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Thoughts on web development, technology trends, and industry insights. Sharing knowledge and experiences from the front lines of modern web development.

AI Aug 20, 2026 · 85 views

Building a Local-First AI Workflow Visualizer with Laravel

I combine the Laravel AI SDK, locally-running LM Studio Qwen-3.5 model, queue workers and reverb broadcasting to build a visual AI workflow application, with pre and post processing actions to enhance results.

AI Jul 7, 2026 · 118 views

Copilot vs Claude: What I Actually Learned After Using Both Every Day

A breakdown of how Copilot, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork each earned distinct roles in my workflow, from fire‑and‑forget GitHub tasks to deep, iterative coding and personal assistant automation.

AI Jun 9, 2026 · 164 views

Claude Code: My first impressions

Exploring Alternatives After GitHub Copilot’s Pricing Shift

AI Jun 3, 2026 · 130 views

My honest thoughts on usage-based Copilot

Copilots recent move to usage-based billing, will it keep my historically unwavering number 1 spot?

Personal development May 19, 2026 · 100 views

I did a skydive!

Ticking this one off the bucket list

AI May 19, 2026 · 141 views

A lot of talk about grabbing coffees

Stacking productivity and learning to grow in the AI era

Running May 8, 2026 · 99 views

Shifting productivity while I can’t be running

Distracting myself from missing running!

PHP May 7, 2026 · 135 views

My first composer package!

Today I shipped my first ever composer package

Foreign Languages Apr 24, 2026 · 93 views

Why I went back to learning German years after school

Most of us learned a second language or two in school, I decided to pick up where I left off years later.

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