James Seconde
@secondej.bsky.social
(he/him) Developer Advocate @ Vonage, speaker/writer/engineer/actor, brumPHP founder, TechMids, ex-Fusion, Husband, Dad, European, sort-of DJ.
PHP Turned 31 this year, so I wrote up a first-half summary of the PHPVerse event which @brenttoderian.bsky.social and Jetbrains put together.
developer.vonage.com/en/blog/php-...
Features talks from Fabien Potencier, Elizabeth Barron, Nils Adermann, and Jonathan Bossinger.
developer.vonage.com/en/blog/php-...
Features talks from Fabien Potencier, Elizabeth Barron, Nils Adermann, and Jonathan Bossinger.
PHP Turns 31 and Vonage Watches PHPVerse
Learn takeaways from PHPVerse 2026: covering PHP Foundation updates, Composer supply chain security, WordPress myths, Symfony at scale, and more
developer.vonage.com
September 10, 2026 at 10:02 AM
PHP Turned 31 this year, so I wrote up a first-half summary of the PHPVerse event which @brenttoderian.bsky.social and Jetbrains put together.
developer.vonage.com/en/blog/php-...
Features talks from Fabien Potencier, Elizabeth Barron, Nils Adermann, and Jonathan Bossinger.
developer.vonage.com/en/blog/php-...
Features talks from Fabien Potencier, Elizabeth Barron, Nils Adermann, and Jonathan Bossinger.
I am slowly getting accustomed to MS365, but there are some UX things that are crazy anti-user.
This pops up on all my emails. I don't know what it is. I want to read my email. Why is policy showing. The 'i' doesn't show more info. I now don't know if it's US date or not. You can't get rid of it.
This pops up on all my emails. I don't know what it is. I want to read my email. Why is policy showing. The 'i' doesn't show more info. I now don't know if it's US date or not. You can't get rid of it.
September 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I am slowly getting accustomed to MS365, but there are some UX things that are crazy anti-user.
This pops up on all my emails. I don't know what it is. I want to read my email. Why is policy showing. The 'i' doesn't show more info. I now don't know if it's US date or not. You can't get rid of it.
This pops up on all my emails. I don't know what it is. I want to read my email. Why is policy showing. The 'i' doesn't show more info. I now don't know if it's US date or not. You can't get rid of it.
Reposted by James Seconde
Digital sovereignty is written in PHP. 🐘 Germany's €108M federal CMS migration, 770 EU Commission sites, 300,000 users on Nextcloud. In our latest post we examine PHP in the public sector and the funding gap that exists.
thephp.foundation/blog/2026/0...
thephp.foundation/blog/2026/0...
September 2, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Digital sovereignty is written in PHP. 🐘 Germany's €108M federal CMS migration, 770 EU Commission sites, 300,000 users on Nextcloud. In our latest post we examine PHP in the public sector and the funding gap that exists.
thephp.foundation/blog/2026/0...
thephp.foundation/blog/2026/0...
Reposted by James Seconde
“There’s a new Mr. Beast book.”
You bolt awake in your workshop in Mainz. It’s 1450. You’re Johannes Gutenberg, and you’ve changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Your printing press must burn.
You bolt awake in your workshop in Mainz. It’s 1450. You’re Johannes Gutenberg, and you’ve changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Your printing press must burn.
September 2, 2026 at 4:04 AM
“There’s a new Mr. Beast book.”
You bolt awake in your workshop in Mainz. It’s 1450. You’re Johannes Gutenberg, and you’ve changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Your printing press must burn.
You bolt awake in your workshop in Mainz. It’s 1450. You’re Johannes Gutenberg, and you’ve changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Your printing press must burn.
Reposted by James Seconde
There's a new sponsor in town! Many thanks to @developer.vonage.com for supporting #APIPlatformCon 2026, we're excited to have them back! Come by their booth in September to learn more about their expertise.
Get your ticket: api-platform.com/con/2026/tic...
Get your ticket: api-platform.com/con/2026/tic...
August 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM
There's a new sponsor in town! Many thanks to @developer.vonage.com for supporting #APIPlatformCon 2026, we're excited to have them back! Come by their booth in September to learn more about their expertise.
Get your ticket: api-platform.com/con/2026/tic...
Get your ticket: api-platform.com/con/2026/tic...
I am not at all raging that last week, to get back into Witcher III on my Steam Deck, I purchased both DLC packs, and today find out a full remastered copy is coming for free with all the DLC included.
August 26, 2026 at 12:03 PM
I am not at all raging that last week, to get back into Witcher III on my Steam Deck, I purchased both DLC packs, and today find out a full remastered copy is coming for free with all the DLC included.
I don't need the nuclear four minute warning to tell me not to light a disposable BBQ in a park.
August 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I don't need the nuclear four minute warning to tell me not to light a disposable BBQ in a park.
The Dev Radio Live (Episode 19) was broadcast last Friday. Missed it? It's on Mixcloud. Check it out just for the enjoyment of the tracklist.
www.mixcloud.com/mrsirrus/the...
www.mixcloud.com/mrsirrus/the...
The Dev Radio Live 19 by TheDevRadio
Broadcast Live on Twitch, 2026-07-31
www.mixcloud.com
August 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The Dev Radio Live (Episode 19) was broadcast last Friday. Missed it? It's on Mixcloud. Check it out just for the enjoyment of the tracklist.
www.mixcloud.com/mrsirrus/the...
www.mixcloud.com/mrsirrus/the...
A reminder that the most influential people pushing their products onto people using their platform are talking to you as consumers, but will not be doing as they say themselves. (Unless they don't like speaking to their children)
August 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
A reminder that the most influential people pushing their products onto people using their platform are talking to you as consumers, but will not be doing as they say themselves. (Unless they don't like speaking to their children)
Did not have "writing Kotlin and completing Gradle builds" on today's bingo card.
August 3, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Did not have "writing Kotlin and completing Gradle builds" on today's bingo card.
I've just finished this and I can report back that not a single person in chat commented on me dropping Charlotte Church after a psychedelic trance cover of Let's Dance by David Bowie.
A particularly entertaining set for The Dev Radio Live today at 1.30pm BST. Tune in while you swear at Claude.
www.twitch.tv/thedevradio/...
www.twitch.tv/thedevradio/...
thedevradio Schedule - Twitch
Genreless. Traditional. A crate diggers' home. The Dev Radio: Broadcasting Madness for coders. Expect the expected, the unexpected and sometimes the silly. — Check out thedevradio stream schedule, and...
www.twitch.tv
July 31, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I've just finished this and I can report back that not a single person in chat commented on me dropping Charlotte Church after a psychedelic trance cover of Let's Dance by David Bowie.
A particularly entertaining set for The Dev Radio Live today at 1.30pm BST. Tune in while you swear at Claude.
www.twitch.tv/thedevradio/...
www.twitch.tv/thedevradio/...
thedevradio Schedule - Twitch
Genreless. Traditional. A crate diggers' home. The Dev Radio: Broadcasting Madness for coders. Expect the expected, the unexpected and sometimes the silly. — Check out thedevradio stream schedule, and...
www.twitch.tv
July 31, 2026 at 8:20 AM
A particularly entertaining set for The Dev Radio Live today at 1.30pm BST. Tune in while you swear at Claude.
www.twitch.tv/thedevradio/...
www.twitch.tv/thedevradio/...
Time to get the retrobrite out.
July 30, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Time to get the retrobrite out.
I still marvel at my ability to cry every single time I listen to "Sometimes" by James, and there is absolutely no reason behind it.
July 24, 2026 at 12:09 PM
I still marvel at my ability to cry every single time I listen to "Sometimes" by James, and there is absolutely no reason behind it.
Reposted by James Seconde
Underestimating the power of our elephant-shaped language is easy.
Our latest video is a deep dive into how PHP went from the wild west of the web to a serious, modern language.
🎥 Here is a sneak peek - make sure to check the full interview with @secondej.bsky.social on our channel!
#php
Our latest video is a deep dive into how PHP went from the wild west of the web to a serious, modern language.
🎥 Here is a sneak peek - make sure to check the full interview with @secondej.bsky.social on our channel!
#php
July 23, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Underestimating the power of our elephant-shaped language is easy.
Our latest video is a deep dive into how PHP went from the wild west of the web to a serious, modern language.
🎥 Here is a sneak peek - make sure to check the full interview with @secondej.bsky.social on our channel!
#php
Our latest video is a deep dive into how PHP went from the wild west of the web to a serious, modern language.
🎥 Here is a sneak peek - make sure to check the full interview with @secondej.bsky.social on our channel!
#php
I am of the understanding that this is actually real.
July 21, 2026 at 9:04 AM
I am of the understanding that this is actually real.
Oh, smashing. The "halftime show" has arrived.
July 19, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Oh, smashing. The "halftime show" has arrived.
Temporal are sponsoring Crystal Palace in the Premier League this season? Er, ok. Football and DevOps cross pollination is an interesting one.
July 17, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Temporal are sponsoring Crystal Palace in the Premier League this season? Er, ok. Football and DevOps cross pollination is an interesting one.
The Dev Radio Live 18: Minimal Special
Broadcast live on Twitch, 2026-07-17
www.mixcloud.com
July 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I'm glad we have a US ref calling fair shots, considering that, as expected, we are playing a bunch of cheats.
July 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I'm glad we have a US ref calling fair shots, considering that, as expected, we are playing a bunch of cheats.
The more backend-exposed MCP servers in products I see, the more convinced I am that AI Prompt injection is going to be the de-facto replacement for SQL Injection.
July 15, 2026 at 1:56 PM
The more backend-exposed MCP servers in products I see, the more convinced I am that AI Prompt injection is going to be the de-facto replacement for SQL Injection.
The UK has a problem with creating popularity contests for regions because one region always gets ignored. A region with the highest unemployment and poverty rates.
36 towns applied from the West Midlands.
None made the shortlist. None.
36 towns applied from the West Midlands.
None made the shortlist. None.
July 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
The UK has a problem with creating popularity contests for regions because one region always gets ignored. A region with the highest unemployment and poverty rates.
36 towns applied from the West Midlands.
None made the shortlist. None.
36 towns applied from the West Midlands.
None made the shortlist. None.
Petition to ban the word "quarter" being used in a football context, ever.
July 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Petition to ban the word "quarter" being used in a football context, ever.
It's time to talk about the future. If you're not a #php developer, why not have a brief history lesson, then look at the recent innovations that the entire community has created? @thephpf.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc9b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc9b...
Not Your Grandpa's PHP
YouTube video by Vonage Developer
www.youtube.com
July 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
It's time to talk about the future. If you're not a #php developer, why not have a brief history lesson, then look at the recent innovations that the entire community has created? @thephpf.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc9b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc9b...