#linktuesday — Public Fediverse posts

This post about API Context Engineering captures a lot of things I have been thinking about API descriptions, pipelines, and task-scoped interfaces "The surface you hand an agent is the surface it will use" https://apievangelist.com/2026/08/11/context-engineering-is-governance/ #linkTuesday

I did quite a bit of cleanup on our github actions workflows in the last few weeks, inspired by this writeup of a similar task from @sebastian https://phpunit.expert/articles/hardening-github-actions-workflows.html #linkTuesday

Kore Nordmann recently wrote a good piece on why you need boundaries, not repositories. A monorepo works wonders with the right boundaries in your code: https://kore-nordmann.de/blog/always_go_with_a_monorepo.html

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What to do when your old developer/development partner leaves? https://magma.dev/2026/06/the-orphaned-system/ #linktuesday

I talk to teams about risks and costs when delaying decisions to reduce uncertainty, but even better is this analogy of decision making severity as hats, haircuts, or tattoos https://emilywebber.co.uk/decision-making-at-the-right-level-with-hats-haircuts-and-tattoos/ #linkTuesday

Is there a danger that working with coding agents will improve the quality of git practices? I hope so! Ask your agent to read this excellent post https://simonwillison.net/guides/agentic-engineering-patterns/using-git-with-coding-agents/ #linkTuesday

It's #linktuesday! Today, I want to share this interesting post-mortem of an old side project. I think we can all learn from this, even for those projects of ours that are not even dormant. https://danielpetrica.com/50-000-spam-emails-and-a-3-am-panic-what-happened-when-i-forgot-about-a-side-project/

It's been a while since I posted a #linktuesday link. This is a very good post on why we should speak up if something is clearly wrong: https://howtocenterdiv.com/beyond-the-div/nobody-pushed-back

After the recent #IWD this seems like the right time to share this excellent article about AI and ick, written for women and articulating some of the things we're experiencing with this shift https://abiawomosu.substack.com/p/they-built-stepford-ai-and-called
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"Being the go-to engineer is a double-edged sword" I had some pause for thought reading this article from LeadDev https://leaddev.com/culture/put-end-being-go-to-engineer #linkTuesday

I recognise myself, but also got some strategies to try.

Your data, your responsibility. A great post by Erwin from #tilaa on data: https://dev.to/tilaa/your-data-is-your-responsibility-not-your-vendors-19d4/

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API Design Reviews Don't Have to be Hard https://apisyouwonthate.com/blog/api-design-reviews-dont-have-to-be-hard/ chose this article for #linkTuesday as it has been an API reviews kind of a week! Checklists are where it starts, automation is where it goes next.

My #linktuesday for this week is this reminder of mistakes that can easily be avoided when it comes to autoloading: https://tideways.com/profiler/blog/autoloading-performance-avoid-these-5-mistakes

My #linktuesday for this week is the initial schedule announcement of the upcoming #symfonycon! https://live.symfony.com/2025-amsterdam-con/schedule

I've returned a few times to this article and find something fresh each time!
"these generalists can dissect unfamiliar challenges, spot first-principles patterns, and make confident design decisions".

Expert Generalists https://martinfowler.com/articles/expert-generalist.html#WhyOrganizationsNeedExpertGeneralists
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I've been thinking a lot about this post on Lead Developer about hiring force multipliers and how those people operate in the workplace - sometimes in contrast to the people around them. Read the article, and the links, it is so good that I couldn't pick just one quote to share! https://leaddev.com/hiring/how-hire-force-multipliers-10x-engineers #linkTuesday (thank you @jkriggins and the visionaries you included in the post!)

Why are there so few women in the tech industry? If you think you know the answer, read the report https://wearetechwomen.com/2025-lovelace-report/ and then tell me if you were right? Then share it with a friend or colleague. #linkTuesday

I found this an interesting read about implementing Strategy pattern in #Symfony: https://www.cezarcampos.com.br/en-us/posts/strategy-pattern-in-symfony-7/

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I won't be able to make it myself because too much work, but the PHPVerse online conference it looking good: https://lp.jetbrains.com/phpverse-2025/

I will be at AmsterdamPHP tonight though, so can still sort of celebrate PHP's birthday

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WHile researching for migrating from the Apple ecosystem to a more free ecosystem I came by this fantastic nerd device as a potential replacement of my Apple Watch: The Pine Time: https://pine64.org/devices/pinetime/

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I'm not sure it's legal to have such a well-reasoned discussion of AI and tech employment, but in case it is: https://skamille.medium.com/things-i-currently-believe-about-ai-and-tech-employment-3e712df1dc51 @skamille.themanagerswrath.com is a thoughtful read #linkTuesday

This new service tests your preparedness for disasters by randomly sending you disaster scenarios. Cool stuff! https://disaster-strikes.com

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I'm working with a few organisations with different meeting cultures at the moment, and I really enjoyed this post about levels of note taking https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2025/five-levels-of-note-taking-in-meetings/ #linkTuesday Which level do you use?

While I do not like AI/LLM's because of the environmental impact, I like it when people share their experiences. This blogpost by @rob is an interesting write-up of his experience with using AI/LLM for development work: https://akrabat.com/some-thoughts-on-llm-usage-in-my-work/

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It's been a while since I plugged em, but this #linktuesday, I'm doing it again: If you do anything with PHP, check out https://www.phparch.com

They're got a great magazine, books, a podcast and one hell of a conference.

I found this article on enterprise architecture by @frederick really helpful. Worth a read. #linkTuesday

https://frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-04-14-avoiding-vague-hand-waves-what-is-enterprise-architecture/

In this post "Consent-Based Computing", I think Heidi Waterhouse is articulating some my own feelings, reflections and choices about the tools around us today and the tradeoffs I'm prepared to make. https://heidiwaterhouse.com/consent-based-computing/ #linkTuesday

If you, like me, are not graphically inclined but you need a simple and clean template for a (hobby) website, then https://bootswatch.com might just be what you're looking for!

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From engineer to manager, told from both sides - this thoughtful article is your #linkTuesday this week as I’m reflecting on my own professional next steps https://leaddev.com/career-development/from-engineer-manager-told-from-both-sides

I found this an interesting read on a reason why you would want to use your custom-built framework.

https://www.danielbrendel.com/blog/31-an-oddly-interesting-story-about-a-custom-php-framework

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