The most eye-opening thing in my first two weeks at @automattic is seeing just how much @photomatt contributes, both personally and financially, to the health of the WordPress project.
I've been in the WordPress space for 15 years, but I was blown away by how many amazing people
I wonder what WordPress would look like if @photomatt was not having Automattic fund 200,000 man-hours per year to the open source project.
I don't know the exact cost, but with salary and benefits, that would be $15m - $20m per year.
What does WordPress look like, long term,
A RECENT REVIEW 🤩 #gutenberg
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I tried to recreate the Nasa.gov website in 30 minutes with just core WordPress Blocks and no plugins or CSS. I got pretty close 💪 My attempt is on the left, the real website is on the right. Video coming soon.
It's been heartbreaking to see so many great people leave 💔 but I'm staying because there's never been a more important time for the open source mission to succeed.
Here's the latest from @photomatt on the why 159 folks have left @automattic 👇