Old Stack Journal

oldstackjournal.bsky.social

28 June 2026 07:53

Trying to find more WordPress, PHP, LAMP, AI-assisted coding, and vibe coding people here. Especially people building practical things, not just posting launch theatre. Drop what you’re working on if that’s you.

children of the corncob

bisk.sureis.sexy

23 June 2026 20:09

i am just a lowly sys admin. i only know how all your code is breaking everything. can i tell you your code is completely fucked? yes! can i tell you how to fix it? no! that's not my fucking job.

children of the corncob

bisk.sureis.sexy

23 June 2026 20:09

i've got worse stories about "backend php" devs but you'll have to buy me a bottle of wine for me to type out all that shit.

children of the corncob

bisk.sureis.sexy

23 June 2026 20:09

then when you tell them they should talk to their webdev because it's not a hosting issue, the webdev has no fucking clue what's going on because they're like a fucking monkey you've given a load of lego to. absolutely fucking infuriating.

children of the corncob

bisk.sureis.sexy

23 June 2026 20:08

we've had customers complain their website doesn't work for whatever fucking reason and blame our hosting so i dive into it and realise it's a billion wp plugins to create a basic continous scroll website. the fuck you need all that for? why the fuck does it require a $70 theme package?