Starting out with Laravel
I have decided to start out my learning journey with Laravel 5. Laravel has been getting some serious buzz in the PHP community….
Read MoreTips on Building a RESTful Laravel API Backend
After some two weeks of casual development, I have nearly completed a Laravel 5 backend for a time tracker app (save for some…
Read MoreOn Learning New Things
About a month ago, I attended a UX Conference in Johannesburg. Garth Braithwaite (@GarthDB) from Adobe, one of the speakers, encouraged the audience to…
Read MoreDebug CLI Scripts with XDebug and PHPStorm
This is a quick how-to guide on setting up XDebug debugging for command line scripts. I felt it took me way too long…
Read MoreOn the JetBrains Subscription Reaction
A few days ago, JetBrains announced that they will be moving from perpetual licenses to a subscription based model. An overwhelmingly negative public…
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Personal Goals and Gamer Mentality
When I was in high school, my art teacher used to tell me that once you hit 25, it’s all downhill, fat and…
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How to Become a Successful Software Engineer
How to fast-track your career and become a successful software engineer. Disclaimer: Success means different things to different people, but for me it…
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