Sven
@hofmannsven.com
Freelance web developer with focus on PHP, Laravel, SaaS and SEO. Imprint: http://hofmannsven.com/legal-notice
AI makes building software cheap. Maintaining it is still hard. The best software isn't what ships fastest. It's what stays stable, avoids breaking changes, and lasts. www.briancoords.com/maintaining-...
Maintaining over building - Brian Coords
Maintenance work isn't always exciting, but it's what keeps users around.
briancoords.com
Google Search Console now lets you track Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube accounts. developers.google.com/search/blog/...
See how content from social and video platforms performs on Google Search | Google Search Central Blog | Google for Developers
developers.google.com
The EU just released a free, standardized icon set for labeling AI-generated content. Worth checking out if you're building AI products. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/...
EU Icons for labelling AI-generated content
Deployers of generative AI systems can use the EU set of icons to label certain AI-generated content, in accordance with the AI Act transparency rules.
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
Code is becoming disposable. Good software isn't. AI removed the barrier to writing code, not the need for engineering judgment, architecture, and taste. www.chrisgregori.dev/opinion/code...
Code Is Cheap Now. Software Isn’t.
The barrier to entry for building software has collapsed. The barrier to building something that matters hasn’t moved an inch.
chrisgregori.dev
I've been using CodexBar lately. It shows AI coding usage right in the macOS menu bar. Very useful. Check it out: codexbar.app
CodexBar
Tiny macOS menu bar app that keeps your Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini, Antigravity, Droid (Factory), Copilot, and z.ai limits visible.
codexbar.app
Heads up, bulk senders: Starting today, Microsoft will require email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), easy unsubscribes, and low spam rates for high-volume senders. Time to update your email setup! techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
Strengthening Email Ecosystem: Outlook’s New Requirements for High‐Volume Senders | Microsoft Community Hub
April 29th Update - Changes have been made to the action take on messages that do not meet requirements, please see details below. Introduction In an era...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
Learn how to monetize a blog, and uh — well, that escalated quickly. 😅 One of the most outstanding blog posts I've seen in a long time (found via href.email). modem.io/blog/blog-mo...
How to Monetize a Blog
A guide on turning your diary into dollars.
modem.io
I did something today that I haven't done in a long time. I subscribed to an RSS feed. It still works. Ask me anything.
Yesterday, I released the initial draft of the Laravel Brevo package (replacing Sendinblue). This package serves as a wrapper for Brevo's API v3 PHP library. Check it out: github.com/hofmannsven/...
My first real use of PHP attributes is in PHPUnit tests. No more DocBlocks. Long live PHP attributes. 🚀
