Lovable Sidekick

That rascal.

Securing the db is more of an ops thing.

LOL not necessarily, especially in software.

Yeah it’s still broken, but at least it’s back to old broken not new broken.

He’s not wrong.

Hey don’t try your backyarding and barneyrubbling on me!

As it should be. Airbags should go off when you crash, not when you drive near the edge of a cliff.

Never give up! Never surrender!

I would have gone with hammer.

Wow, I never even heard of TOML. Very interesting - thanks!

edit: after looking at it a bit I think I’ll actually try using it. But I find it ironic that the website for something billed as “for humans” and “easy to read” is done in light gray text on a white background. The CSS class they chose is even called “light gray” LOL.

I woulda tried them on JSON. As long as they use an editor that keeps track of nested brackets I think it’s much more natural than XML.

Better make sure the wheel isn’t under copyright tho!

I feel this! When I need to do something in my computer my first impulse is usually to think about writing the code. Doesn’t matter how many free tools are already around. Why? Because software design and coding is fun! It’s not cost-effective in terms of time and effort, but way more fun than reading a manual for an existing thing and getting good at that thing. Example: right now I’m looking for a self-hosted wiki to organize my upcoming D&D campaign. As I look through the docs for dokowiki and wikijs I’m already thinking, how hard can it be to write one? A mind is terrible thing!

Using cocaine in vibe coding saves me hours of work!

Wow. When I think of all the things I’ve read about that were “killing” the web it’s a wonder my browser even works. And yet here we are.

Trivia: cole slaw is an Anglicized version of the Dutch word koolsla, meaning cabbage salad.

“Recursive Backronym”

I doubt that the pay is insane yet. There are a lot more PHP devs than COBOL devs. About half of the web still runs on PHP. It’s true that COBOL runs about half of the financial world, but PHP is less than 30 years old whereas COBOL programs are relics from decades earlier, and generally only get updated minimally if the systems around them change.

I agree. A lot of people who mock PHP know almost nothing about it but they know they’re supposed to hate it because all the cool kids do.

Or TSP (trisodium phosphate) - which you can’t even make websites with, but it’s great for cleaning oil spots off the driveway.