Developer, speaker, and open-source maintainer writing about PHP, APIs, and software craft.https://www.juststeveking.com/en-GBhttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/lead-scoring-and-prioritisation/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/lead-scoring-and-prioritisation/Building a configurable lead scoring engine in Laravel 13 - config-driven weights, query objects for prioritised retrieval, rescoring commands, and a top leads endpoint.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/the-action-pattern/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/the-action-pattern/Building a lead enrichment and scoring pipeline in Laravel 13 using the AI SDK, structured agents, composable Action classes, and PHP enums for type-safe status management.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/authentication-with-jwt/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/authentication-with-jwt/Add JWT auth to a Laravel API with register, login, refresh, and logout flows using Form Request DTOs, Action classes, and auth:api middleware.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/foundations-introducing-pulse-link/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/foundations-introducing-pulse-link/Start the Modern Laravel APIs series by structuring Pulse-Link for production with clear layers, ULIDs, action classes, DTO requests, and versioning.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/ingesting-leads/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/ingesting-leads/Implement lead ingestion in Laravel with Form Request validation, typed DTO payloads, Action classes, and JSON:API responses for POST /v1/leads.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/managing-expectations-in-the-ai-era/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/managing-expectations-in-the-ai-era/How to have honest conversations with stakeholders about AI productivity — what actually changes, what doesn't, and how to set realistic expectations.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/routing-versioning-and-api-contracts/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/routing-versioning-and-api-contracts/Learn how to version Laravel API routes, signal deprecations with Sunset headers, and keep API contracts aligned with your implementation.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/running-a-betting-table/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/running-a-betting-table/How to run a Shape Up betting table — the planning meeting where pitches get selected and cycles begin or quietly collapse.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/redefining-engineering-roles/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/redefining-engineering-roles/AI makes implementation cheaper and judgment more valuable. Learn how engineering roles, hiring, and team design are changing.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/reviewing-ai-generated-work/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/reviewing-ai-generated-work/How to review AI-generated code effectively, what failure modes to watch for, and how to maintain quality standards as code volume increases.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/spec-driven-development-with-llms/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/spec-driven-development-with-llms/How to write specifications that produce useful LLM output, covering interface definitions, edge cases, and why the spec is your highest-leverage artifact.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/shape-up/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/shape-up/A practical introduction to Shape Up - the planning methodology built on appetite over estimation, fixed time with flexible scope, and small autonomous teams.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/writing-pitches-that-work/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/writing-pitches-that-work/How to write Shape Up pitches that give engineering teams real clarity - problem definition, appetite, solution shaping, rabbit holes, and no-gos explained.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/why-sprints-are-broken/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/why-sprints-are-broken/Technical debt is inevitable. 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GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/building-production-ready-apis-with-kit/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/building-production-ready-apis-with-kit/A practical guide to shaping production-ready APIs using kit, from contracts and validation to observability and rollout.Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/why-your-laravel-controllers-should-be-almost-empty/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/why-your-laravel-controllers-should-be-almost-empty/Learn architectural patterns to keep Laravel controllers thin, improve testability, and build maintainable applications.Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/building-polished-cli-tools-with-minicli-v5/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/building-polished-cli-tools-with-minicli-v5/Transform PHP scripts into professional CLI products with MiniCLI v5's zero-dependency architecture and instant boot times.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/choose-right-build-strategy/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/choose-right-build-strategy/Compare Nixpacks, Buildpacks, and Dockerfiles on Sevalla so you can pick the right build strategy for your stack, control needs, and deployment workflow.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/go-grpc-microservice-image-metadata/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/go-grpc-microservice-image-metadata/Learn how to build a production-grade Go microservice that extracts EXIF and image metadata using gRPC, complete with S3/R2 integration.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/git-worktrees-laravel-developers/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/git-worktrees-laravel-developers/Use Git worktrees to maintain multiple isolated Laravel environments simultaneously without stashing or reinstalling dependencies.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 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GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/dockerizing-laravel-queues/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/dockerizing-laravel-queues/Learn to containerize Laravel queues, workers, and schedulers for production with isolation and scalability.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/json-resume-the-future-of-career-data/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/json-resume-the-future-of-career-data/A hands-on guide to implementing JSON Resume with PHP, from basic concepts to advanced usage with type-safe Laravel integration.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/modern-php-development-with-frankenphp-and-docker/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/modern-php-development-with-frankenphp-and-docker/A hands-on guide to deploying PHP applications with FrankenPHP and Docker, from simple containers to standalone binaries.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 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GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/multi-tenancy-without-the-hassle/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/multi-tenancy-without-the-hassle/Learn how to build a multi-tenant application in Laravel using Sprout, avoiding the common pitfalls of manual tenant management.Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/building-and-deploying-an-astro-website/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/building-and-deploying-an-astro-website/Learn how I built my personal dashboard using Astro, integrating dynamic content and productivity features, and deployed it with Sevalla and Cloudflare.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/what-are-mcp-servers-and-why-should-i-care/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/what-are-mcp-servers-and-why-should-i-care/Discover how Model Context Protocol servers revolutionize Laravel development with AI integration.Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 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Learn why you should consider using it for your next project.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/sevalla-on-the-command-line/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/sevalla-on-the-command-line/Build a beautiful Go-powered CLI tool to manage your Sevalla apps directly from the terminal - no browser, just clean, fast, TUI driven control.Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/sevalla-101/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/sevalla-101/Sevalla simplifies cloud hosting by providing intuitive app deployment, object storage, and database hosting on Google Cloud and Cloudflare.Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/advanced-authorization-methods-in-laravel/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/advanced-authorization-methods-in-laravel/Unravel Laravels authorization built-in Gates, Policies & advanced ReBAC, ABAC, PBAC methods for secure, scalable app access control.Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/deploying-laravel-on-sevalla/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/deploying-laravel-on-sevalla/Deploy your Laravel app with Sevalla using Docker & FrankenPHP for seamless, zero-downtime releases. 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Learn setup, security, event handling, and more to build powerful real-time integrations.Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/api-experience/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/api-experience/Discover how API Experience affects adoption and why you should prioritize it for your APIs.Fri, 05 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/api-ops/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/api-ops/Discover how API Ops revolutionizes API development, deployment, and management, fostering efficiency, collaboration, and excellence in the digital world.Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/homelab-dashboard/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/homelab-dashboard/Follow my journey as I build a powerful homelab dashboard using Laravel and Livewire, automating and monitoring my setup along the way.Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/api-versioning-in-laravel/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/api-versioning-in-laravel/All you need to know about API Versioning. 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Secure and streamlined user authentication.Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/setting-up-your-data-model-in-laravel/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/setting-up-your-data-model-in-laravel/Master the art of Laravel data modeling and build a meeting room booking system with this comprehensive tutorial.Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/behavioral-driven-development/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/behavioral-driven-development/Discover how Laravel can embrace BDD with the 'Given When Then' approach, uniting teams and creating a ubiquitous testing language without new syntax.Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/from-idea-to-blog-to-live-without-leaving-your-ide/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/from-idea-to-blog-to-live-without-leaving-your-ide/Build a live blog with Statamic in Laravel and deploy to Digital Ocean from your IDE.Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/working-with-os-process-in-php/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/working-with-os-process-in-php/Learn how to manage and interact with OS processes in PHP for advanced scripting and automation.Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/working-with-laravel-model-events/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/working-with-laravel-model-events/Learn how to work with Laravel Model Events and explore different approaches to handle them efficiently. Discover pros and cons of each method.Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/event-sourcing-in-laravel/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/event-sourcing-in-laravel/Master Event Sourcing in Laravel with this comprehensive guide, perfect for enhancing PHP projects with advanced data tracking and state management techniques.Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/zero-hassle-cli-application-with-laravel-zero/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/zero-hassle-cli-application-with-laravel-zero/How can I put this? CLI apps are cool. 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Learn to create consistent, compliant API responses with Tim MacDonald's package.Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/building-your-own-laravel-packages/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/building-your-own-laravel-packages/Master building Laravel packages with step-by-step guidance on design, commands, DTOs, and testing.Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/laravel-model-factories/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/laravel-model-factories/Master the use of Laravel Model Factories for predictable test data. Learn how to define and modify states for various scenarios in your app.Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/working-with-data-in-api-integrations/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/working-with-data-in-api-integrations/Enhance your API experience with contextual data objects. Learn how to build clean and developer-friendly integrations with third-party APIs using PHP.Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/using-route-registrars-in-your-laravel-application/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/using-route-registrars-in-your-laravel-application/Enhance Laravel route management with Route Registrars. Simplify route registration and organization for cleaner and more efficient code.Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/building-your-website-using-jigsaw/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/building-your-website-using-jigsaw/Learn to build a markdown-based personal website with Jigsaw, Laravel's static site generator.Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/state-of-laravel-survey-2022/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/state-of-laravel-survey-2022/Laravel's 10th Anniversary; Insights from the State of Laravel Survey 2022 - Community trends, experience levels, PHP versions, code editors, and more.Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/eloquent-attribute-casting/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/eloquent-attribute-casting/Learn Eloquent Castable attributes in Laravel with practical examples for enhanced applications.Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/laravel-pint/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/laravel-pint/Laravel Pint; CLI Tool for PHP Code Styling. 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Add confidence and type safety to your code.Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/api-integrations-using-saloon-in-laravel/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/api-integrations-using-saloon-in-laravel/Discover easy API integration in Laravel with Saloon; a tutorial on creating a GitHub API connection to manage workflows from the command line.Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/laravel-subdomains-in-docker/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/laravel-subdomains-in-docker/Learn how to set up subdomain support for your Laravel app using Docker. Configure Nginx, Redis, MySQL, and Traefik for seamless subdomain management.Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/sauber-php/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/sauber-php/Explore Sauber PHP, a clean micro-framework with routing, dependency injection, and custom Command Bus.Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/building-a-cli-application-in-2022/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/building-a-cli-application-in-2022/Explore the best options for building CLI apps in 2022, including Laravel Zero, Symfony Console, and more, suitable for both PHP and Rust developers.Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/laravel-command-bus/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/laravel-command-bus/Implement Command Bus in Laravel for efficient code management. Learn to create command handlers and integrate them seamlessly into your projects.Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/adapter-pattern/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/adapter-pattern/Explore the adapter design pattern in coding through a practical example of building a versatile social poster class, adaptable for different social networks.Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/testing-api-responses-in-pest-php/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/testing-api-responses-in-pest-php/Efficient API Response Testing in Laravel with pestPHP - Learn to test Laravel API responses effectively using pestPHP and fixtures.Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/tappable-query-scopes-in-laravel/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/tappable-query-scopes-in-laravel/Enhance Laravel Query Scopes with Tappable Query Scopes - Learn about tappable query scopes in Laravel, a clean way to apply multiple scopes.Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/routing-within-our-domain/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/routing-within-our-domain/Learn how to manage routes in Laravel DDD by creating domain-specific route files and using service providers for cleaner and more organized code.Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/getting-started-with-ddd-in-laravel/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/getting-started-with-ddd-in-laravel/Master Laravel DDD with ease; Learn how to enhance your Laravel applications by implementing Domain Driven Design for improved structure and maintainability.Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/querying-records-in-our-domain/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/querying-records-in-our-domain/Learn how to leverage Laravel DDD for efficient record queries. Simplify read actions in your application.Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/starting-our-domain-code-with-data-objects-and-factories/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/starting-our-domain-code-with-data-objects-and-factories/Enhance code consistency and safety in Domain-Driven Design with Laravel DDD. Learn about Data Objects & Factories.Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/using-data-objects-in-domain-commands/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/using-data-objects-in-domain-commands/Laravel DDD; Use Data Objects and Domain Commands to escape 'array hell' and perform clean write operations in your application.Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/quick-look-into-laravel-feature-flags/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/quick-look-into-laravel-feature-flags/Discover Laravel Feature Flags, a powerful package for feature flag management in Laravel applications. Control feature access with ease.Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/introducing-laravel-transporter/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/introducing-laravel-transporter/Streamline API requests with Laravel Transporter using a powerful OOP approach with class-based configuration.Tue, 08 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/working-with-third-party-services-in-laravel/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/working-with-third-party-services-in-laravel/Learn how to work with 3rd party services in Laravel, focusing on connecting to the PingPing API. Improve your Laravel skills today!Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/adventures-in-php-php-sdk-builder/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/adventures-in-php-php-sdk-builder/Learn how to build efficient, interoperable PHP SDKs using Laravel Forge and PSR-18 standards.Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/adventures-in-php-php-uri-builder/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/adventures-in-php-php-uri-builder/Introducing 'uri-builder', a PHP package with a fluent interface for easy URI string creation, simplifying API calls and URL manipulation.Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/phponline-the-story-so-far/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/phponline-the-story-so-far/Discover the journey of PHP Online, a community hub for PHP enthusiasts. Join us in shaping the future of PHP.Wed, 07 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/building-a-rest-api-in-golang/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/building-a-rest-api-in-golang/Discover the process of building a REST API in GoLang, from setting up Docker containers to structuring and scaling your application effectively.Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/my-first-go-module-go-api-problem/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/my-first-go-module-go-api-problem/Explore the journey of building the first Go Module for error handling in APIs. Simplify error handling in GoLang with this module.Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/embracing-the-tall-stack-with-event-sourcing-an-adventure-into-the-unknown/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/embracing-the-tall-stack-with-event-sourcing-an-adventure-into-the-unknown/Dive into blending Laravel's TALL stack with event sourcing, learning to create efficient and reactive PHP applications with modern web development techniques.Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/embracing-psrs-to-build-an-interoperable-http-client/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/embracing-psrs-to-build-an-interoperable-http-client/Learn to build a PSR-18 compliant HTTP client in PHP, enhancing web development through interoperability and efficient request handling.Fri, 29 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/an-adventure-with-graph-databases/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/an-adventure-with-graph-databases/Explore open-source PHP packages for Neo4j graph database, offering fresh solutions to outdated or abandoned integrations.Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/parameterbag-my-latest-open-source-package/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/parameterbag-my-latest-open-source-package/Discover ParameterBag, a PHP package that simplifies data handling by replacing arrays on objects, making code cleaner and more efficient.Sat, 23 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.juststeveking.com/articles/slim4-a-lightweight-breath-of-fresh-air/https://www.juststeveking.com/articles/slim4-a-lightweight-breath-of-fresh-air/Discover the power of Slim4, a lightweight PHP framework offering control and customization. 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