🇺🇦 Anna Filina
@afilina.bsky.social
Legacy software modernization, project rescue, architecture, test automation, public speaking. Open for work.
I'm mostly on Mastodon: http://phpc.social/@afilina
I'm mostly on Mastodon: http://phpc.social/@afilina
In this podcast with fwdays, we talked about mentorship, open source, legacy code, and a few other topics. Check it out!
youtube.com/watch?v=poquW_vYxUs
youtube.com/watch?v=poquW_vYxUs
October 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
In this podcast with fwdays, we talked about mentorship, open source, legacy code, and a few other topics. Check it out!
youtube.com/watch?v=poquW_vYxUs
youtube.com/watch?v=poquW_vYxUs
Today is Ukraine's Independence Day. If you want to contribute, our volunteer recon team, which keeps the invaders away, needs to repair some vehicles. Slava Ukraini!
afilina.com/donate/harmata
afilina.com/donate/harmata
August 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Today is Ukraine's Independence Day. If you want to contribute, our volunteer recon team, which keeps the invaders away, needs to repair some vehicles. Slava Ukraini!
afilina.com/donate/harmata
afilina.com/donate/harmata
Here's what I see on the desktop:
June 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Here's what I see on the desktop:
🇺🇦 Donations give us wings (or propellers).
afilina.com/donate/harmata
afilina.com/donate/harmata
May 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
🇺🇦 Donations give us wings (or propellers).
afilina.com/donate/harmata
afilina.com/donate/harmata
I saw this only minutes ago and could not resist :)
April 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I saw this only minutes ago and could not resist :)
The legacy PHP code's reaction after I add a single type declaration.
March 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
The legacy PHP code's reaction after I add a single type declaration.
Debugging a PHP app that has no type declarations:
March 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Debugging a PHP app that has no type declarations:
Fixed my Uber driver's windshield wiper in a snow storm.
March 1, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Fixed my Uber driver's windshield wiper in a snow storm.
Migrating from PHP 5 to PHP 8, and the error log be like:
February 19, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Migrating from PHP 5 to PHP 8, and the error log be like:
Tariffs aren't brand-specific though. They're based on HS codes, which classified products into categories. Otherwise, I would have also voted to tariff the heck out Amazon imports. That said, we already have a reply.
February 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Tariffs aren't brand-specific though. They're based on HS codes, which classified products into categories. Otherwise, I would have also voted to tariff the heck out Amazon imports. That said, we already have a reply.
She knows she's not allowed on the dining table while we eat, so she does this instead.
January 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
She knows she's not allowed on the dining table while we eat, so she does this instead.
Honestly, Ctrl+Shift+C in Zoom is the worst shortcut ever. Half the time I want to paste without formatting, Zoom pops up, turns on my camera, and wants to record my screen. At first, I thought I had a virus on my machine. Here's the setting you need to disable.
January 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Honestly, Ctrl+Shift+C in Zoom is the worst shortcut ever. Half the time I want to paste without formatting, Zoom pops up, turns on my camera, and wants to record my screen. At first, I thought I had a virus on my machine. Here's the setting you need to disable.
I also closed my own account _entirely_ to send them a message. You can't abuse worker rights in Canada without consequences.
January 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I also closed my own account _entirely_ to send them a message. You can't abuse worker rights in Canada without consequences.
Meanwhile, IBM i folks still running PHP 4.4:
January 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Meanwhile, IBM i folks still running PHP 4.4:
Mandatory reaction gif:
January 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Mandatory reaction gif:
As someone who deals with legal documents on a near-daily basis, this is accurate.
December 25, 2024 at 1:37 PM
As someone who deals with legal documents on a near-daily basis, this is accurate.
This random video made me smile.
Song is from Mulan 1998.
Song is from Mulan 1998.
December 14, 2024 at 3:33 PM
This random video made me smile.
Song is from Mulan 1998.
Song is from Mulan 1998.
This meme was prophetic.
December 8, 2024 at 12:52 PM
This meme was prophetic.