{"id":149970,"date":"2024-03-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=149970"},"modified":"2025-05-14T13:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:31:52","slug":"wp-engine-decode-2024-whats-next-in-modern-web-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-engine-decode-2024-whats-next-in-modern-web-development\/","title":{"rendered":"WP Engine&#8217;s DE{CODE} 2024: What\u2019s Next in Modern Web Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Austin, TX\u2014March 12, 2024\u2014<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WP Engine<\/a> today announced registration is open for <a href=\"https:\/\/events.wpengine.com\/GPrGQQ?Refid=PR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DE{CODE} 2024<\/a>, the company\u2019s annual developer conference and the industry\u2019s largest WordPress developer event. 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