Tim Swann

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109 Following
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Lead Developer using PHP, most often that's Symfony and WordPress (Bedrock, Timber + LumberJack)

Owner of a Brown Zune and a Black Schnauzer

Developer ofPHP Web Applications
ResidentUK and Ireland
Working atZesty
Tim SwannJun 4, 2025
Ars TechnicaJun 3, 2025
Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers
Abuse allows Meta and Yandex to attach persistent identifiers to detailed browsing histories.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/meta-and-yandex-are-de-anonymizing-android-users-web-browsing-identifiers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Tim SwannDec 12, 2024

This is cool - Watching a big tech CEO use their own product and see them occasionally struggle. A brave and honest move from a product owner.

Really nice attention to Accessibility detail by Jessica from greyd agency.

https://www.youtube.com/live/BzduYKuZAIg?si=TC1jglc16d3KxurX

WordPress Speed Build: Matt Mullenweg versus Jessica Lyschik

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Tim SwannSep 23, 2024
⭑ salmaSep 23, 2024

Why I've been away.

TL;DR: my husband almost died.

I'm still processing what happened. I'll be back soon.

https://whitep4nth3r.com/blog/work-is-meaningless/

Work is meaningless, and it almost killed my husband

Work is an exchange of time for money. Work is an exchange of time for money. Work is an exchange of time for money. Work is an exchange of time for money.

whitep4nth3r.com
Tim SwannJun 14, 2024

It's that time of year again.. predict the scores and realise I know less than I think about sports.

Play along it's free to play

https://www.thescoreprophet.com/?ref=ffymn

The Score Prophet: Home

Tim SwannMar 1, 2024

AI taking over everything has been literally all the talk for the past year.. It can generate realistic videos from a few lines of prompt.. and yet still in 2024 I cant just open a utf-8 encoded *.csv file in excel without it completely banjaxing all the accented letters. 😡

One of these was opened in Excel, the grandaddy of spreadsheet software can you guess which one? That's right, the one that looks like a bag of ass.

Tim SwannFeb 26, 2024
PHP BelfastFeb 26, 2024

The videos from our last meetup have now been posted

* Clean Coding
* Laravel Herd
* Laravel Filament

Watch Here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLURld0tszKg3hCWE046GemH-lnwtP4GF8

#phpc #usergroups #php #coding #cleancoding #filament #laravel #herd

PHPBelfast Meetup 22/02/24

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Tim SwannFeb 23, 2024
PHP BelfastFeb 23, 2024

Some clips from last night's meetup have been posted over on that other social network

Check the commenst on https://twitter.com/theshawe/status/1760792410290794706

#phpc #usergroup #php #laravel #herd #filament #cleancode

David Shawe (@theshawe) on X

What a good night run by @PHPBelfast shout out to @helloiamdarren and @usedcarsni. The hosting and hospitality was absolutely 10/10 what a way to bring PHP and Laravel devs together. Really glad I went, will be doing a longer review on my blog but for now check oit a few clips…

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Tim SwannFeb 23, 2024
PHP BelfastFeb 23, 2024

It was great to have @phpbelfast back again massive thanks to Darren for organising, and to https://usedcarsni.com for sponsoring.

I think you'll agree that the event space they provided at The Regency Belfast is stunning.

If you werent able to come along -
You missed talks on Clean Coding, Herd, and Laravel Filament, but dont worry because slides/viedos will go online over the coming days .. but dont miss the next one ;-)

Tim SwannFeb 20, 2024
PHP BelfastFeb 20, 2024

Only 2 days to go until PHPBelfast

Register for free at
https://www.meetup.com/phpbelfast/events/298567478/

Topics will cover:-
- Clean Coding
- Laravel Herd
- Laravel Filament

#phpc #usergroups #php #laravel

PHPBelfast , Thu, Feb 22, 2024, 7:00 PM | Meetup

🚀 Welcome back, PHPBelfast enthusiasts! 🚀 Join us for the return of PHPBelfast, where developers and enthusiasts come together to ignite their passion for coding, exchan

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Tim SwannJan 24, 2024
PHP BelfastJan 24, 2024

You can (and should) sign up now, for the first @phpbelfast meetup of 2024.

Get together, share knowledge, learn & hangout with like-minded people who know what *you* are talking about.

https://www.meetup.com/phpbelfast/events/298567478/

#phpc #phpug #community #usergroups #meetup #laravel #symfony #wordpress #php

PHPBelfast , Thu, Feb 22, 2024, 7:00 PM | Meetup

🚀 Welcome back, PHPBelfast enthusiasts! 🚀 Join us for the return of PHPBelfast, where developers and enthusiasts come together to ignite their passion for coding, exchan

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