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Spot Allen

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Curious. Senior Engineer. History buff. Gamer. (Bay Area)

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a cartoon cheetah is wearing a police uniform and says awwww !!! Alt: a cartoon cheetah is wearing a police uniform and says awwww !!!
07.03.2026 17:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For filenames, always snake. ๐Ÿ‘

03.03.2026 00:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Personally.

camel for method names, class names.

snake for vars, arguments, properties.

all cap for consts

02.03.2026 20:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

TFW: You're responsible by doing a house clean a day ahead of time; forgetting your cats were raised by garbage pandas. ๐Ÿ˜‘

02.03.2026 18:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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two dogs , one black and one white , are sitting next to each other in the grass . Alt: two dogs , one black and one white , are sitting next to each other in the grass .
25.02.2026 00:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man is wearing a black sweater with the word schitts creek on the bottom Alt: a man is wearing a black sweater with the word schitts creek on the bottom
24.02.2026 20:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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fry from futurama is shown with a very serious look on his face Alt: fry from futurama is shown with a very serious look on his face
18.02.2026 05:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜‚

14.02.2026 18:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"There's no such thing as too much logging." ๐Ÿ˜

13.02.2026 17:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is what happens when you're in your mid-forties and spend more than one late nighter in a row. ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ

05.02.2026 09:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a little girl with a surprised look on her face is wearing a floral sweatshirt Alt: a little girl with a surprised look on her face is wearing a floral sweatshirt
05.02.2026 09:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Partial function application in PHP 8.6 PHP 8.6 will introduce partial function application, allowing you to pre-fill some arguments while leaving others for later. Brent explains this new language feature with practical examples.

๐Ÿ”— Partial function application in PHP 8.6

03.02.2026 18:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Seems #PHPStorm (@jetbrains.com) assumes sprintf positional arguments are variables?

03.02.2026 18:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know the pieces fit
'Cause I watched them fall away
Mildewed and smouldering
Fundamental differing
Pure intention juxtaposed
Will set two lovers' souls in motion
Disintegrating as it goes
Testing our communication

25.01.2026 19:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh yeah! Nothing like Pascal door games. ๐Ÿ˜

10.01.2026 19:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a baby is sitting on a bed wearing a varsity shirt and crying . Alt: a baby is sitting on a bed wearing a varsity shirt and crying .
08.01.2026 03:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was good

19.12.2025 03:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man is walking through a lush green field with the words happy birthday written in white letters Alt: a man is walking through a lush green field with the words happy birthday written in white letters
13.12.2025 18:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yes please!

PHP RFC: Pattern Matching
wiki.php.net/rfc/pattern-...

08.12.2025 20:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ฒ

07.12.2025 23:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pink sunset over Oakland with palm trees.

Pink sunset over Oakland with palm trees.

Got some #synthwave visuals up here from our condo balcony. My shitty iPhone 12 unfiltered zoom providing a proper 1980's vibe. ๐Ÿค˜

03.12.2025 01:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes. Hmm. ๐Ÿง

02.12.2025 05:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I run an extension which removes shorts on desktop, but it doesn't catch the other annoying shit.

01.12.2025 18:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ultracrepidarian is a word we should be using more these days.

01.12.2025 16:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's what I meant. Never had a street hotdog.

28.11.2025 02:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I do not believe I've ever actually had a street dog.

26.11.2025 18:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is asking if he can get an amen ? Alt: a man in a suit and tie is asking if he can get an amen ?
26.11.2025 03:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Rebel Alliance doesn't condone assassination! >_>

25.11.2025 05:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cartoon leopard is wearing a police uniform and saying `` so cute !! '' Alt: a cartoon leopard is wearing a police uniform and saying `` so cute !! ''
23.11.2025 21:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sadly is failing during SSL handshake.

16.11.2025 22:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0