Rafael Meneses

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2025-10-23

WooCommerce 10.3 introduces MCP support in beta 🎉

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2025-10-10

I just made this MTG card preview block using Telex. Pretty fun :)

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2025-10-08

It's been a while since I stopped caring about Arduino. Ever since I discovered other boards like ESP32 and SMT32, I've never looked back.

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2025-10-02

Really solid write-up from the WooCommerce team on scaling performance (developer.woocommerce.com).

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2025-09-30

What could go wrong?

If I were to suggest an addition: perhaps a caveat/guidance for companies scaling from “office first” to “distributed first” — how to unlearn old habits (e.g. “everyone must be online from 9 to 5”), and how to coach managers who are uncomfortable giving up visibility and control. Because in many organizations, the hardest transformation is internal mindset. @mrfoxtalbot wrote a great post about the challenges a company can face when trying to move…

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2025-09-26

Communication is oxygen

If you ever find yourself scheduling cross-border meetings, writing for a global audience, or trying not to confuse someone in “summer” when it’s freezing where they are, @jobthomas wrote a really good post about inclusive comunication that you’ve got to check out. It’s a short but sharp read that highlights how little “local” assumptions (time zones, dates, seasons, slang) can unintentionally alienate people. It’s full of simple tips to help…

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Rafael Meneses boosted:
2025-09-22

Block commenting, fun with Telex, from classic to block theme—Weekend Edition 341

Read onlineIssue #341 | September 20, 2025 Hi there, A month before Beta, is the time I get excited about a major release. Many new features—I see it all coming together via GitHub and Trac. The Source of Truth is in the works, but it will take a few more weeks to be published, as only when Release candidate 2 comes out I can be sure about what actually made it into the release.

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Rafael Meneses boosted:
2025-09-19

This block took minutes. It took me longer to write the post than it did to ask Telex to make the block for me. I got exactly what I wanted in only two prompts!

This is the type of vibe coding I can enjoy, creating blocks for WordPress. I think the simple, specific use blocks are where this tool can really unlock creativity for writers and site builders. Telex is like your personal block assistant.

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2025-09-19

Typepad Shuts Down September 30, 2025 — Move Your Blog Now!

Heads up, everyone! Typepad is officially shutting down September 30, 2025, and your blog—or whatever content you have there will be gone unless you move it away. Good news: WordPress.com is offering a free migration for Typepad sites with up to 1 GB of media/files/storage. If your site’s small or modest, this could save you a lot of hassle and cost.

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2025-09-15

Licensing for AI, Patterns, Gutenberg 21.6, and future of WordPress—Weekend Edition #340

Read onlineIssue #326 | April 19, 2025 Hi there, 🔖 I wanted to take a moment to thank you for sticking with me as a subscriber. Your support genuinely makes a difference in keeping me motivated. Whether it's your emails, your comments, or simply seeing your friendly face at WordCamps, your encouragement brightens my day. Welcome to the WCUS Part 2.

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2025-09-11

WordPress is Past, Present and Future — and GENERATIVE AI only reinforces this

I wrote this post a few days ago on my Brazilian blog and wanted to share it here as well. You can read the original here. Today I asked ChatGPT which programming languages it masters the most. The response was a short and direct list: Python JavaScript/TypeScript PHP Go (Golang) C/C++ I'll admit this made me think: in my view, PHP, JavaScript, and Python will continue dominating, and maybe…

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2025-09-09

Vi um post (mais um) hoje sobre PHP estar morrendo ai resolvi escrever um pouco sobre o meu pensamento contrário a essa ideia linguagens de programação morrendo.

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2025-09-09

The Power of Asynchronous Communication

One of the most valuable tools I've worked with in recent years isn't flashy, it's not "AI-driven" and it doesn't even try to solve all problems at once. It's simply asynchronous communication. At Automattic, we use P2 as the heart of that async culture. It is a long-form text-based tool, integrated with several other internal tools, P2 is where ideas live, where discussions grow, and where decisions are documented instead of…

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2025-09-06

Almoço de domingo

Família é uma coisa curiosa. Existe essa ideia de que precisamos estar sempre lá uns pelos outros e, em boa parte do tempo, isso acontece mesmo. Mas isso não significa que cada momento seja agradável. Reuniões de família podem ser constrangedoras, entediantes ou até dolorosas. Nem todas as famílias são iguais, claro, mas essa sensação de mistura entre carinho e desconforto é algo que muita gente compartilha, mesmo que raramente se fale sobre isso.

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2025-09-04

Arc, Dia, and Now Atlassian

I've been using Arc for about a year, and honestly, it's been one of those rare tools that just sticks. I usually pick a browser and don't look back for years. So when The Browser Company announced Dia, their AI-first browser, and said they'd shift focus to it… yeah, it already felt like a breakup was brewing. And then came the final punch: …

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2025-08-27

I made a new blog!

I've just created a new blog in Portuguese the The idea is simple: to separate concerns, pun intended. Over the years I've been strugling when I wanted to post Portuguese content on this blog so I made this decision to help me post more frequently in both idioms. This English blog will continue to be my main space for technical writing and broader reflections, while the new one will give me the freedom to write in my native language. If you read…

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2024-11-20

Untitled

Posting from Mammoth iOS App, using Enable Mastodon Apps plugin in my WordPress.com website 😌

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Rafael Menesesrafacodes
2024-10-03

Client Info

Server: https://mastodon.social
Version: 2025.07
Repository: https://github.com/cyevgeniy/lmst