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Technical deep-dives, real-world lessons, and honest takes on building modern web and mobile apps.

Mostly for developers. Code snippets, migration gotchas, and practical advice from someone who's actually shipped things.

Read What Happens to Your Website When Your Developer Disappears?

What Happens to Your Website When Your Developer Disappears?

A fear every business owner has but rarely asks about. What code ownership actually means, what a good handover looks like, and whether you're locked in or set up well.

BusinessWeb DevelopmentAdvice
Read Why your website is slow and who is responsible

Why your website is slow and who is responsible

Website performance has multiple owners. Here's how to figure out what's causing the problem and who's responsible for fixing it.

Web PerformanceWebsitesBusiness
Read MCP for Solo Developers: What's Worth Setting Up

MCP for Solo Developers: What's Worth Setting Up

A practical guide to Model Context Protocol for freelancers — which MCP servers are genuinely useful, what's still fiddly, and where to start.

AIDeveloper ToolsMCPWorkflow
Read Laravel Just Gave AI Tools a Map of Your Application

Laravel Just Gave AI Tools a Map of Your Application

Laravel Boost is a new tool that gives AI coding assistants proper context about your specific project. What it is, why it matters, and what it means if you're paying for someone to build or maintain your app.

AILaravelDevelopment Tools
Read I Gave an AI Its Own Computer. Here's What Actually Happened.

I Gave an AI Its Own Computer. Here's What Actually Happened.

A Mac Mini, three AI agents, and a platform called OpenClaw. How I set up a persistent AI system that handles marketing, research, and coding tasks — and what it's actually like to use one.

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