Codex Plugins Matter More Than Another Chat Window
Codex plugins package tools, instructions, and repeatable workflows, which is more useful than another generic AI interface.
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Practical writing about software, systems, delivery, and things that behave strangely under pressure.
wade womersley – york based software engineer I write the way I work: direct, useful, and more interested in what holds up in production than what sounds clever on a slide.
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Microsoft’s Binlog Analyzer grounds AI answers in real build evidence and verifies fixes with before-and-after logs.
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The official MCP C# SDK 2.0 adopts stateless HTTP while keeping older clients and servers working during migration.
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The floppy-disk save icon has outlived the object it depicts and become a tiny piece of computer archaeology.
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Node.js 26 enables Temporal by default, giving new JavaScript code a better starting point than the old Date object.
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Android 17 improves MessageQueue performance, but apps reflecting into private internals need testing before targeting SDK 37.
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Android 17’s adaptive-first direction makes large-screen behaviour a normal release requirement rather than optional polish.
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The best furry meets leave enough empty space for conversations, wandering around, and whatever happens next.
PHP, Programming
Partial function application gives PHP a compact callback syntax, provided developers resist turning it into punctuation soup.
PHP, Programming
PHP 8.6’s clamp function removes another tiny helper while keeping range boundaries explicit and readable.