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title: "My Takeaway From WordCamp Asia 2026 Had Nothing To Do With WordPress"
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date: 2026-05-10
modified: 2026-04-27
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description: "This year, WordCamp Asia 2026 passed me by in a bit of a blur. I didn’t have my usual hallway conversations, the kind where ideas casually discussed and something interesting..."
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# My Takeaway From WordCamp Asia 2026 Had Nothing To Do With WordPress

This year, WordCamp Asia 2026 passed me by in a bit of a blur.

I didn’t have my usual hallway conversations, the kind where ideas casually discussed and something interesting comes out of it. But I did end up having two long chats: one over breakfast, and another during a snack break.

![](https://thecancerus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260410_165756a-300x225.jpg)![](https://thecancerus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_7504a-300x225.webp)

Both conversations somehow circled around AI, and what it means for services and product WordPress businesses.

I’d had these hunches rattling around my brain for a while, but these chats finally crystallized them into two main takeaways:

- Knowing what to build (and what not to build) is becoming more valuable than just knowing how to code.
- Given how fast AI is moving, I’m probably better off staying a couple of steps behind the bleeding edge, rather than chasing it.

This is what I took home with me from WordCamp Asia.

What about you, let me know in comments.