Hi, my name is Terry Smith and I'm a developer and aspiring entrepreneur.

Well, it’s been one hell of a last month.  I’ve been working hard on some bbPress and buddyPress stuff, learning their code bases, and learning to write plug-ins to modify and build on their cores.  I’ve developed what we’re thinking of releasing as bbPress Plus version which will come prepackaged with most of the functionality found in other forum software.

I’ve also been working hard to smoothly integrate all of the best features of the two.  Instead of using bbPress’s built in profiles and plug-ins for private messaging, we’re taking that functionality from buddyPress.  It’s challenging because both of them are pre-1.0 packages and neither have seemingly taken the time to play nice with each other (though they both integrate quite nicely with WordPress MU).

At the same time, I’ve stopped working a “regular” job and have gotten into contracting full-time.  This means instead of working for “the” man, I’m now working for a lot of different ones (and women too!).  Hence, I decided to invest some time and money into a new blog design that would allow me to better sell myself and my services.

So by referral from a friend, I hired James MacDonald from Flockey Web Development and I am quite impressed with the new design.  I didn’t have a lot of requirements, but I really wanted to create an equal focus on the blog and my services.  The blog is a representation of me personally, an outlet for my thoughts and ideas, and since my personality is reflected in all of my work, it’s important for my to find an appropriate balance.

So if you’ve got a bbPress, buddyPress or any other job and are looking for a fun and creative programmer with a (very) tiny flair for design, feel free to contact me!

More to come on my most recent projects in the next couple weeks!