How many extensions do you have?

I used to use VS Code, but it wasn't fun to do my PHP work with, so I just bought a PhpStorm subscription and my life improved.

I seldomly use a barebones VS Code if I need to open a file once in a while, but it was really eating a lot of resources when I used it.

@Demolishun the best thing I did for my mental health was to join a crossfit club. Physical exertion is better than drugs.

@devJs Thanks :D

The senior engineer working on it (and the architect of the system) said Cold Fusion is so much like PHP, I should pick it up quickly. Looks more like XML to me lmao.

Don't know why they didn't just go with an open source web framework like Laravel (PHP) or Django (Python) for the backend, would've cost them less in the long run, plus a bunch of other benefits.

@devJs Yeah hopefully I won't have to work on this at all. So, the backend runs on ColdFusion and not JS like I thought. I couldn't find a single reference to a CSS file in the source code, looks like there's some JS file that generates classes and HTML elements on the fly based on some config files elsewhere.

The entire architecture is incredibly weird.

@fruitfcker indeed

Identifies as a computer, I'm interested.

I used to set my games to German and add English subtitles to help me learn some German. It worked well for me.

I'm a native Afrikaans speaker (same language family as German and Dutch), so I guess that made it easier for me.

I wonder if it can see everything you do in a WSL2 context.

No, I use PHP

What do you want to do?

What a shit show. *grabs popcorn*

@jestdotty I suppose I'm also at a point in my career where I've figured out what I like doing (web applications) with a particular set of tools which I want to master instead of being mediocre with a large set of tools.

Could potentially put me out of a job in the future, sure, but I'm willing to take that risk.

@possum I'm not necessarily unwilling to learn a new framework in the same language as one I've been using, I just find it a bit annoying to be constantly bugged by recruiters with React jobs. Maybe I should just spell it out, "NO REACT, GO AWAY" lmao.

If I desperately wanted the job, I'd take it if offered and learn React. I'm not desperate, and I just don't want to learn React. I'm not always sure that the recruiters know the learning that would be required. I know plenty of folks who come from Angular and won't touch React, because they don't get it for some reason.

Ahh I remember my lecturer from a C++ course in university recommended this site. Good stuff. I also have that famous design patterns book which I haven't read yet >.<

What a strip club looks and smells like.

`It's a grand${ma/pa/they/them}`

Microshit

@usr--2ndry it's MBTI personality types.

the project manager I have to deal with has no fucking clue about my project. They constantly ask me the same questions I just answered, I update my tickets, they tell me to rephrase constantly. I know why it is like this, clashing personality types. INTJ vs ESTJ. Constant fucking power struggle lmao

@ars1 Yeah I've worked with WP for a couple of years on and off and it always left me feeling empty and miserable and reconsidering my career. I've migrated some WP sites to Statamic CMS and my clients are happy, I am happy, so I would avoid any WP work, unless the salary is, like you said, 3 times higher than what I currently make.

WP can be a fantastic thing, IF handled with care. I've used it in headless mode with Nuxt and it was fine. I just don't think it's fair to start a new job and rock the boat, just because I like working with it in a particular way.

@jiraTicket Yeah, I talked to the PM, she said the job would mostly involve building custom WordPress themes and sometimes maintenance on client websites. They're a super small team, only about 4 people, including a designer.

@AleCx04 I agree, however I've worked with WordPress before and I was miserable, I hated the work. They pay isn't significantly higher that what I currently get paid.

I enjoy the work I currently do so I don't *really* want to leave, but it's just the weird micromanaging culture they've got here now that's frustrating (not my project, but I am part of their rigid SDLC thing that is supposed to make life easier for everyone, which it is not).

I don't think I can give it up for less than 5% salary increase and a technology that I hate working with (WordPress and React).

lol retro isn't so bad anymore since I got a gun, now I can do dry fire training for 45 minutes out of the entire hour.

I once was subscribed to a subreddit dedicated to my country. It accurately reflects the 70-something average IQ of my country. Won't recommend.

@dontbeevil The issue seems intermittent, not sure. They told us to use the desktop version because the web app is unstable, but now they tell me to use the web app, because the desktop app is not synching. lol.

yeah i have co-workers like that. It's why I don't sit close to them at company get-togethers. I can't even understand them when they speak English.

@dontbeevil I did yes, it's a shitshow. Half of the versions aren't there and I am not the only person's whose notes are disappearing. IT support says everything looks fine. OneNote is rubbish.

Microshit! Microshit is going to lead to me quitting my current job. Fuck Microshit

Yup, I use it to make meta descriptions for content which the marketing people should technically do, and I always have to check the length of the string it puts out. It's always off, but still saves me so much time from having to come up with things myself. I need text with 160 or less characters, always gives me more. I'd rather have it summarise text for me, instead of me having to sit and read a boring AF blog post about things I have zero interest in.

It runs on statistics, not mathematical truth and logic.

For the most part, I prefer Ubuntu over MacOS and Windows. I have some issues with Nvidia and audio drivers on Ubuntu, though, but I mostly use it to code on, not play games or anything else.