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After Years of Web Development, Here's Why I Abandoned WordPress — and What I Recommend Now

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Just a few months ago, I built a small prototype that changed everything.

I manage several WordPress websites, and I find them frustratingly hard to customize. WordPress was a great tool in the 2010s, but today it has become bloated and complex. It is the most popular content management system (CMS) in the world — and that popularity has come at a cost. Customizing themes to look exactly the way you want is increasingly painful. Finding the right plugin for a given task can be difficult, especially since different plugin versions often aren’t compatible with each other. Out of curiosity, I tried rebuilding one of my sites using a different approach — a static site generator (SSG). In under an hour, I had something better than what I had spent months refining.

I have been doing web development since 1993 — the year the Web was born. I started in my parents’ basement. Since then I have done a bit of everything: pure HTML static pages, the CMS era with Drupal and WordPress, collaborative editing with wikis, the arrival of Node.js, JavaScript frameworks, and now AI transforming everything. I even worked as a research assistant for Serge Proulx at UQAM’s digital communications laboratory, formerly known as LabCMO. At the time we were studying the emerging effects of social media on society. When I predict the end of the CMS era here, it’s with the perspective of someone who has witnessed major shifts in this industry from its very beginning.

New Website

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are thrilled to present our new website! This site has been designed to provide a better experience and let you discover all our services.

Internship Offers in 2026

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

At Art Plus Code Inc., we are open to welcoming software development interns.

Our team is distributed and works primarily remotely, with occasional in-person meetings. We use modern tools and apply current methodologies, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, autonomy, and code quality.

Technologies We Use

Our projects rely on, among others, the following technologies:

Flutter, Vue.js 3, Qt 6
Python, Node.js, PHP, Go, Hugo
Docker, Kubernetes
PostgreSQL, Redis, Firebase, Supabase
Google Cloud Services, DigitalOcean
Ubuntu GNU/Linux

Our current projects are mainly focused on interactive kiosks, mobile application development and interactive multimedia.

Innovating in freedom: open-source technologies at the service of digital arts – 5 at SAT, October 2024

Sat, 05 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, Alexandre Quessy will participate as a panellist at 5 at SAT, a networking event that will also feature a discussion on “Innovating in freedom: open-source technologies at the service of digital arts.” The conversation will focus on the use of free and open-source software frameworks in media arts, exploring their technical and creative possibilities.

Open Space Entrepreneurship Forum #1 — Sutton

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Open space entrepreneurship forum #1 – Sutton

Thursday, December 7th, 2023, from 6PM to 9PM. At the tea room l’Art des possibles. 4 rue du Dépôt, Sutton, QC. Cost: 20$, tax included. Reservation: https://square.link/u/46C2W4JH https://www.facebook.com/events/1071704264021355/

Open space forums are events where you are the hero! Together we create an agenda for the evening. You can come and suggest activities such as presentations, discussions, practical workshops, talking circles, lightning presentations, brainstorms, masterminds, and much more! Each session has a general question aimed at inspiring those attending. This way, you can think in advance about what activity you could put on the agenda. The creation of the agenda is done during the opening circle. You can also offer nothing and simply participate in the activities that will be on the menu. Herbal tea will be offered on site.

Internship Offers in 2023

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

At Art Plus Code Inc., we are open to host internships in software development. Our distributed team works from home, and we use the latest tools and methodologies. We sometimes have in-person meetings as well.

Among the technologies we use are: Flutter, Vue.js 3, Qt 6, Python Node.js, Docker, Go, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Firebase, AWS, Digital Ocean, Ubuntu GNU/Linux, PostgreSQL, Redis and Pure Data. Our current projects are focussed on mobile applications and interactive multimedia.

New website

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We have a new Web site online! It will be easier to publish some articles this way.

We hope this update is helpful, and we remain available for your projects: contact.