Theodore Roosevelt once said “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.” That mindset applies directly to engineering leadership. As leaders, our job isn’t just ...
Two hours on a plane, one terminal based AI coding tool, and a goal: build a food fight game. I’ve been curious about Claude Code ever since the internet started buzzing about it. The fact that it’s terminal based intrigued ...
Most of us had to learn how to Google well. It wasn’t just about typing in what you wanted. It was about knowing how to ask the question. Adding quotes, removing keywords, filtering for Stack Overflow. Over time, that skill ...
One of the most underrated traits in great developers isn’t flashy. It’s not about deep knowledge of architecture, knowing four languages, or memorizing obscure CLI commands.
A few months ago, I set a personal goal: build and launch a mobile app using React Native. I had never touched React Native before. I just wanted to learn something new. I picked an idea that was small and ...
When a dev team is stuck, blocked, or forced to carry tickets into the next sprint, tickets that aren’t ready are often to blame.
One of the biggest hidden productivity drains is work that sounds ready but isn’t.
Protecting a team’s time means protecting the work that comes in, not just how the work gets done.
Trade-offs are one of the most important aspects a dev can understand. There are technical, business, time, quality, etc trade-offs. Understanding how each trade-off interacts will increase the impact on the company. This requires looking past the directly assigned work ...
Transform Your Laravel Requests with Ease. Cambia is a powerful Laravel package designed to effortlessly cast request inputs into specific types. Whether you’re dealing with dates, booleans, or custom data structures, Cambia saves you time and keeps your code clean ...
A positive mindset can significantly influence personal well-being, team dynamics, and productivity. The personal benefits of having a positive attitude are massive. Maintaining a positive attitude helps you manage stress, fosters creativity, and boosts resilience. Approaching challenges with optimism leads ...
We dive into an exciting project where we demonstrate how to process video files using PHP, FFmpeg, and use OpenAI’s API to generate concise text summaries.