Why developers should pick WordPress?

If you are a developer and haven’t pick which web publishing train to jump to yet, here are few hints.

WordPress is used by Government agencies

At WordCamp San Franciso 2008 the list of government agencies using WordPress was revealed.

Air Force
Army
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Coast Guard
Defense Intelligence Agency
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
Department of Treasury
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Marine Corps
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
National Reconnaissance Agency
National Security Agency (NSA)
Navy

(list from Mark)

If that does not impress you, visit WordPress Showcase for a list of famous people and companies using WordPress.

WordPress is more popular then competition

Judging by traffic numbers alone, WordPress is the most popular CMS. That insures growing need for developers.

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WordPress Jobs are more abundant with every day

As more sites start using WordPress, there are more opportunities for WordPress developers each day. Check jobs.wordpress.net for some of the latest openings.

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WordPress development community is cool

WordPress is created by a joint effort of large number of contributors.

Developers like Ozh, Lester and Joost build quality plugins and offer them free of cost which helps new developers and also keeps the community growing.

WordPress is easy to learn!

WordPress development learning curve is among one of the most favorable around. Almost as easy as it is to install WordPress, it’s easy to learn plugin development.

If you have some background in PHP and JavaScript, the transition will last only a couple of days. I have web designer friends who started building templates for WordPress and in few months learned to customize and modify plugins on their own.

Conclusion

If you are developer in soul and still haven’t tried WordPress, now it’s the right time to try. ‘Nuff said.

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