Blog
Over the last few years (since early 2019) I've tried to post on this blog regularly to keep my mind alert and to act as a "personal journal" of things I've done, projects i've worked on, or even some little techniques / packages I've discovered.
There was a distinctive break in my posts between Jan 2022 and summer 2023. Mainly due to a lot of changes in my personal life - however since then I've done my utmost to get back into gear and post once more; even if it's just a few lines here or there
If you have any ideas or requests for subject matter, you can always reach out to me via my contact page.
July 30, 2019
JSON APIs with Laravel: Part 3 - Controllers, Routing and Data Exposure
Following parts 1 and 2, we now need to hook up our data to the front end and get some exposure. Follow along as we build our controllers and bind some routing to get our API online
ReadJuly 25, 2019
Update on the JSON APIs with Laravel Series
Hi all! Just a quick update on the above series. If you have no idea what I'm on about, you can read Part 1 here I've written most of part 3 and 4, however haven't found time to quite polish them...
ReadJuly 15, 2019
JSON APIs with Laravel: Part 2 - Models, Factories, and Seeders
Recap: If you haven't read part 1, you can find it here; We looked at what APIs do, and what kind of functionality we're looking to achieve with this little series. We also established that we're...
ReadJuly 8, 2019
JSON APIs with Laravel: Part 1 - Learning the Ropes
Most of a server-side / back-end developer's role will involve integrating with, or serving up APIs. In this short series, we're going to make our own very basic JSON API using Laravel. I'm not sure...
ReadJuly 2, 2019
IDEs are better than Text Editors. Here's why!
My examples will be using PHPStorm, and IDE built by the great people of JetBrains. This is not a sponsored piece, however if you're reading this JetBrains - hit me up 😉 IDE vs Text Editor....
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