Thoughts on building software that lasts
Insights on web development, design, Laravel, the TALL stack, and building software that matters.
Laravel 13.22 Adds a Small Attribute With a Big Payoff for Complex Apps
Laravel 13.22's BindWhen attribute makes conditional dependencies easier to read, test, and change as a business application grows.
Kimi K3 Is the AI Model Businesses Can Download. That Changes the Question.
Kimi K3 is a new AI model from China that will soon be downloadable. For businesses, the real question is what owning the model changes.
FedEx Runs Memphis on a Six-Hour Window. Most Business Software Doesn't Even Try.
FedEx routes 47% of its daily package volume through one Memphis building without missing its window. Most business software isn't held to that standard.
Your Business Probably Needs a Web Page, Not an App
A developer reverse-engineered a bloated travel app into a tiny web page. The story is a clean test for owners deciding whether to build an app at all.
I Use AI Every Day to Ship Software. The Hype Still Drives Me Nuts.
The loudest AI takes point in opposite directions and both miss the useful part. What actually matters for the software your business runs on.
John Deere Locked Farmers Out of Their Own Tractors. The Same Trap Is in Your Software Contract.
The FTC just forced John Deere to hand farmers the keys to their own equipment. The lock-in that trapped them is the same one sitting in most small-business software deals.
Code Review Barely Catches Bugs. That's Not What It's For.
A landmark study found defect comments were an eighth of all code review remarks. The real product of review is understanding, and that has never mattered more.
What Happens When the Only Person Who Understands Your Software Leaves
Your business likely runs on a system only one person truly understands. That is a key-person risk hiding in plain sight, and it is cheaper to fix now than after they are gone.
Build Integrations You Can Walk Away From
A Laravel WhatsApp package hides two backends behind one interface. That design choice separates integrations you control from ones your vendor controls.
Copilot Can Now Generate Your Spreadsheets. Your Business Still Shouldn't Run on Them.
Microsoft's Frontier program puts AI inside Excel. Here is where that genuinely helps, and where it just makes the wrong tool faster.
The Client Brief Template
A one-page PDF that helps you clarify your project before you talk to any developer. Covers goals, audience, scope, budget, and timeline. Fewer surprises, better outcomes.
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