{"id":864,"date":"2011-11-02T15:03:28","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T19:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2011.philly.wordcamp.org\/?p=864"},"modified":"2011-11-02T15:03:28","modified_gmt":"2011-11-02T19:03:28","slug":"speaker-spotlight-brad-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2011\/speaker-spotlight-brad-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Spotlight: Brad Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brad Williams is the co-founder of Philly based\u00a0<a title=\"WebDevStudios.com\" href=\"http:\/\/webdevstudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WebDevStudios.com<\/a>\u00a0and the co-author of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Professional-WordPress-Wrox-Programmer\/dp\/0470560541\" target=\"_blank\">Professional WordPress<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Professional-WordPress-Plugin-Development-Williams\/dp\/0470916222\" target=\"_blank\">Professional WordPress Plugin Development<\/a>. \u00a0Brad has been developing websites for more than 15 years, including the last 5 where he has focused on open-source technologies like WordPress. \u00a0He is also one of the organizers of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Philadelphia-WordPress-Meetup-Group\/\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia WordPress Meetup Group<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"WordPress Philadelphia Conference\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.philly.wordcamp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordCamp Philly<\/a>. \u00a0You can find Brad on twitter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/williamsba\" target=\"_blank\">@williamsba<\/a>\u00a0and his blog at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/strangework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/strangework.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brad will be giving a classroom session titled: <a href=\"https:\/\/2011.philly.wordcamp.org\/session\/creating-your-first-wordpress-plugin\/\">Creating Your First WordPress Plugin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you speaking about at WordCamp Philly?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>I&#8217;m teaching a class on developing your first WordPress plugin. \u00a0The class will cover an intro to plugin development, plugin dev basics, and we&#8217;ll even create a fully functional WordPress plugin from the ground up!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your favorite thing about the city of Philadelphia?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>I love the diversity in this city, especially in the tech areas. \u00a0There are some great tech groups in Philly centered around just about every tech topic out there. \u00a0Philly really does have a small town feel for such a large city and that&#8217;s one of the reasons it&#8217;s such a great city to live in!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do you love WordPress?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>The Community! 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