← Feed

Posts

• View post

  It's been made clear to me that one of the reasons I was hired for this job is my boss read the README files of some of my OSS projects and was impressed at how clear and detailed a writer I am. Just in case you thought written-English wasn't a useful skill for a developer: It got me this job. Work on your writing skills if you want to survive in tech. #Programming #GetFediHired #Writing

• View post

  Running Docker such that files in the container mount end up owned by the current host user is what I want 100% of the time. Absolutely 100%. So why is it always pulling teeth to make it work, and it's different for every bloody container image? WTAF? This is why I hate Docker. #Docker #Programming

• View post

  Even Microsoft execs say OpenAI et al are criminal organizations. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/microsoft-exec-called-ai-scraping-the-largest-theft-of-labor-in-human-history/ #AI #LLM

• View post

  The existence of both *.yml and *.yaml is a blight upon the tech industry, and whoever is responsible for this travesty should be shunned from the field forever. #Rant #Programming

• View post

  A valid question... #humor

• View post

  Moving as a metaphor for software management. https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/moving-metaphor

• View post

  I was today years old when I learned that Dockerfiles support heredoc-like syntax, and I am furious at every tutorial and presenter that has used a dozen lines with \ instead of that. #Docker #Programming

• View post

  Really good and detailed breakdown of the memory implications of associative arrays in PHP. Yet another reason to "Never* use arrays." (Use classes, and convert as quickly as you can.) https://dev.to/nazar-boyko/i-added-one-key-to-a-php-array-it-cost-25-mb-of-memory-4b80 #php #programming

• View post

  SQLite for Everything https://joecode.com/2026-08-19-sqlite3/ We have so many remarkable tools that we avoid using because something else has a shiner marketing budget. (Though SQLite's type system is pretty mediocre.) #programming #sql #sqlite

• View post

  Every time I brainstorm/daydream on how I'd design an ideal type system... I eventually end up with Rust. It's kind of annoying, really. #Rust #Programming #Types

• View post

  Top ten bits of advice for new conference speakers. https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/speaker-advice #PHP

• View post

  @ocramius@mastodon.social That's not unique to time. All measurements are only as accurate as the tool you're using to measure.

• View post

  The best summary of Trump's trade policies I've ever seen. https://xkcd.com/3290/ #uspol #tarrifs #xkcd

• View post

  The number of PHP code-validation tools that have PHPStorm plugins that don't know how to handle running in a container is mind boggling. I don't think I've ever gotten a single one to work. #PHP #PHPStorm

• View post

  Your regular reminder: Autistics do not have an "inflexible ethical system." Most of you normies have "disturbingly malliable, easily-compromised ethics." #Autism #AutismSpectrumDisorder

• View post

  I am pleased, terrified, and slightly unnerved to announce the relaunch of my blog, and the beta release of MiDy! Yes, another site generator in PHP, but this one is special. (Trust me.) https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/garfieldtech-v3 Feedback welcome, mainly through the MiDy issue queue but also in the PHPC chat room. #PHP #Release #OpenSource #AGPL

• View post

  The reporters at this news site are AI bots. OpenAI’s super PAC appears to be funding it. Not only are Gen AI systems unethical, the companies behind them are evil, too. https://www.modelrepublic.org/articles/the-reporters-at-this-news-site-are-ai-bots.-openai%E2%80%99s-super-pac-appears-to-be-using-it-to-advance-its-political-agenda #llm #ai #slop

• View post

  Free markets don't apply to every industry, nor should they. Social infrastructure needs to be handled differently. https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/social-infrastructure-services

• View post

  I like people I can vibe with. Not machines to vibe at. #Programming #AI #LLM

• View post

  RE: https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/116998514444818066 Voting MAGAt (which is the same as Republican now) is actvitely voting to kill people and destroy the planet and end human civilization. Treat MAGAts accordingly. #uspol #Trump #fascism #environment

• View post

  Be sure to exclude your repositories from HuggingFace here: https://huggingface.co/spaces/HuggingFaceCode/in-the-stack #AI #LLM #GrandTheftAutocomplete

• View post

  Your regular reminder to ensure your posts are flagged for the right language! If you don't mark the language correctly, translation features don't work. Also, I keep getting non-English messages in my feed that I don't understand in the slightest. Please set your Mastodon language correctly in your client. #Mastodon #Translation #UseTheSettingsLuke

• View post

  I hate dealing with file permissions. *HATE*. #Programming

• View post

  Functional programming isn't just for Haskell developers. It's for #PHP developers, too. "Thinking Functionally in PHP" is available from LeanPub. https://leanpub.com/thinking-functionally-in-php

• View post

  Code that was working and passing all tests, untouched for weeks, now failing tests on the exact same computer, exact same checkout, exact same commit. This is the bane of my existence. And no, Grand Theft Autocomplete will not fix this. (It will probably make it worse.) #Programming #AI #LLM

• View post

  The Vest is dead. Long Live The Vest.

• View post

  I really wish the tech Bros had read "Please create the Relaxation Nexus" instead of "Please don't create the Torment Nexus."

• View post

  Also this. #ai #llm

• View post

  I Don’t Care if A.I. is So Good We Can’t Tell it’s Not Human. That’s Not The Point. https://serena.nz/writing/the-quality-is-not-the-point/ Absolutely all of this. #ai #llm #slop

• View post

  Technical debt is over-used. https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/tech-debt-overused