Tech Weekly

A weekly dump of things I learned, bugs I squashed, and tech I’m exploring.

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After years of developing with Laravel, I noticed a frustrating pattern. No matter how unique a project seemed, the foundation remained the same: Authentication, Dashboards, Tables, Forms, and Permissions. I found myself rebuilding these structures over and over. Sometimes I did it faster, sometimes cleaner—but I was still rebuilding. Eventually,.

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Why the Fear Around Vibe Coding Exists I recently read an article arguing that “vibe coding” is killing open source. The idea is familiar by now: developers lean too much on AI, copy patterns without understanding them, and stop contributing meaningful work back to the ecosystem. It’s a concern worth.

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🚀 Laravel + Shadcn Admin – Built Before the Starter Kit Was Even Released! Before Laravel launched the official starter kit for Shadcn, I built a clean and flexible admin layout using Shadcn UI. 🛠️ I also set up GitHub Actions for CI, so you’ll get a ready-to-use setup with.

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