Building good software isn't so easy
I help early-stage and bootstrapped startups overcome the technical challenges of building their software product from the ground up.
Recent Articles
Tackling the Challenge of Keeping Dependencies Up-to-date
Last year I came up with standards that dictate when I upgrade the major and minor versions of dependencies like Laravel and Vue.
10 Things I Look for When I Audit Laravel Codebases
Here's a list of the things I commonly look for when performing a preliminary code audit.
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