If you have been building WordPress sites for a while, you have probably spent time inside the theme’s functions.php file. It feels like the place to go whenever you need to add a custom snippet. Want to remove the WordPress version number? Add a script? Register a custom menu? You drop it into functions.php and move on.
When people first start with WordPress, they usually think of it as a blogging tool. You create posts, add pages, maybe install a theme, and you are ready to go. But for developers who want to turn WordPress into a real content management system, one plugin changes everything: Advanced Custom Fields, better known as ACF.
When I first started learning JavaScript, I was just happy to make things work. If a button clicked and changed the text, or if an API call returned the right data, I felt like a winner. My code was messy, full of quick fixes, repeated lines, and variables named something like x1 or tempData. At the time, I didn’t think it mattered.
The world of technology is moving faster than ever. Every year, new tools, programming languages, and even artificial intelligence change the way we think about education and jobs. With all of this happening, a big question comes up. Is getting a computer science degree still worth it in 2025?