Title: Minor programming notes Author: Daniel Bachhuber Published: December 21, 2017 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danielbachhuber/) [Daniel Bachhuber](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danielbachhuber/) 5:29 pm _on_ December 21, 2017   # Minor programming notes Quick announcement before things totally shut down for the holidays: * Martin Burke ([@gitlost](https://github.com/gitlost)) will be taking the Release LeadRelease Lead The community member ultimately responsible for the Release. role for WP-CLIWP-CLI WP-CLI is the Command Line Interface for WordPress, used to do administrative and development tasks in a programmatic way. The project page is [http://wp-cli.org/](http://wp-cli.org/) [https://make.wordpress.org/cli/](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/) v1.5.0, due out on January 30th. He’ll be making sure all of the i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed before the version is tagged and deployedDeploy Launching code from a local development environment to the production web server, so that it's available to visitors.. * Alain will continue on as maintainer in a supporting role to Martin, helping out on a day to day basis with triaging the deluge of issues and pull requests. * I (Daniel) will be stepping away from day to day maintenance of WP-CLI, but will be around to support Martin and Alain as needed. _But why? Is this the end of the world?_ My goal is, and always has been, long-term stability and quality for WP-CLI. I want WP-CLI to be software you can depend on for years, not months. Part of longevity is consistent baseline investment into maintenance, with occasional bursts of new feature development. But longevity is also the human capacity around the project, of which I cannot be the bus factor. Stepping away creates space for others to step up. Martin and Alain are very intelligent individuals. I trust they’ll do a great job. _Are you planning to come back?_ We’re trialing this through the release of v1.5.0, and will reassess after that point. I’m personally looking forward to: 1) taking a true mental break (my [first WP-CLI PR](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/pull/165) was September 2012), and 2) submitting pull requests to WP-CLI as a contributor again. --- If you’ve been hesitant to contribute to WP-CLI, now’s your time to [dive in and help out](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/contributing/). I’m sure Martin and Alain would love your enthusiasm 🙂 [Live long and prosper](https://danielbachhuber.com/2017/12/21/humanist-software-development/)! ### Share this: * [ Threads ](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2017/12/21/minor-programming-notes/?share=threads) * [ Mastodon ](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2017/12/21/minor-programming-notes/?share=mastodon) * [ Bluesky ](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2017/12/21/minor-programming-notes/?share=bluesky) * [ Facebook ](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2017/12/21/minor-programming-notes/?share=facebook) * [ X ](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2017/12/21/minor-programming-notes/?share=x) * [ LinkedIn ](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2017/12/21/minor-programming-notes/?share=linkedin) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fcli%2F2017%2F12%2F21%2Fminor-programming-notes%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) 1. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/323cf209e19dd825678e9ccc51bc3f745f96571f1c68af26ae7955c1fa9ad1f2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 2. [Aaron Jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) 5:33 pm _on_ December 21, 2017 3. Thanks for all you have done Daniel. Your work on wp-cliWP-CLI WP-CLI is the Command Line Interface for WordPress, used to do administrative and development tasks in a programmatic way. The project page is [http://wp-cli.org/](http://wp-cli.org/) [https://make.wordpress.org/cli/](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/) has been incredibly valuable. 4. I’m excited for Alain and Martin’s increased role. 5. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/12e5ef4f05eda2b0598c03a22ef6be38e3b5ae73227dd15b71a7cedd49f68528? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 6. [Michael Rimbach](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rimbimbi/) 5:59 pm _on_ December 21, 2017 7. Thank you Daniel! 8. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5beb82a0f6202c3469270fa288e433ea6b6743448f15c0553296b6b1747c05dd? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 9. [Brady Nord](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bradynord/) 6:46 pm _on_ December 21, 2017 10. Thanks for the hard work Daniel. It doesn’t go unnoticed. 11. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e29e48707aab26a8f5cda580fa55405df3e5891e5ee3c32c458298ef15a842bb? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 12. [spacegrrl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spacegrrl/) 7:05 pm _on_ December 21, 2017 13. Daniel, thank you for everything and I am so glad you’re able to finally step away. 14. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e6b86a4cfc44ecc7855cb85c5302f8b3a0bd7bd482bfadb367fbb8bba65124ca? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 15. [Shawn Hooper](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shooper/) 8:22 pm _on_ December 21, 2017 16. Thank you for all the work you’ve done on WP-CLIWP-CLI WP-CLI is the Command Line Interface for WordPress, used to do administrative and development tasks in a programmatic way. The project page is [http://wp-cli.org/](http://wp-cli.org/) [https://make.wordpress.org/cli/](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/) to date Daniel. It’s an invaluable tool for the community, and your break is well deserved. 17. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7ace0ab197414a27ddc25c08d676a915127144fb3cc925a25967b0a465a36ffb? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 18. [Jonathan Perlman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jperlman/) 4:13 pm _on_ December 22, 2017 19. As someone who uses the product weekly to daily depending on workloads, I really appreciate it’s reliability and flexibility. Thank you Daniel for everything you’ve done and look forward to what comes next in 2018. 20. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a32f13dcc2c6861ee6076ae7d9d635273874bf0746b8d2ce55723a6265a1af94? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 21. [David Favor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dfavor/) 3:17 pm _on_ January 10, 2018 22. I’m with Jonathan, I use wp-cliWP-CLI WP-CLI is the Command Line Interface for WordPress, used to do administrative and development tasks in a programmatic way. The project page is [http://wp-cli.org/](http://wp-cli.org/) [https://make.wordpress.org/cli/](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/) repeatedly/daily. I rely on wp-cli like ApacheApache Apache is the most widely used web server software. Developed and maintained by [Apache Software Foundation](https://www.apache.org/). Apache is an Open Source software available for free.. Without it… geez… I’d have to hire massive staff, rather than minimal staff. 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