, now let’s show you how to make that happen!

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In this talk we’ll go over how to deal with legacy projects and their (usually) poorly documented or confusing codebases. We’ll also talk about steps you can take to prevent your current project from becoming somebody’s future headache.

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A tenth of a second can make a huge difference with how many people stay on your site. What about a whole second? Or two? Or five? Find out what HHVM is, how and why it’s being used by the biggest sites on the Internet and how you can use it right now to improve not only the speed of your site but how that can improve your conversions.

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If your like most WordPress developers, you have a list of tasks that you run when launching every site or project you make. As you continue to make better quality products, this list can grow to be much more time consuming than you intended. The solution to getting your time back is by using Grunt, a Javascript framework that allows you to automate repetitive tasks while coding. During this talk, we will go over the basics of getting your next project setup with Grunt and how it integrates into WordPress.

A panel of industry professionals doing a live code audit. What’s a code audit? Exactly what it sounds like. The panel of experts are going to review user-submitted code ahead of time and then go over it, on screen, live with the audience. The goal is two-fold: we want people to see the mistakes that even experienced people make, and to show everyone that having your code in public isn’t something to be afraid of.

Moderated by Andrew Norcross.