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The silence is deafening: Google’s “agentic” future leaves the WordPress economy behind
Google just announced a massive shift in how the internet shops, and the biggest platform on the web wasn’t even in the room. If you haven’t seen it yet, Google recently dropped a bombshell announcement regarding the future of online retail. They are rolling out a new “Universal Commerce Protocol” (UCP) and a suite of…
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The Tailwind paradox: the high price of “enough”
The news hit the developer community like a cold bucket of water. Adam Wathan, the creator of Tailwind CSS, recently announced that he had to lay off 75% of his engineering team, cutting the staff from four engineers down to just one. The numbers he shared were staggering. Despite Tailwind being more popular than ever…
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The death of Code Copyright (and the rise of the Architect)
We are witnessing a strange paradox in software development. Thanks to AI code generation, more open source code is being created today than ever before. Yet, simultaneously, the value of a single line of code has never been lower. The commons (the vast library of open source projects that allowed AI models to learn how…
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The People Behind the Platform: How WordPress’s Community Drives its Success
By Marieke van de Rakt and Joost de Valk WordPress marketing is a collaborative effort. WPBeginner, Yoast, BobWP, Siteground, Post Status, and the Repository are just a few of the many, many brands and individuals advocating for WordPress. We’re incredibly proud of the WordPress community. Amid the recent drama, we feel the community’s role and…
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Docusign to Documenso
Migrating from SaaS to open-source In my quest to move most of my SaaS services to self-hosted open-source software, I’ve taken on the next step: our document signing infrastructure. Everyone seems to be using Docusign, but as with all SaaS tools, that can get really expensive. While we don’t do a ton of contracts at…
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HelpScout to Freescout
Migrating from SaaS to open-source Everyone uses a lot of SaaS applications to manage their day-to-day business. So much that the cost of it becomes prohibitive. I’ve decided that I’m going to try to move as much of the software we use to run Emilia Capital from SaaS to open-source and self-hosted solutions as possible.…
