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Giving your agents a terminal: a first look at the tabstack CLI
A hands-on look at Mozilla's tabstack CLI: a single Go binary that turns any URL into clean Markdown or JSON, runs browser automation, and scripts neatly.
The Tips Behind API Artisan: Building Laravel APIs Developers Actually Want to Use
Practical tips for building Laravel APIs developers trust: contract-first design, versioning, RFC 9457 errors, idempotency and more. Free book inside.
Testing Actions, Not Mocks
Mocking your own Actions tests the wiring, not the behaviour. How I test Laravel Action classes for real with Pest, and where fakes still belong.
Meet Sevalla; Cloud Hosting Without the Headache
Sevalla simplifies cloud hosting by providing intuitive app deployment, database hosting, and object storage. No infrastructure to manage.
Server-Side Rate Limiting in Laravel with Fingerprint.dev
Learn how to build device-based rate limiting in Laravel with Fingerprint.dev, Redis caching, and custom middleware to avoid the limits of IP-based throttling.
The Reason I Love Tempest for APIs
Tempest makes API development feel lightweight by combining typed request objects, attribute-based validation, discovery-driven routing, and built-in mapping with minimal ceremony.
The Art Of Keeping Business Logic Honest
Use state machines and workflow engines in Laravel to keep business rules explicit, auditable, and resilient across async processes.
From Diagram To Implementation Plan
Turn your diagrams and design notes into a clear build order that respects dependencies.
Introduction To Systems Architecture
Learn how to map application components, layers, and dependencies before you start building.
Reading Between the Lines
Learn how to spot hidden assumptions in a brief before you turn it into code.
Relationships, Cardinality, and the Questions Your Schema Is Asking
Understand relationship types and cardinality so your schema reflects how your data really connects.
Shaping Before You Build
Shape features before coding so scope, approach, and boundaries are clear from the start.