mastodon 4.7.3(he/him) Developer Advocate @vonage speaker/writer/engineer/actor, BrumPHP founder, Fusion Meetup Team, Husband, Dad, European, average DJ.
The more backend-exposed MCP servers in products I see, the more convinced I am that AI Prompt injection is going to be the de-facto replacement for SQL Injection.
It's time to talk about the future. If you're not a #php developer, why not have a brief history lesson, then look at the recent innovations that the entire community has created? The PHP Foundation is really building on a lot of people's work to make it an excellent choice - even outside web development.
What a couple of weeks it's been in PHP community land.
Trailer for documentary only featuring white blokes
All male conference (in the lineup advertised)
Merch release contradicting the direction the foundation is trying to head in.
The UK has a problem with creating popularity contests for regions because one region always gets ignored. A region with the highest unemployment and poverty rates.
36 towns applied from the West Midlands to be UK Town of Culture.
None made the shortlist. None.
I did it. Finally. I tested out NativePHP. It absolutely blew my mind.
If you are a mobile developer that gets regularly driven up the wall by #Kotlin, or #Flutter or #Swift... you can pretty quickly now just learn #Laravel #php.
https://developer.vonage.com/en/blog/weird-science-building-android-apps-with-nativephp
Walk into British Heart Foundation in Halesowen.
See a copy of my favourite toy, my 1994 ferry port bought by my Grandpa for Christmas. Can't resist buying it for 3 quid.
Open it up. Also contains Matchbox Motorway 200 set. Hmm. The same set I set I also had.
See matchbox yellow Ryder rentals van.
It's my toys. I have purchased my own toys. I didn't even grow up in Halesowen.
The AI Bubble: as explained by SoftBank
Utter, utter slop. Burning the planet for no reason.
I mean, if you're going to attempt to profile me google then at least do it to some competent level.
For my European developers considering US Conference travel: please note that it has now been confirmed that ICE will now be in US airports from today.
Props to
@nunomaduro@mastodon.social
for his continued work on making PEST a cracking #php tool.
https://developer.vonage.com/en/blog/supercharge-your-php-code-with-pest-mutation-testing
Ruh-roh. Incoming Dev Radio Live: Dub Special on Friday.
Maybe the spring sunshine might even make it shine. If you live in a place with seasons, of course. If not, crack open a Red Stripe anyway.
https://www.twitch.tv/thedevradio/schedule?seriesID=7f0ccee5-55ed-4ef1-9112-9921f8fb0e7b
Irie developers, this Friday at 13.30 GMT your bredrin dev radio gon be throwing out fyre fi your ears pon the decks. Peace.
https://www.twitch.tv/thedevradio/schedule?seriesID=7f0ccee5-55ed-4ef1-9112-9921f8fb0e7b
I still marvel at my ability to cry every single time I listen to "Sometimes" by James, and there is absolutely no reason behind it.