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May 3, 2020 Journal

Getting Started with Python: Why Yet Another Scripting Language

I explain the gap Python fills in my polyglot practice, my learning journey, and a PHP developer's perspective on Python.

April 5, 2020 Interface

When should you reach for Alpine.js, and when should you not? I discuss the right scale for UI needs that don't require a full framework.

March 1, 2020 Web Development

How Laravel Sanctum solves SPA authentication, and why its cookie-based approach is cleaner than token-based alternatives.

February 2, 2020 Framework & Library

A practical look at Livewire's server-driven interaction model — when it's the right choice, and where its limits lie.

January 5, 2020 Web Development

How returning the same response structure from every endpoint simplifies client code and makes errors predictable.

December 1, 2019 Languages

PHP 7.4 was released in November 2019. Typed properties and arrow functions significantly strengthen the language's type system and syntax.