I want to remind all #NixOS users of the existence of this thread: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/accessibility-and-obstacles-to-community-contribution/32845

If you've experienced any sort of obstacles or difficulties in contributing to (any part of) NixOS, please post them there! This includes disability-related issues.

No solutions are expected, no questioning is allowed, it is just a place to leave a record of your personal frustrations without any further commitment.

(This is a thread in the same vein as the earlier papercuts thread; there is no deadline to it and no immediate action is planned, rather it serves as a long-term reference for the people trying to solve accessibility issues, a sort of public survey)

Accessibility and obstacles to community contribution

hi all! as we all know, community participation is hard. it’s also harder for some people than for others due to disability, life stuff, or any number of other reasons.

^{NixOS Discourse}

some people who make programming easier

(who am I missing?)

It's better to wait for a productive programmer to become available than it is to wait for the first available programmer to become productive.

— Steve McConnell

#productivity #programmers

Well it looks like I’m about to lose my job right at the same time that my rent is getting increased 🫠

For those who don’t know, I’m Elly, a queer and neurodivergent accessibility and front-of-the-front-end development specialist with a strong passion for design.

I’m looking for part-time (4days/week) remote work. I’m currently based in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). I’m also looking for an inclusive and ethical workplace.

🔁 Boosts appreciated

#Jobs #JobSearch #Australia #A11y #WebDev #Design

as a mother, there are many situations in which I‘m happy about accessible web content:
- when the baby is asleep and I can‘t reach my headphones, I use video captions to not wake her
- when I carry the baby, I can‘t wear my glasses (she loves grabbing them…), so I prefer good text color contrast and large enough font sizes
- when I carry the baby, I can only use one arm/hand. then, I benefit from large click targets I can reach easily without dropping my phohe

#a11y #accessibility

Aktueller denn je!

#fckafd

Welcome in the fediverse @typo3 👋

#typo3

Ich verstehe, dass es Frust erzeugt, wenn man Tickets für den #37c3 haben möchte und keine bekommt. Wenn man gebuchte Hotelzimmer, Bahnfahrten, etc. wieder stornieren muss. Wenn man Freunde nicht trifft.

Es gibt aber so viele schöne, kleinere #Chaos​events, die sich auch über Besucher:innen und vor allem mehr Mithilfe, Deko, Projekte, Awesomeness freuen!

Welches Event würdet ihr anderen empfehlen, und vor allem: Warum?

Gerne als Reply und/oder mit dem Hashtag… hm… #ChaosTipps?

Ich liebe es #phpunit #defrag

https://github.com/benholmen/defrag

🥳 PHP 8.3 Released!

In this new release, we have:

⌨️ Typed Class Constants
🏛️ Dynamic Class Content Fetch
♻️ A New #[\Override] Attribute
🐑 Deep-Cloning of Readonly Properties
A New json_validate Function

👓 Read all about it on: https://www.php.net/releases/8.3/en.php

🔗 https://php.net/ChangeLog-8#8.3.0
📦 https://php.net/downloads

PHP 8.3 Released

PHP 8.3 is a major update of the PHP language. It contains many new features, such as explicit typing of class constants, deep-cloning of readonly properties and additions to the randomness functionality.

^www.php.net

meet the merge

permalink: https://wizardzines.com/comics/meet-the-merge/

Everyone who's boosting any of my #HurricaneBlondeMusic posts, or following me on Bandcamp, or adding my songs to their streaming libraries: YOU MATTER.

For me this feels a bit like open source. While I'm the sole creator of the music, anyone who does a shred of advocacy, liking, sharing, boosting, buying, streaming -- they're all contributors in my book.

Contributors helping me keep the dream alive. Thank you 💛

I love using read-only classes in #PHP. Immutability is great, however it gets clunky when making a copy of a big object where only one property changes.

I'd love to see `clone with` syntax. https://wiki.php.net/rfc/clone_with

I have known @ProvenPudding for many years and his commitment to the #TYPO3 project is truly enormous. All these years, he has put his heart and soul into the project and has been instrumental in advancing the public communications of the TYPO3 Association.
To continue his work, he is now looking for support in the form of work as a copywriter and TYPO3 developer or through donations.
Please support his work!

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/support-outreach-consistency-stability-mathias-bolt-lesniak/

#FOSS #OpenSource #developmentcooperation #support #sponsor

Success requires a sustained effort. Mathias Bolt Lesniak asks for support to allocate time to consistent and sustained work for the TYPO3 Association in 2024.

^{Mathias Bolt Lesniak (www.linkedin.com)}

The Tool the Docs devroom is back at #fosdem in 2024!

If you use, maintain, or just love an #opensource tool or process related to documentation or writing, we want to hear from you!

Head on over to https://fosdem.org/submit by December 1st 2023 and select our track when you submit.

FOSDEM 2024

Schedule, talks and talk submissions for FOSDEM 2024

^fosdem.org

working on a very short list of helpful command line git tools. so far I have:

* a custom shell prompt with your current branch
* tig for a nicer `git log` https://jonas.github.io/tig/
* delta for nicer diffs https://github.com/dandavison/delta
* maybe lazygit (I haven't used it but I hear a lot of good things!)

what am I missing?

(I think GUI git tools are great too but that's not my focus right now)

GitHub - dandavison/delta: A syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output

A syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output - GitHub - dandavison/delta: A syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output

^GitHub

Call for Speakers: FOSDEM 2024 / Nix and NixOS

https://discourse.nixos.org/t/call-for-speakers-fosdem-2024-nix-and-nixos/35251

#nix #nixos #fosdem #fosdem2024

Call for Speakers: FOSDEM 2024 / Nix and NixOS

For the second year in a row, Nix and NixOS will have a dedicated devroom at FOSDEM! FOSDEM is one of the largest open-source software development conferences in Europe.

^{NixOS Discourse}

It took way too long, but #NixOS finally has a Code of Conduct in place: https://github.com/NixOS/.github/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

In a giant failure of the RFC-based decision making process, this has happened despite the RFC on the subject being stalled for months by nitpicking and concern trolls. The existing moderation team has (finally) decided that this is within their relevant scope / authority, so we now have something useful instead of hundreds of pages of useless discussion. Good.

Edit: 600+ boosts is probably enough! 😅

Do any friends have a company in Germany that could hire a junior web developer at the moment? Either as a junior or intern?

I've a friend based in Berlin, Germany, who's desperately in need of work so she can retain health insurance and stay in the country, after her last internship fell short of 6 months (company failed).

If you know of anything, please reach out!

#GetFediHired #fedihired