Tech Weekly
A weekly dump of things I learned, bugs I squashed, and tech I’m exploring.
For years, I treated N+1 query problems as something I had to hunt manually. I would optimize one page, feel good about the improvement, and move on. A few weeks later, I would find another controller, another view, or another API endpoint where a relationship was being loaded inside a.
Some security vulnerabilities are surprisingly simple. In fact, the most dangerous ones are often the things we least expect. That’s true not only in programming, but sometimes in life as well. Problems can sit right in front of us for years simply because they’ve become too familiar to question. As.
Google I/O 2026: Search is no longer just search
I think many people still underestimate what Google actually announced at Google I/O 2026. Most headlines focused on “more AI in Search,” new Gemini updates, AI Mode, shopping agents, and generative experiences. But after watching the keynote and reading through the announcements, I honestly feel this was not just another.
For a long time, being a WordPress developer mostly meant building websites. You customized themes, installed plugins, configured page builders, adjusted layouts, and connected everything together until the client was happy. In many cases, success was measured by how quickly you could assemble a working site. And honestly, that workflow.