Matt Sparks

Web Developer. I blog sometimes and run @RemotePHP.

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

I am not whiny! Gah! 😠

*end scene*

He’s right, though.

[Jonathan H. Wage @jwage]

Programmers really are a whiny and dramatic bunch 😂

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

A thing I made:

https://t.co/kxIWCwLWez

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

PHP developers who don’t listen to Slayer while coding are amateurs.

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

At this point, I only have complaints rather than solutions.

Maybe we should have a data layer accessible via API that device-specific (meaning mobile, not OS specific) UIs utilize?

I don't know. You all are smarter than me, so figure it out and fill me in.

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

I absolutely believe that websites should be responsive, however, there are strong arguments that mobile/tablet-specific versions of sites are a good idea.

In general, I dislike a lot of the modern web, but I find the mobile web to be extremely annoying and cumbersome.

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

I understand the argument that having multiple versions of a site creates more work. I would argue that trying to create a one-size/one-experience-fits all solution creates a ton of unnecessary work and gives your user's a lackluster experience.

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

I think developers, myself included, make things WAY more complicated than they need to be. We over-engineer the simplest tasks.

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

If you believe there is a perfect programming language, then I have a bridge to sell you.

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

Don’t you love it when something isn’t working and you stare at the code, and stare, and stare, and it was something incredibly stupid causing the problem?

It’s frustrating, of course, but the absurdity makes me smile.

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

I made a thing:

https://t.co/TewAp6nI3T

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

.@laravelphp friends, quick question: In the request lifecycle, are ServiceProviders (core/custom) bootstrapped before or after the request goes through middleware (core/custom)? I thiiiink I know, but I also think I might be over-thinking it. I think.

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

PHP has been dead since I started using it almost two decades ago. I’m sure it will continue being dead for decades to come.

https://t.co/y1v8lL2KzM

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

I’m doing research into code reviews and I’d like your input. What is your experience with it? Likes/dislikes? How does your team implement reviews? Reply here for email [email protected]

Please RT for reach!

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

If you’re into vintage computer restoration, check out @retromattchine!

[Matt Sparks @retromattchine]

My first video is up! #trs-80 #VintageComputers #Restoration

https://t.co/WKz0yoVZ8J

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

@andy_huggins Let’s chalk it up to laziness on my part...

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

Out of random curiosity do you pronounce “deprecated” as:

“Dee-pre-see-ated”

or

“Dep-pruh-cated"

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

@gaberankin TIL: Deprecated and Depreciated are two different words.

[Matt Sparks @DevelopmentMatt]

@gaberankin Wow! You’re right and I’m an idiot.