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syntaxseed

@syntaxseed@phpc.social

Programming, tech, gaming & other geeky topics from Sherri Wheeler.

Occasional business, handiwork, electronics, parenting and fitness content.

🐘 PHP/JS developer with miles to go before I sleep();

All posts are my own - never AI generated.

Ally & anti-racist. Bigoted or harassing replies get blocked & reported.

Available for part-time contract work.

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syntaxseed, to Symfony
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Hey folks.

What's your thoughts on vs ? I'm looking for a PHP CMS that isn't WordPress based on a potential client's request. Prefer based so that's why these 2.

Mostly a brochure site with some normal CMS-y features (gallery, contact form, etc).

Bonus for ease of ongoing maintenance.

syntaxseed,
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@gmazzap I personally use & recommend WordPress for a lot of situations.

This was a client request & nice opportunity for me to learn something new.

syntaxseed,
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@symfonystation Yeah... 😭 That's why I narrowed it down to 2. lol

syntaxseed,
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@nanimal @symfonystation I'm tempted to do a afternoon "0 to basic install" test of them both. 🤔

syntaxseed,
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@nanimal @symfonystation But I'm glad to hear that the community is welcoming. 😁 Cela est importante. Merci beaucoup!

beep, to random
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Tech workers: if you, like me, have ever wondered about how automation will impact your work, you should probably pay close attention to how “artificial intelligence” figures into the WGA strike. https://www.wgacontract2023.org/strike-hub

syntaxseed,
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@synlogic @beep Then they'll just hire cheaper editors to polish the generated screenplays. 😡

dangillmor, to random
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Dear developers: I don't want to use your app on my phone. I want a mobile web version, and you can do that.

Thanks kindly.

syntaxseed,
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@dangillmor Caveat: I want a mobile web version that isn't intentionally broken like Facebook's mobile website.

matthew_d_green, to random

I downloaded an LLM onto my iPhone and it’s amazing.

syntaxseed,
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@matthew_d_green It's like when you type a message by always accepting the next auto-complete suggestion.

Exactly like that. 😆

syntaxseed, to webdev
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I am way late to the frameworks & libraries game... but I started prototyping a project with Bootstrap 5, and it was so easy, I accidentally built the finished product & had to say "thanks but no thanks" to the front-end dev tasked with helping me. 🤣

Why did I not use this before??

syntaxseed,
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@mattwilcox @sfxon Happily I'm basically using it for utility classes & not a real framework.

syntaxseed,
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@mattwilcox Accessibility is definitely a good point, though I know next to nothing about it, so Bootstrap is probably better than me. I'm not using any widgets like modals.

So far browser & mobile support is great.

But an accessibility review is an excellent idea. 😁

(To clarify, the front-end dev I was assigned was an inexperienced junior who was reluctant, so I don't suspect that I turned down a UI accessibility expert.)

syntaxseed, (edited ) to random
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❓How do you organize your source boundaries?

You have Students. The public accesses them. They CRUD themselves & admins CRUD them differently.

Everything in a students folder?

Or...

students/edit.twig
admin/students/edit.twig
public/students/view.twig

?

Other?

(I lean toward subject/object/verb.twig myself.)

syntaxseed,
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@splateric Yeah. I'm not ridgid enough to put a student dir inside a student dir.

Plus an admin editing itself would be

admin/edit.twig

So the self reference is always 1 level deep. 😁

syntaxseed,
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@splateric Me too. But in this app I have 3 groups doing things. The public, admins & students.

ellisgl, to random
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So, what did you all work on this weekend?

syntaxseed,
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@ellisgl Thanks! I'm being very particular about rationing my energy & attention during weeks like these. Lots of scheduled breaks to play games or relax.

Part of working hard is knowing your limits & keeping an eye on the ole gas tank. 😁

syntaxseed,
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@ellisgl Well, I made awesome bday magic for my husband.... and other than that, worked very hard on recuperating from a tough week and a forth coming tougher week. 😁

syntaxseed, to random
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Does really think people are going to hit 'play' without knowing if something is a movie or a TV show? Is this a long commitment for my current evening, or a longer commitment for unknown seasons? Just hit play!

Who does this, ever? 🤔

syntaxseed,
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@ramsey Oh yes it definitely tells you in there. But the UI encourages you to hit play directly. So weird.

syntaxseed,
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@kaiserkiwi LOL. Netflix really does have the worst summaries. I love when it tells me about the actors or awards won but nothing about the plot or genre. 🤦‍♀️😆

Skoop, to random
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My concept of "a week of vacation" this year:

  • Flu for the first 5 days
  • Customer work for part of yesterday
  • Chasing a potential customer today
  • Preparing a new talk with a friend today

Tomorrow is Friday. Will I be able to just do my own fun shit then?

syntaxseed,
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@Skoop 🤔 I think you might be 'vacationing' wrong... 😆

Man I hate when it seems like a vacation causes my immune system to relax and I instantly get sick. That sucks. 😔

Edent, to gaming
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🆕 blog! “Let's (not) share our VR headsets”

It is hard to get people excited about VR. Even at its best, it is an isolating experience - that's why Zuck is pushing the social features of The Metaverse so hard. But, worse still, it's hard to show people what the VR experience is like. If your friend buys a 4K laser projector, you […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/05/lets-not-share-our-vr-headsets/
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syntaxseed,
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@Edent Yay pink eye! 🤢

itsjustdj, to random

I'm attempting to swap my teen's laptop from a Dell (Windows 10) to my old MacBook Pro running Pop! OS. The MacBook has a faster processor and the same amount of RAM as the Dell. And I need the Windows laptop so I can learn PowerShell.

His stated must-haves:
*Chrome
*Spotify
*Discord
*Steam
*Roblox

I got all of those running and he's testing his Steam games to makes sure they're all playable.

Fingers crossed.

syntaxseed,
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@itsjustdj Invaluable resource for checking & tweaking games' compatibility on Linux:

https://www.protondb.com/

I can't live without this website. lol

syntaxseed, to random
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Wow the movie was such fun! Glad we got to see it before the film left theatres. More of these please!

syntaxseed,
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Sad that it was jarringly unusual to see a random city-guard character was a woman. Guards/soldier extras are almost never women. This was nice.

leerayl, to random

Finally started breaking through from the Black Forest into the Swamp biome in feel way better prepared and cleared out a crypt for iron. Just got to haul it back to my home by boat. It’s a fun game and it mostly suits my play style

syntaxseed,
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@leerayl The swamp was my least fav biome. But the boss was a hoot. Really felt good to get that iron gear.🗡️🛡️

TheLetterTen, to random

Girls with glasses are best girls.

syntaxseed,
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@TheLetterTen 💯 agree. 🤓

hypolite, to php

I'm looking for a simple Cache plugin but after staring at the dozens of available candidates, I must admit I have no idea where to turn. I don't need an All-in-One SEO/PageSpeed/etc..., I just need a simple server-side cache that I can set up and forget. Memcached support is a plus as it's already available on my machine.

Any recommendation?

syntaxseed,
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@hypolite I'm also finding it hard these days to find single-purpose plugins. They all are so bloated & over-reaching.

syntaxseed, to random
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May the 4th be with you folks!

Do something fun for yourself today. 😊

syntaxseed, to php
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Recently stopped being able to import classes or understand namespaces. It was marking all class names as not defined.

Eventually realized that /vendor/* was in my search filters. Turns out these are defined in 2 places. One is search only, the other affects code scanning & intellisense.

syntaxseed, to random
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Today was household "technical debt" catchup day.

Wow I didn't realize how much gets procrastinated when working more hours.

5 loads of kids' laundry, cleaned up & de-winterized the sunroom and did a couple small home projects.

Catching up at work ↔️Catching up at home.

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