Mullenweg encouraged plugin developers to consider building JavaScript powered interfaces moving forward. In fact, he gave a homework assignment to all in attendance: “Learn JavaScript, deeply.”
- WordPress in 2016: How the REST API and Calypso Will Force Change (premium.wpmudev.org)
This year has undeniably been a big year for WordPress. From the good (the REST API being merged into core), the bad (the REST API being merged into core, if you’re scared of JavaScript) to the ugly (#wpdrama, anyone?), it’s been a year when WordPress seems to have puffed out its chest and finally started the process of maturing into an application platform. So, what will this look like in detail? Let’s pull out the crystal ball and take a look. - ustwo: An Open Source Example of a React-Powered WordPress Site (wptavern.com)
If you’re looking for a real-world example of the WordPress REST API with code that you can dig into, the new ustwo.com website is open source on GitHub. ustwo is a digital product agency most well known for their work on the award-winning Monument Valley app. They partnered with Human Made, a WordPress development agency, to build the backend of the site. - Zac Gordon to Kickstart JavaScript Master Course for WordPress (wptavern.com)
Zac Gordon is moving on to continue teaching WordPress via his site WPDevCasts. After attending the State of the Word address at WordCamp US, Gordon decided to seize the day by offering a JavaScript for WordPress Master Course. - https://psdtowp.net/16-wordpress-experts-share-insight-about-wordpress-calypso.html