Remembering Alex King

Matt Mullenweg:

One of the original WordPress developers, Alex King, has passed from cancer at far too young an age. Alex actually got involved with b2 in 2002 and was active in the forums and the “hacks” community there.

Alex had a background as a designer before he learned development, and I think that really came through as he was one of those rare people who thought about the design and usability of his code, the opposite of most development that drifts toward entropy and complexity. One of my favorite things about Alex was how darn tasteful he was. He would think about every aspect of something he built, every place someone could click, every path they could do down, and gave a thoughtfulness to these paths that I still admire and envy today.

Heartbreaking news. Alex was just a great person: funny, clever, honest, diligent. Everyone who knew him liked him.

Another good remembrance, from Adam Tow.

★ Tuesday, 29 September 2015