Hey all,
I am located in West LA (Santa Monica, right off the Santa Monica Blvd. exit on the 405) — I just made a listing for a monthly meetup if anyone’s interested in attending.
I am an advanced user very experienced with the ins and outs of WordPress along with other CMSes (content management systems), dynamic web applications, PHP as a language in general and it’s interaction with MySQL/database driven dynamic websites, web development, e-commerce, web design, etc.
I am new to these forums but I have been coding and producing countless projects and programs, sites, scripts, etc. for about 15 years now. I would be happy to offer my assistance to anyone who is new to web development in general or specifically wordpress if you are having issues.
I’m also always interested in networking with fellow developers and creative/artistic types — and intellectual individuals in all forms. I enjoy helping newbies and I am one of the few coders who actually enjoy “difficult” and “frustrating” problems & the process of investigation and repair that comes along with that.
Currently, since it’s likely going to be a small group of people interested in showing up (if any at all, lol!) I’d be glad to host a gathering at my condo. I have more than enough power outlets, computer accessories/cabling, and fast enough internet and seating for up to about 8-10 people. Not to mention a ton of books, personal experience and a boatload of developmental software. We can relax on my couches, set up a local network and hook up a few extra monitors, play some tunes on the stereo and brainstorm some ideas/develop new stuff or just relax and see what happens.
It’d be nice to meet even a small handful of people for possible collaborations, including paid work if anyone here is freelancing and could use some jobs – I have a lot of stuff coming my way these days and could use some assistance at times.
I have posted the details for the event here:
Anyway, my name is Michael and you can contact me personally through my profile page on here, and I’ll respond to your e-mail pretty quickly. All are welcome – from the complete beginner to the most hardcore *nix nerds. Just as long as you’re not a creep.
