The job market for junior developers is rough - but the tools to learn and stand out have never been better. Here's what I would have given to have AI when I was counting curly brackets at midnight in 2001.
Most OG image packages for Laravel assume you have a local Chrome install - that's a non-starter on Laravel Cloud. So I built Unfurl, a driver-based alternative that uses Cloudflare Browser Rendering, serves images statically, and ships with customisable Blade OG image templates.
We introduced Surfacd - our AI Search monitoring platform - built by myself and our technology team.
For any forward-thinking agency, failing to adapt to AI is akin to the missed opportunities by Kodak or BlockBuster's. AI must be an integral part of the agency toolkit.
Looking to up your email game? GTD paired with Gmail is a great way to achieve email zen. I share the exact method I use to manage my day-to-day inbox in this article.
You have to start somewhere right - Hello World feels like a pretty good place to start!
Clarity announced its acquisition of 3WhiteHats - the agency Tom and I co-founded and grew from a small Cornwall-based outfit into an award-winning digital agency working with clients like Aon and Invesco across SEO, paid, creative, and analytics.
A feature that has been long-awaited in Data Studio is conditional formatting. Finally, the wait is over and we are pretty excited about the potential improvements in data visualisation that it will be able to unlock.
A simple trait that exports a Laravel Resource to CSV, supporting consistently nested arrays of data.
Laravel Horizon needs a certain setup to enable long running jobs elegantly, and misconfiguration can lead to race conditions. Sharing some tips I found to save you some time!