Thoughts on building software that lasts
Insights on web development, design, Laravel, the TALL stack, and building software that matters.
Cloudflare Turns On Visitor Tracking By Default. Here's How To Check.
Cloudflare quietly started enabling Web Analytics on free domains, injecting a tracking beacon without an opt-in step. Here's what site owners should verify.
Livewire Workflows 1.0 Helps Your Visitors Pick Up Where They Left Off
Livewire Workflows 1.0 adds signed resume links and replaces session-backed progress with database-backed as a default so customers can leave a multi-step process and return to the right place.
HTML Over WebSockets Isn't New. The Hard Part Is What Nobody Mentions.
The web keeps rediscovering server-rendered HTML pushed over a socket. I build with it every day. Here is the honest production picture, including the failure nobody warns you about.
Laravel 13.16's `artisan dev` Finally Kills the Four-Terminal README
Laravel 13.16.0 moves dev process orchestration out of composer.json and into a versioned service provider. Here's what it actually changes for teams.
Laravel-Lang Got Compromised Through Git Tags. Here's What Every PHP Site Should Check Today.
On May 22, an attacker rewrote 700 existing git tags across Laravel-Lang packages instead of publishing new versions. composer.lock alone won't save you.
Why We're Skipping Livewire 4's Single-File Components
Livewire 4 shipped in January and the consensus take is settled: view-based, single-file components are the future. We disagree. Here's why we default new builds back to the class-based style.
Why We Chose the TALL Stack (And Why You Should Consider It)
The TALL stack lets a small team ship production-quality web apps without splitting into frontend and backend codebases. Here's why we use it and when it's the right call.
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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