Articles

These cover a variety of topics like modern PHP, application development, design patterns, and web design.

Employment Campaign

I’ve been using the term employment campaign lately, and I like it. What is an “employment campaign”, you ask? It’s a change in perspective

RipGrep’s Annoying Message

Lately, I was getting an annoying message when using RipGrep. Fortunately, I figured out what was causing the issue.

My PHP Tek Talk: Better Dotfiles II

I just finished giving my second of two talks — Better Dotfiles II — and feel like it went pretty well. I tried something different with this talk. I normally have a slide deck which I use for my entire presentation. I also use a countdown clock to ensure I don’t run long. I planned … Read more » My PHP Tek Talk: Better Dotfiles II

My PHP Tek 2025 Talk: Keeping Up With PHP

This morning, at PHP Tek, 2025, I gave my talk “Keeping Up with PHP” for the first time. It went pretty well.