🤔 I'm not a big end-of-year/start-of-year post guy. But 2023 did become rather chaotic, and I want to start 2024 with some energy and discipline. So… how?
https://rosswintle.uk/2023/12/2024-self-improvement-and-habits/
2023-12-31 16:56:37
“Stop writing a bulleted list in the #WordPress block editor" is the new “Exit Vim”
😬
2023-12-31 11:55:14
Really want to code and write today, but I'm in bed with lurgy. Must rest. 🤒
2023-12-31 11:54:13
If you're a #WordPress dev contemplating taking on a tricky challenge for 2024 that will level-up your skills… maybe…
Don't forget that there's a daily WordlePress challenge at https://wordlepress.com/
A hard one today…
Argh! I gave up on today's #WordlePress after 14 guesses. 😭😭😭
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️ x 12
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Test your #WordPress dev knowledge at https://wordlepress.com/
2023-12-30 17:41:28
I know this is probably an ancient JAMStack thing, but is there a really simple, cheap, cloud-based database/key-value store with a simple get/put API and simple auth?
Happy to self-host (this may be preferable, in fact).
2023-12-30 15:39:09
Book nerds… do you think First Edition Discworld books are worth anything?
Edit: ebay says yes, but really not very much (£5-8 each – less than original cost!)
Anyone want them?
2023-12-30 12:16:15
Docs are incredible. Data structures are documented. There’s pseudo code for key algorithms. And over 40 pages of documented manual tests!!
I never did anything like this in my working life.
Well done 17/18 year old me!! 🙌🙌
2023-12-30 12:12:58
Seems I somehow captured screen output in the docs… nice!
2023-12-30 12:12:16
There’s also a lot of low-level display code. Pretty sure I implemented a custom Terminal-based UI from scratch. 😅
2023-12-30 12:08:03
Working at a very low level though. There are references to hand-crafted, doubly-linked lists! Needs a better standard library/primitives. Perhaps these existed but we were encouraged to work from first principles?
2023-12-30 12:06:07
Pascal seems really well structured. I’m seeing interfaces, good typing. “PROCEDURE”s presumably have side effects where “FUNCTION”s do not. Nice!
2023-12-30 12:02:10
Who wants to tear through the Pascal code for my A-Level computing project then? 😂
2023-12-30 11:37:19
Looking through some old files and having a turn out.
In 1999 I delivered a technical writing course. Using OHP acetates!
I was a year out of university and in my graduate position.
Seems like I ALWAYS cared about this stuff.
2023-12-28 23:49:13
Follow up on my community/social stuff for today…
I went and signed in to a bunch of Slack workspaces I had signed out of and found one is fairly active and has some good people and good discussions going on.
I'm finding out more about the setup (can I invite people? can I create new channels?). But this may be where I land. Let's see.
2023-12-28 23:26:02
While I credit @cstross for the link, I believe this is worth more than the original “WHAT” that he quoted it with.
It worth saying:
“WHAT ON EARTH?!!!!"
(Also, this is very programmer-nerdy and involves a program with 4.2bn if statements and a 40GB even/odd number function)
https://andreasjhkarlsson.github.io//jekyll/update/2023/12/27/4-billion-if-statements.html
2023-12-28 17:55:17
More giftage.
I think this falls into the category: “You Had One Job”
😂
2023-12-28 17:32:46
I mean… this would explain a lot! 😂
2023-12-28 17:27:35
This is a really very excellent gift. The attention to detail in the design is spot on.
2023-12-28 16:32:27
I think 2024 is the year I finally realise I’m a nerd. And that’s fine. It’s my best way of being. I like words and numbers and code and games. They are my things. And they are good things.
I will embrace it. And enjoy it.
In my own ways.
2023-12-28 16:23:26
Oh. Heck yeah! This just arrived as a late Christmas gift!!! 🥰😎🙏
Only found out about it recently. Can’t wait to read.
cc @matt