I was privileged to be joined by six core contributors to WordPress 3.9 for a Google Hangout where we talked about the new release, contributing to WordPress, and more.

To learn more about WordPress 3.9, check out our summary.

You can watch the full video right here:

I was joined by an all-star cast. Of course, keep in mind, these six people are amazing, but a whopping 267 people made WordPress 3.9 happen. That said, here was our panel:

Andrew Nacin Lead Developer, 3.9 Lead ( Twitter | WP Profile)

• Favorite feature of WordPress 3.9: No more “Paste from Word” in TinyMCE
• Least favorite feature of WordPress: Settings screens and Mulitsite

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Mike Schroder 3.9 Co-lead ( Twitter | WP Profile)

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• Favorite feature of WordPress 3.9: WP Views / Customizer enhancements
• Least favorite feature of WordPress: The plugin editor

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Gregory Cornelius Contributing Developer ( Twitter | WP Profile)

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• Favorite feature of WordPress 3.9: Widget Customizer
• Least favorite feature of WordPress: Managing page hierarchy

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Helen Hou-Sandí Core Committer ( Twitter | WP Profile)

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• Favorite feature of WordPress 3.9: Widget Customizer
• Least favorite feature of WordPress: Admin Menus

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Scott Taylor Core Committer ( Twitter | WP Profile)

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• Favorite feature of WordPress 3.9: Customizer improvements
• Least favorite feature of WordPress: List Tables

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Weston Ruter Core Contributor ( Twitter | WP Profile)

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• Favorite feature of WordPress 3.9: Media improvements
• Least favorite feature of WordPress: Magic quotes

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Brian Krogsgard Post Status editor, Panel Host

• Favorite feature of WordPress 3.9: Image editing
• Least favorite feature of WordPress: Default comment handling