Timo Bakx

Software craftmanship and the rise of vibe coding Vibe coding. Generating software based on ideas, rather than coding by hand. The first time I heard the term, I wasn’t a fan. Over the pa...

I have a lot of thoughts about this, so I wrote them down.

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✨ Up now: Timo Bakx — “Developing the developer: Journaling with AI”

Timo is showing how AI + LLMs can help developers track growth and improve their workflow — all within your own IDE! 🖥️🤖

#SymfonyCon Amsterdam 2025 #PHP #AI #DeveloperTools #TechConference

In Amsterdam next week and part of a group underrepresented at tech confs, or can't afford a ticket? Private Packagist is sponsoring #SymfonyCon (Nov 27th/28th) and we have a ticket to give away: Reply your favorite PHP8.5 feature to win #php #phpc #symfony @symfony.com

🎁 Wanna come to #SymfonyCon but don't have your ticket yet?
We're giving away 1 conference ticket. How to play? Repost + follow @baksla.sh. Draw on October 27th. Good luck! 🍀

Me and James Seconde posing with a Vonage Elephpant (black plushie elephant with the inside of the ears colored, one purple, the other pink, Vonage and their logo printed in white on the visible side) with a PHPDay presentation slide in the background.

Found one of the most beautiful elephpants at #PHPDay in Verona made by #Vonage. Awesome color combination!

Larabelles Larabelles is a community for PHP and Laravel developers under-represented due to their gender.

🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎉

We are running another giveaway! This time we are giving away a ticket to Laravel Live UK 2025 🇬🇧

Enter our giveaway here 👉 larabelles.com/giveaway/lar...

Come learn, make friends, and have an amazing time with the Laravel community! 🚀

Wacht... Koffer?

Indeed. I only found out when I replied to the email with a "what is this?". I got a mass mail with "beware of scam emails" from them first and then a separate apology/thanks email afterwards. The mail itself looked legit. The questions and "we will cancel if you don't comply" were just weird.

Last time I got an email with that kind of questions from an accommodation it was a scamming attempt (booking site account of theirs was compromised). :-/

It is more important than ever that we support the LGBTQIA+ community, that we protect vulnerable young people, and that we make a stand against bigotry and dangerous practices like conversion.

Please share and support this initiative 🖤

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Symfony's main repository activity insights

So much activity on #Symfony these days. Topics are moving forward fast, lots of positive energy 💪

Apparently, they didn't need to check the entire train, just the bit with the seated cabinets? 🤔
In the end, we didn't get checked. But we also didn't get an all-clear to go to bed.

Fun stuff. On my way back home with the night train. Border control when entering Germany. Waiting for the two guards to get to the whole train, checking everyone...

#SymfonyCon was a blast this year. Thank you everyone for making it awesome. I hope to see you all again next year.

Are you sure it wasn't the airplane version of "I will turn this car around if you all don't quiet down in the back!" ?