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Continuing where they left off, Aurooba and Brian recap their experience with ACF Blocks. Next, they look at two different ways to create native WordPress blocks: using nested inner blocks and using React components. They discuss the pros and cons of all three methods, how to plan your blocks, and when to just use block patterns.

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• The code from the episode - https://github.com/viewSourcePodcast/viewSource-blocks
• Brian + ACF Team – https://twitter.com/briancoords/status/1620442914110447619 
• Brian’s ACF Blog Post - https://www.briancoords.com/documentation-for-dummies-like-me/
• Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
• Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com

• (00:00) - Part 2: ACF Blocks vs Native Blocks

Aurooba and Brian dig into ACF Blocks and how taking a design from mockup to built with the Block Editor requires a mindset adjustment. They also talk through the code of a real ACF Block, coding LIVE on the episode and discussing the pros and cons of ACF Blocks versus native blocks – with support from GitHub Copilot, of course. 

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• ACF Blocks – https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/blocks/
• Brian's website – https://briancoords.com/
• Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com

• (00:00) - Digging into ACF Blocks for the Block Editor

Brian gets Aurooba to spill all the details about how she starts a new client website project. They discuss the tech stack, when to use WordPress, using plugins versus custom coding, and more. Then they dig into her project management and communication best practices, including her preposterous claim that she’s actually taught clients how to record and send her Loom videos. Oh- and they each share their best stories of projects that went completely off the rails.

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• Brian's website – https://briancoords.com/
• Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com

Today’s episode explores the range of local WordPress environments, starting with MAMP and making it to Docker, Vagrant, and Local WP. Brian discusses the built-in WordPress local dev tool, @wordpress/env and the state of documentation. Somewhere along the way, Aurooba explains the difference between mamp-stacks and Docker.

Local WP doesn't use Docker or any kind of virtualization anymore. Thanks for the correction, Andy! Learn more about that change here.

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ServerPress is Shutting Down - https://wptavern.com/serverpress-is-shutting-down
Local WP - https://localwp.com/
Block Editor Handbook - @wordpress/env  - https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/packages/packages-env/
MAMP PRO - https://www.mamp.info/en/mamp-pro/windows/
DevKinsta - https://kinsta.com/devkinsta/
Kana by Chris Weigman - https://chriswiegman.com/2022/09/introducing-kana-a-simple-and-powerful-wordpress-development-environment/
Lando - https://lando.dev/
Brian's website – https://briancoords.com/
Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com

Listen in as Aurooba and Brian recount their experience of trying out GitHub Copilot, debate its gender (!!), how it will affect developers in and out of the WordPress space, and what the current and possible future ethical concerns could be with AI coders. And it wouldn’t be a conversation between them if they didn’t digress into a tangent or two, of course.

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GitHub Copilot – https://github.com/features/copilot
ChatGPT – https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/
Watch ChatGPT and Midjourney build a complete website – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I3NTE4cn5s
Brian's article about GitHub CoPilot on MasterWP – https://masterwp.com/getting-cozy-with-github-copilot/
Brian's website – https://briancoords.com/
Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com

Introducing viewSource: a weekly conversation around tech, web development, and WordPress with hosts Aurooba Ahmed and Brian Coords. Listen in to learn a little about the hosts, their backgrounds, and the types of conversations you can expect to eavesdrop on in future episodes.

A full transcript of the episode is available on the website. Watch the video podcast on YouTube and subscribe to our channel and newsletter to hear about episodes (and more) first!

• viewSource website - https://viewsource.fm 
• Brian's website – https://www.briancoords.com
• Aurooba's website – https://aurooba.com