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title: The most expensive 33 hours in WordPress history...
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylO0DQeVEBQ
source: youtube-com-fireship
published: 2026-09-23T17:17:22Z
updated: 2026-09-23T17:49:55Z
first_seen: 2026-09-23T19:00:13.987032799Z
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- Fireship
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  Greptile is the only AI code reviewer that actually runs your code. Try it for free: http://greptile.com/go/fireship

  Automattic's board fired WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg while he was at Burning Man... 33 hours later, he replaced the board and declared himself a pirate. Let's dive in.

  Want more Fireship?

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Greptile is the only AI code reviewer that actually runs your code. Try it for free: http://greptile.com/go/fireship

Automattic's board fired WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg while he was at Burning Man... 33 hours later, he replaced the board and declared himself a pirate. Let's dive in.

Want more Fireship?

🗞️ Newsletter: https://bytes.dev\
🧠 Courses: https://fireship.dev