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This might be the most obvious of #linktuesday links in ages, but really, I've recently been helped a lot by #rector. So yes, I'm sharing Rector today: getrector.com

If you have not worked with it before, it may seem intimidating, but take some time to get used to it, because it can really make your life a lot easier, especially when working with #legacy code

getrector.comWe'll Speed Up Your Development Process by 300% | Rector - Automated Way to Instantly Upgrade and Refactor any PHP codeRector - Automated Way to Instantly Upgrade and Refactor any PHP code

“Nearly 140 NGOs blast the Labour government over its foreign aid budget cut”

by The Canary @thecanaryuk @UKLabour

“They warn that the move will ‘destroy Labour’s legacy on international development’ and leave the ‘government’s ambition to be a reliable development partner on the global stage in tatters’”

thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/

Canary · Nearly 140 NGOs blast the Labour government over its foreign aid budget cutNGOs warn that cuts to the foreign aid budget will leave the “government's ambition to be a reliable partner on the global stage in tatters"
#Press#UK#Labour

It is amazing to see how #Fediverse works. Last Thursday, I created an account for #Turris :turris: project - @turris and I thought that I will slowly set it up, prepare everything and then announce it. But some people found it in the meantime anyway (even though I explicitly disabled public listing on #Fosstodon). And once a post was out there mentioning that we have an account, information started to spread. So I finished the setup quickly and did an introductory post yesterday and it spread like wildfire. Amazing to see in a real-time boosts followed by new followers followed by another wave of boost... Today, we are going to announce the account on the #legacy networks as well. Let's see what effect will that have 😉

Try this. Imagine that you've been asked to write 100 words that will be engraved on a 100 square foot stone monument in the middle of an extremely large city. It will stay there for 500+ years. What will you write? Consider your audience. What do you want to tell them? What is the most meaningful 100 word message you could come up with? Or maybe you would choose to not attempt meaning at all? Maybe you'd write something dull and insignificant. Something funny? How would you use that space? Would you use AI to write it? Would you quote an author? A poem maybe? Would you fill it with expletives? Would you fill it with love, hope? Would you just repeat the same word over and over and over? 100 words is not long at all, but you can say a lot in 100 words. #writing #history #legacy

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Also it is interesting to consider: We shouldn’t be too quick to dismiss things that seem pointless without first understanding their purpose...is such a great thing to consider when you are working on #legacy code