Laravel: The Ugly Command/Event – Handler System
One distinctive feature Laravel has as part of its optional architecture is the command/event system. Commands are supposed to represent
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Kontroversial Keith
Hitting Where It Hurts and Making the Universe Like It
Kontroversial Keith
Hitting Where It Hurts and Making the Universe Like It
programming
Homestead: Dealing With Vagrant’s Permission Issues
The other day I ran into a really annoying issue where after re-doing my Vagrant instance, I had some issues
Read MoreLaravel 5: .env APP_ENV not Being Read Properly and Quick Fix
So I encountered an issue with Laravel 5 where your APP_ENV in the .env file might not be read. Even
Read MoreLaravel: Adding A Default Message to a Select Drop Down with Eloquent
I ran into an issue earlier where I needed to add a default message to a drop down box created
Read MoreWhy Too Many External Dependencies Is Detrimental to Your Website
People love the whole idea of mashups with technology in terms of consuming APIs, using plugins or 3rd party widgets.
Read MoreWhy Developers Need to Start Rejecting New Languages, Tools and Frameworks
The title of this blog post might seem a bit misleading at first but the crux of my argument centers
Read MoreA Few Myths about Coders/Coding
One of myths about coders/coding I feel has been poorly perpetuated by movies like The Social Network where we simply
Read MoreTips on Developing A Successful Software Product
While having tea with a friend yesterday, we ended up discussing a mobile application project that he’s been working on.
Read MoreSymfony 2: Why You Should Move Your Logic into a Service
In typical MVC applications, people end up storing business logic into either the controller or the model layer. The problem
Read MoreSymfony 2: Annoying Issue with Data Transformers, DateTime, Timezones and PHP.ini
I spent almost the entire day going through the low level code of Symfony 2 trying to determine a really
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