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2026

Small acts of defiance original ↗

30 Jun 2026

AI did not original ↗

15 May 2026

A different mindset original ↗

13 Feb 2026

Make it right original ↗

23 Jan 2026

The thing that brought me joy original ↗

17 Jan 2026

2025

Move slowly and make things original ↗

21 May 2025

2024

Using Eloquent subqueries to randomise grouped results original ↗

10 Dec 2024

PhoenixTest foot guns original ↗

18 Jul 2024

2023

Weeknotes: Claude original ↗

5 Mar 2023

The complexity halo original ↗

3 Mar 2023

Weeknotes: Covid, mostly original ↗

26 Feb 2023

Weeknotes: Working on Hap, and working on working original ↗

19 Feb 2023

Organising Ecto schemas original ↗

13 Feb 2023

Naming Phoenix context functions original ↗

10 Jan 2023

2022

How to bypass the Git pre-push hook original ↗

22 Mar 2022

2021

Building Happy Stack: naming things original ↗

21 Mar 2021

Building Happy Stack: notifications original ↗

14 Mar 2021

2020

Simplify imports with path mapping original ↗

24 Aug 2020

Check a date with Chai original ↗

1 Aug 2020

Verify a checksum original ↗

30 Jul 2020

MongoDB ObjectId timestamp original ↗

28 Jul 2020

Specify a default line-height for each font-size in Tailwind CSS original ↗

24 Jul 2020

Using TypeScript with Gatsby original ↗

20 Jul 2020

Nested optional chaining in JavaScript original ↗

17 Jul 2020

Custom Decap CMS previews in Gatsby original ↗

16 Jul 2020

Rounding errors in JSON Schema validation original ↗

15 Jul 2020

CSS-only highlighter effect original ↗

14 Jul 2020

“Module not found” error with Gatsby, Netlify CMS, and PostCSS original ↗

6 Jul 2020

Undocumented Node Migrate options original ↗

1 Jul 2020

Execute a command with another user’s environment original ↗

29 Jun 2020

Custom TypeScript type guards original ↗

24 Jun 2020

Chai assert error original ↗

22 Jun 2020

Selectively disable ESLint original ↗

12 Jun 2020

The right way to compare arrays with Chai original ↗

9 Jun 2020

Query MongoDB by array field size original ↗

8 Jun 2020

Numeric environment variables and TypeScript original ↗

2 Jun 2020

Visual Studio Code “actions” shortcut original ↗

1 Jun 2020

Compute the difference between two JavaScript arrays original ↗

29 May 2020

Transform objects in a Node stream original ↗

28 May 2020

Sort the output of git status original ↗

27 May 2020

Clear the terminal in macOS original ↗

26 May 2020

JavaScript logical operators original ↗

25 May 2020

Avoid Array.prototype.push original ↗

22 May 2020

Search the file explorer in Visual Studio Code original ↗

21 May 2020

Sane URL validation in JSON Schema original ↗

20 May 2020

Log nested objects in Node original ↗

19 May 2020

Generate an array of random data original ↗

18 May 2020

Split a JavaScript array into chunks original ↗

8 May 2020

Generate a pseudo-random boolean original ↗

7 May 2020

Modelling API requests with Statecharts original ↗

6 May 2020

TypeScript object bracket notation original ↗

5 May 2020

Node -r original ↗

4 May 2020

Node type definitions original ↗

2 May 2020

TypeScript generics original ↗

1 May 2020

2019

How to write version-agnostic bash scripts for PHP original ↗

7 Nov 2019

Authorising Laravel Nova actions original ↗

31 Oct 2019

How to use a private GitLab repository as a Composer dependency original ↗

24 Oct 2019

GitLab CI and YAML booleans original ↗

17 Oct 2019

Conditional validation rules in Laravel original ↗

10 Oct 2019

How to change the URL slug of a Laravel Nova resource original ↗

3 Oct 2019

Randomise your tests original ↗

26 Sept 2019

2018

Understanding Laravel’s Macroable trait original ↗

18 Oct 2018

Laravel route collection binding original ↗

18 Sept 2018

A nicer way of overriding Eloquent global scopes original ↗

21 Mar 2018

Laravel’s mysteriously macroable paginators original ↗

14 Mar 2018

2017

Eager loading Eloquent properties original ↗

24 Oct 2017

Cleaner code with Eloquent events original ↗

17 Oct 2017

Eloquent attributes and database defaults original ↗

10 Oct 2017

2015

Interviewed by Snipcart original ↗

18 Aug 2015

Start with the API: A better approach to developing Craft plugins original ↗

4 Aug 2015

How to handle Composer dependency conflicts in your Craft plugins original ↗

21 Jul 2015

The hidden perils of Craft plugin service classes original ↗

9 Jul 2015

How and when to use PSR-4 autoloading in your Craft plugins original ↗

1 Jul 2015

The Definitive Guide to Craft Validation for Plugin Developers (the book)original ↗

18 May 2015

Design principles original ↗

3 Apr 2015

How to implement a custom Laravel zip code validation rule original ↗

25 Feb 2015

2014

Introducing Glossary for Craft original ↗

9 Sept 2014

Craft quick tip: Add CTRL-S support to your plugin forms original ↗

2 Sept 2014

The definitive guide to validation in Craft, part 5: Custom validators original ↗

26 Aug 2014

The definitive guide to validation in Craft, part 4: Hidden validator settings original ↗

19 Aug 2014

The definitive guide to validation in Craft, part 3: Attribute rules original ↗

12 Aug 2014

The definitive guide to validation in Craft, part 2: AttributeTypes original ↗

5 Aug 2014

The definitive guide to validation in Craft, part 1: Foundations original ↗

29 Jul 2014

How to build a fluent Laravel repository API original ↗

27 Mar 2014

A guide for Craft Cookbook recipe authors original ↗

4 Mar 2014

Clean up your Craft templates with site-specific plugins original ↗

28 Feb 2014

Introducing Craft Cookbook original ↗

26 Feb 2014

Laravel quick tip: Find by username or fail original ↗

5 Feb 2014

A pedant’s guide to working with Django ModelForm fields original ↗

31 Jan 2014

Craft your content with Markdown and Matrix original ↗

8 Jan 2014

2013

Introducing SmartDown for Craft original ↗

28 Dec 2013

Gender in tech, and the right not to be offended original ↗

21 Mar 2013

Git push your universe original ↗

12 Mar 2013

2012

EllisLab bemoans paltry 900% ROI original ↗

4 Oct 2012

A brief introduction to ExpressionEngine ACTions original ↗

10 Aug 2012

Updates and oddments: August 2012 original ↗

8 Aug 2012

Testee 2.2 original ↗

27 Jul 2012

Introducing Template OmniLogger original ↗

24 Jul 2012

EE gotchas: Nested “no results” tags (redux)original ↗

23 Jul 2012

The ExpressionEngine Friday roundup original ↗

20 Jul 2012