Web Dev

2023

Why use Docker for databases and how Feb 5

Docker is an invaluable piece to add to any tech stack for a multitude of reasons, but it can often be confusing to work with. Here we'll dive into my favourite way to use Docker containers and explain every step .

2022

-r(ead)w(rite)x(ecute): Documentation Aug 9

I wrote a big piece of documentation recently. Here's how it drastically improved my developer flow.

L.I.F.T - the anti-advice that could save you May 31

It's not bad advice when I say Leave It For Tomorrow!

Recognise struggle for what it is May 18

It is what it is. Learn what you can.

If it doesn't make sense, build a little version May 15

Been a while since I wrote a longer article, so here's a longer article explaining what it is I have been doing. Basically levelling up a bit. Learning to build and building to learn!

My Top 3 Benefits of Open Source Contribution Apr 29

There are so many good things about Open Source, but here are my current top 3 from the perspective of an emerging developer

Heroku vs Laravel (vs me...) Apr 26

Deploying a Laravel app on a (then) popular free hosting platform proved tricky, so here are the steps that no-one told me.