Chronicles of the craft
Evidence-based writing on Laravel, mobile engineering, AI, speed and security. No listicles, no rewritten press releases.
Passkeys, Zero Trust, and the Slow Death of the Password
Passwords were a design failure the industry ignored for thirty years. In 2026 the replacements went mainstream: passkeys for huma... Read dispatch →
The Developer's Summer Survival Guide: How to Stay Cool, Sane, and Productive When It's 38°C Outside
Summer heat is brutal for developers. Your laptop throttles, your brain melts, and the coffee you rely on makes everything worse.... Read dispatch →
WordPress + AI in 2026: How to Integrate AI Tools into Your WordPress Workflow Without Breaking Your Site
AI writing assistants, automated image generation, smart SEO plugins, and AI-powered chat widgets are reshaping the WordPress ecos... Read dispatch →
Modern CSS in 2026: Container Queries, Cascade Layers, and the Features That Finally Shipped
CSS has changed more in the past three years than in the previous decade. Container queries, cascade layers, the :has() selector,... Read dispatch →
Laravel 13 Is Here: Release Highlights, PHP 8.4 Integration, and Upgrade Path
Laravel 13 arrived in February 2026, raising the minimum PHP requirement to 8.4 and integrating property hooks, asymmetric visibil... Read dispatch →
Laravel Performance and Security Playbook (2026): An Evidence-Based Guide for Fast, Safe Production Systems
A practical Laravel operations playbook combining Core Web Vitals, caching, query design, OPcache, Octane, and injection-safe engi... Read dispatch →
WordPress Performance and Security Architecture (2026): A Data-Backed Operations Manual
A WordPress engineering model for speed and security: cache strategy, plugin governance, patch cadence, media optimization, and SE... Read dispatch →
AI "Vibe Coding" in 2026: What the Evidence Actually Says About Speed, Quality, and Delivery Risk
A measured view of AI-assisted development using GitHub, NBER, Stack Overflow, and METR data, with controls for quality, security,... Read dispatch →
Speed Optimization Playbook (2026): Core Web Vitals, Server Response, and Real-World Throughput
A production playbook for LCP, INP, CLS, TTFB, and route-level observability with release gates that prevent performance regressio... Read dispatch →