Mike Little Explained

Mike Little
Birth Date:12 May 1962
Nationality:British
Known For:WordPress
Occupation:Web developer
Alma Mater:Stockport School
Children:1

Mike Little (born 12 May 1962) is an English web developer and writer. He is the co-founder of the free and open source web publishing software WordPress.[1]

Biography

Mike Little was born in Manchester, England in 1962 to a Nigerian father, who was a mathematics lecturer and musician, and an English mother who worked as a primary school teacher.[2] [3] Little was placed into foster care when he was four months of age, and was later adopted by the same family. He grew up on a council estate in Brinnington, Stockport, and was educated at Stockport School.[3]

In 2003, Little and Matt Mullenweg started working on a project in which they built on b2/cafelog and later named it WordPress, releasing the first version on 27 May 2003.[1] [4]

Little states that, despite not being invited to join his co-founder's for-profit business Automattic, he and Mullenweg remain on good terms. He clarified: "I don’t want it to sound like he cheated me out of something or ripped me off in some way. He didn’t."

In June 2013, Little was awarded the SAScon's "Outstanding Contribution to Digital" award for his part in co-founding and developing WordPress.[5] [6]

Little has been described as "modest" and living in "virtual anonymity". He has one daughter. He identifies as a follower of Stoicism and a humanist,[7] and in 2021, he became a patron of charity Humanists UK.[8]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Learn about WordPress origins and version history . 2 October 2024 . WordPress .
  2. Web site: Simpson . Mollie . 5 August 2021 . The Stockport man who powered half the internet . subscription . 30 September 2024 . The Mill.
  3. Web site: 17 April 2013 . Interview with Mike Little . 2 October 2024 . WordPress.
  4. Web site: How a Stockport developer helped create the world's biggest online publishing phenomenon – for free. Prolific North. 4 February 2013.
  5. Web site: Unsung Internet Visionary to be Honoured at SASCON . SAScon . 17 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140816214421/http://www.sascon.co.uk/unsung-internet-visionary-to-be-honoured-at-sascon/ . 16 August 2014 .
  6. Web site: Internet Visionary Honoured. Cheshire Border Independent Newspaper. 26 June 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203180653/http://www.independentnewspapers.co.uk/cheshireborders/story.php?id=1061. 3 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Little . Mike . About Mike Little . 29 September 2024 . I am a follower of Stoicism, embracing the philosophy of inner peace, resilience, and virtue by focusing on what I can control and accepting what I cannot. As a humanist, I value reason, empathy, and the potential for human progress, I believe in compassion for everyone and strive to improve the well-being of all people through ethical and rational means..
  8. News: Humanists UK delighted to announce two new patrons: Felicity Hannah and Mike Little . 29 September 2024 . . 11 June 2021.

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