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Back to SearchWhy senior developers feel wrong more often
Episode 142
Ever catch yourself second-guessing decisions you were confident about just months ago? Does that mean you're getting worse at your job?
In the latest…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Should you ever hand-format code?
Episode 141
Ever feel like you're wasting your time tweaking a section of code to get it just right? We have tools for that, don't we?
In the latest episode of …
5 months ago
Discussing different ways to model data
Episode 140
It's easy to overcomplicate data modeling, especially when enums, relationships, and future requirements are in play.
In the latest episode of the…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Read outside tech to expand your horizons
Episode 139
It's easy to get so laser-focused on programming and tech, that you close yourself off to other avenues of learning.
In the latest episode of the No C…
6 months ago
Rewriting without a map: shipping an MVP from a legacy app
Episode 138
Multiple times we have encountered the messy reality of rebuilding a decade-old system: stale specs, missing specs, and stakeholders who want "the sa…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
A composable, versioned toolkit for Laravel projects
Episode 137
We join a fair number of projects, and we often help teams bring their project up to our standard. This means bringing a lot of the same small pieces…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Should you use DTOs in Laravel?
Episode 136
DTOs (Data Transfer Objects) aren't mentioned anywhere in the Laravel docs, but some devs use them heavily in their applications, whereas other devs …
7 months, 1 week ago
Sunsetting a company app without loose ends
Episode 135
Business change and projects end, but how do you wrap up and sunset an app, especially one you've worked on for years?
In the latest episode of the No…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
When building a UI makes more sense than bloating your seeders
Episode 134
What do you do when you need to create some data but you haven't built out the UI for that data yet? A seeder is a great approach, but is it always t…
8 months, 1 week ago
Blade includes vs components: how we decide
Episode 133
Blade gives you two big levers for keeping views maintainable: @include and Blade components.
When should you use one versus the other?
Does it matter?…
8 months, 3 weeks ago