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Programming

I Gave Up on Microservices and Went Back to Laravel. Here's Why.

I was all-in on microservices—until I wasn’t. In 2025, I rebuilt my product as a Laravel monolith, and it changed everyt...

Programming

18 Truths I Learned as a Software Engineer in My 30s (That I Wish Someone Told Me Sooner)

I’m a senior developer in my 30s, and I’ve been through startups, burnout, bad managers, and great moments of flow. If...

Programming

Why My Laravel App Crawled—And How I Fixed It with Smart Queries

I thought Laravel was the slow part—until I realized it wasn’t the framework, but *how* I was querying my database. Here...

Mental Health

Burnout in Code: When Mental Health Takes a Hit in Software Development

As a developer, I love what I do—but lately, I’ve been mentally drained. The pressure, the silence of job searches, and...

Mental Health

Is AI Taking Our Jobs? A Struggling Developer's Honest Reflection

I’ve been a software developer for years, but lately, I’m struggling to find work. AI seems to be everywhere, and job ap...

Programming

SOLID Principles: Practical Examples and Implementation

In 2014, my 2,400-line UserController was a mess. Learning SOLID principles turned my code—and career—around. Now it’s c...

Programming

Clean Code Principles: The Art of Writing Readable Code

Master the art of writing clean, maintainable code that your future self and teammates will thank you for. A comprehensi...

Programming

Stop Writing Your Own Auth: Secure Laravel Logins in Minutes

Stop building authentication from scratch in Laravel. Learn how to add a secure login, registration, and password reset...

Technology

The Ultimate Developer's Guide: Best Computers and Backend Technologies for 2025

As we navigate through 2025, the landscape of development tools and hardware continues to evolve rapidly. Whether you're...

Technology

Top Tech Trends Developers Should Watch in 2025 🚀

🔥 1. AI-Enhanced Development Workflows 🌐 2. Edge Computing & Serverless Expansion 🧪 3. WebAssembly (Wasm) Going...

Programming

Coffee and Code: A Love Story in the Developer World

☕ The Developer’s Fuel 🧠 Focus, Flow, and Java (Not Just the Language) ☕ Is It Just an Addiction? 🎨 Is Coffee a Deve...

Make Money

Can You Really Make Money Blogging in 2025?

Why Blogging Still Works How Do Bloggers Make Money? 1. Affiliate Marketing 2. Display Ads 3. Sponsored Posts 4. Sell...

Programming

A Deep Dive into Laravel Jobs, Queues, and Workers

Supercharging Your Application with Redis & Horizon

Programming

Laravel Octane vs. PHP-FPM: A Deep Dive into Modern PHP Performance

For over two decades, the PHP ecosystem has been dominated by a simple, effective, and robust model: the shared-nothing...