WordPress Core is proposing the removal of legacy 1024-bit certificates from its root bundle for version 7.0. As CentOS 7 hits EOL and NIST standards move toward 2048-bit minimums, this cleanup is essential for security. Senior dev Ahmad Wael explains why this legacy bloat is a liability for your modern WordPress site.
Ahmad Wael shares a senior developer’s perspective on using AI coding tools for developers. Learn how to map legacy codebases, modernize build stacks with Vite, and write robust tests without falling into the “slop machine” trap. Discover practical prompts and best practices for staying a responsible developer in an AI-driven world.
Stop obsessing over perfect covariate balance in your experiments. In this post, senior developer Ahmad Wael explains why randomization is the true key to validity, even when cohorts don’t look identical. Learn the technical reasons behind covariate imbalance and how to implement fast, valid randomization in your WordPress backend.
WordPress has introduced a new repository for AI agent skills, featuring wp-playground. This tool leverages the Playground CLI to create a fast, repeatable testing environment for AI-generated plugins and themes, reducing startup times to seconds and allowing agents to verify code autonomously through automated logins and file signature detection.
The WordPress Dev Chat Agenda for January 28, 2026, outlines critical updates for developers. We look at the upcoming 6.9.1 maintenance release, the WordPress 7.0 squad announcement, and Gutenberg 22.4 features like pattern overrides. As we transition into the 7.0 cycle, staying ahead of Core changes is vital for site stability.
While browser vendors are taking a breather, the community is shipping massive updates for Modern CSS Layouts. From Chris Coyier’s video state persistence with View Transitions to the arrival of native Masonry as ‘grid-lanes’, Ahmad Wael breaks down the technical shifts and hacks you need to know for 2026 development.
Data science is facing an identity crisis. By shifting toward an engineering-first mindset, we move from theoretical “science projects” to robust, maintainable production systems. Learn why treating Data Science as Engineering is essential for modern software development, featuring practical WordPress implementation strategies and senior-level insights.
Stop writing messy, unreadable boolean masks in Python. Senior developer Ahmad Wael shares 10 elegant ways to filter Pandas DataFrames using .query(), .isin(), and advanced string matching. Learn how to refactor your data logic for better performance and maintainability in your custom data pipelines and reporting engines today.
Vector search optimization often fails when developers embed raw JSON into their RAG systems. This senior dev breakdown explains why tokenization noise and mean pooling liabilities kill performance, and how flattening structured data into natural language prose can boost your retrieval metrics by up to 20% in AI-powered WordPress sites.
ML in production is more than just a model in a notebook; it is a complex ecosystem requiring accountability and engineering rigor. Ahmad Wael breaks down the 5 essential steps—from API contracts to monitoring silent decay—to ensure your machine learning projects actually deliver business impact without breaking your WordPress site.