GioryJalino

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Was anyone else surprised to see Kbin being written in PHP? in c/programming@beehaw.org
[–] GioryJalino@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks, great story (which I didn't know) and some examples of why PHP is/was bad. Great write up!

Was anyone else surprised to see Kbin being written in PHP? in c/programming@beehaw.org
[–] GioryJalino@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are those warts? I'm not trying to be a dick, I'm just not educated enough on this subject. Is it more the ease of use (needing much more lines of code to do something or you need to build things yourself since there isn't a function for it) or more the way the language is build (multiple functions doing the same thing or misorder of arguments)? Or is it just the performance?

I started with PHP years back, shifted to Android/Java and then to C# (Xamarin) to Javascript (node.js/React(Native)). All in a hobby/personal project form, so I didn't bump into problems with PHP most peofessionals seem to have and I still use it for API's sometimes.

Was anyone else surprised to see Kbin being written in PHP? in c/programming@beehaw.org
[–] GioryJalino@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Funny that a lot of people responded by bashing on PHP, but I saw very little real arguments why PHP is so awful. What makes PHP that bad besides being the target of memes?
I mean "lame", "old" or "dead" aren't particularly convincing arguments.

With an new beginning come NEW USERNAMES in c/fediverse@kbin.social
[–] GioryJalino@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

CamelCase beating yo ass all day.

What's the one thing about the fediverse that you like the most? in c/AskKbin@kbin.social
[–] GioryJalino@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This, not everything is there yet and things are not ironed out and honed in to keep you addicted. The "thrill" of using something new with it's fault is addicting enough.

Anti-mod brigading going on within reddit? in c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world
[–] GioryJalino@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Would these tools still work after the API change?

Which Pixelfed accounts to follow for quality content? in c/AskKbin@kbin.social
[–] GioryJalino@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, I didn't even know this part existed. Thanks for making me waste the next 3 hours with scrolling through a lot of trending posts ;)

Which Pixelfed accounts to follow for quality content? in c/AskKbin@kbin.social
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Which Pixelfed accounts to follow for quality content? (kbin.social)
 

What are some good pixelfed accounts I can follow. I have a few but not as good as some instagram people I follow. I liked Peter McKinnon or Jordi Koalitic. Are there pixelfed alternatives? They don't have to be professional photographers, but some good original content is appreciated.

I think we should (politely) message major hobby subreddits that went public to go private again. It's important to continue the protest. in c/RedditMigration@kbin.social
[–] GioryJalino@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think one of the big problems is that the mods are just as 'addicted' to reddit as the users are. The mods don't want to lose their community. If it's not for all the work that went into it and the joy they get out of it or for providing a community for a niche group, it's for the 'powertrip' of being a mod.
So it's also a case of selfdiscipline. Are they able to restrict themselves.

iPhone subreddit starting protest early, going dark indefinitely in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] GioryJalino@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Yes, Kbin/lemmy needs enough good and original content to flourish. What I currently miss is the niche subreddits on lemmy. For specific brands or particular products or hobbies it's easy to find a community on reddit, but there are only a few already available on lemmy.