Technical Articles
Opinionated writing on software systems, strict monolithic domain boundaries, testing strategies, and Laravel performance.
How to choose the right build strategy for your application
Compare Nixpacks, Buildpacks, and Dockerfiles on Sevalla so you can pick the right build strategy for your stack, control needs, and deployment workflow.
Building a Go microservice using gRPC for image metadata extraction
Learn how to build a production-grade Go microservice that extracts EXIF and image metadata using gRPC, complete with S3/R2 integration.
The overlooked Git feature every Laravel developer should be using
Use Git worktrees to maintain multiple isolated Laravel environments simultaneously without stashing or reinstalling dependencies.
The Object Design Style Guide for PHP 8.5 - Discipline without friction
How PHP 8.5 absorbs Noback's Object Design Style Guide patterns directly into syntax, eliminating ceremony.
The Pattern-First Trap in PHP
Why starting with design patterns too early can overcomplicate PHP apps, and a practical way to design from constraints instead.
Your PHP application is not stateless
Understanding statelessness in PHP: filesystem assumptions, session state, and building truly stateless applications with Zero Trust principles.