Thoughts on building software that lasts
Insights on web development, design, Laravel, the TALL stack, and building software that matters.
Meet Earmark: Park Any Livewire Page and Keep Working
Earmark is a Livewire package that parks unfinished pages in a live panel, so forms, dashboards, and videos keep running while you work elsewhere. Watch the demo.
A Temporary Fix That Ran for 12 Years Was Just Retired. Yours Might Still Be Running.
A 174-line PHP patch written in 2014 as a two-week stopgap ended up installed 20 million times. What its retirement this week says about the code your own business quietly depends on.
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.
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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