❯ API & DevRel Consulting That Actually Works
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RECENT WRITING
$ cd articles/Thoughts on building software, mostly learned the hard way.
- 1~/laravel 18 November 2025
API-First Laravel Projects
Beginner-friendly, API-first Laravel path: 10 progressive projects covering resources, auth, search, multi-tenancy, webhooks, rate limits, and GraphQL.
- 2~/laravel 9 October 2025
Building your first MCP server with Laravel
Learn how to build a Laravel MCP server for task management with tools, resources, prompts, Sanctum auth, Pest testing, and Claude integration.
- 3~/laravel 8 October 2025
An open, modern approach to HR & PeopleOps
Discover how modern companies are rethinking HR to attract, retain, and empower top developer talent.
- 4~/api development 8 October 2025
Building APIs that scale with Nitro, Drizzle, and unstorage
Discover how Nitro, Drizzle ORM, and unstorage create a modern TypeScript API stack that's faster to build, easier to scale, and ready for edge deployments.
- 5~/laravel 8 October 2025
Building modular systems in Laravel - A practical guide
Learn how modular architecture transforms Laravel apps into scalable, maintainable systems.
- 6~/api development 8 October 2025
Building a production-ready Go service with Go Blueprint
Learn how Go Blueprint transforms your workflow for building production-ready microservices.
TESTIMONIALS
Feedback from folks who have worked with me
- # Aaron Francis — Founder, Try Hard Studios
"Steve is one of the most thorough and thoughtful educators I've seen. He puts in a ton of effort and it clearly shows."
- # Brent Roose — Developer Advocate, JetBrains
"To me, there's one word that comes to mind: 'passion'. There are only a handful of people with the same passion for programming as Steve."
- # Davor Minchorov — Senior PHP Engineer, Adeva
"Steve is an awesome guy who knows a thing or two about APIs. I’ve learned so much from his content on his YouTube channel as well as his API video course."
- # Eric Barnes — Founder/Editor, Laravel News
"Steve is an awesome writer and communicator, he can take complex problems and communicate them in a way that anyone can understand."
- # Gary Clarke — YouTuber, Gary Clarke Tech
"Steve is highly engaging and an expert in what he does. I bookmark everything he publishes and refer back to it on a regular basis. The API king!"
- # Jack Ellis — Founder, Fathom Analytics
"Steve is one of the top API experts in the world and has been teaching our community for years."
- # Luke Downing — Educator, Laracasts
"Steve is a stream of knowledge. If you like clean, strict code and silky APIs, there’s nobody I’d sooner turn to for advice!"
- # Chris Miller — Team Lead, PHP Architect
"Steve is a great developer with a wealth of knowledge that has contributed to many projects we have. His passion for API means we benefit from his aim for the best."
- # Alex Six — Senior Software Engineer, Zillow
"Steve is the teacher you wish you had in school. He’s informative, entertaining, and passionate about what he does. I’m always excited to see more of Steve’s content!"
- # Ludovic Guénet — Software Engineer, Epekta
"Steve has a profound mastery of APIs and a public-serving teaching approach."
- # Peter Thomson — Chief Technology Officer, Icehouse Ventures
"Steve is an absolute weapon. We came for the APIs but we stayed for the clean code, robust systems architecture and deep knowledge of Laravel conventions. Steve made our code faster, more stable and easier to maintain ourselves in the future."
- # Phil Leggetter — Head of DevRel, Hookdeck
"Steve was fantastic to work with. His deep understanding of Laravel, both technically and culturally, made him the perfect person to collaborate with."
- # Sam Carré — Head of Engineering, Plannr CRM
"Steve’s enthusiasm and positive attitude makes his educational content super easy to digest and makes learning new tools and languages really fun."
- # Stephen Rees-Carter — Friendly Hacker, Valorin Security
"Steve is one of my favourite people. He has a huge passion for teaching developers about APIs and good coding practices."
- # Steven Tey — Founder, Dub.co
"Steve brings knowledge and passion to the community, with easy to follow content that adds real value to any company that uses him."
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# Contact
Whether you need help with an API architecture, want to improve your team's developer experience, or just want to chat about the latest PHP features—I'm always up for a conversation.