Notes from the work.

Practical writing about Laravel architecture, testing, and the decisions behind maintainable applications.

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Personal Jan 22, 2026 7 min read

From Kansas to Florida: A Developer's Journey

I grew up in Kansas, discovered the web in the late 2000s, and somehow ended up writing code full-time in Florida. This is that story.

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Personal Jan 15, 2026 4 min read

Hello World: Why I'm Starting This Blog

After 15 years of building things with PHP and Laravel (with two podcasts and a YouTube channel on the way), I figured it was time to start writing things down. Here's why.

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