Posts by Nathan Lawson
WP Engine’s DE{CODE} 2026 agenda is live 👀
AI, intelligent web experiences, where WordPress is actually heading, and more!
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Cheers, Matt!
Thanks, Matthew!
It’s been a three month journey from the Big Bite acquisition to today, but the ink is finally dry and I officially begin my role as a Software Engineer at WP Engine. Excited to continue our work on Newsroom and bring new products to market.
Project Hail Mary
top 3 of 2026 locked in. 9/10
being mad about 8GB on a $599 MacBook is extremely on brand for people who were never going to buy a $599 MacBook.
AI can generate photorealistic video from almost nothing but still fumbles converting shapes into CSS. The most deterministic design problem in existence. Why is this so hard.
Today we shipped WP Engine Newsroom. A publishing platform built specifically for digital newsrooms, and our first product launch together post-acquisition.
Proud of what the team at Big Bite and WP Engine put together.
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thinking of building an AI assistant in pure Astro and free from any IP infringement.
Agents running 24/7 is giving corporate dystopia. There's something deeply unhealthy about optimizing for "always on." I'm not sure I want that.
yep, the context window is infinite now. mine isn’t!
Claude Code has completely changed how I think about side projects. The friction to start something new is basically zero now.
Astro joining Cloudflare is such a power move. Infrastructure + modern web framework. This changes things. Thoughts?
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In my WP Engine era.
Astro 6.0? you beta believe it!
Claude Code Max subscription
Locked in for 2026.