Building AI Features in Laravel: Patterns That Scale

Everyone's adding AI to their Laravel apps. Most are doing it wrong.

Building Expensio: January 2026 update

Time for another Expensio update. Here's what I've been working on this month.

Statamic 6: Everything you need to know

Statamic 6 just dropped in beta with a redesigned control panel, command palette, built-in 2FA, and developer-focused improvements. Here's everything you need to know.

The Orchestrator Developer: Why I use multiple AI agents instead of one

Stop debating which AI tool is best. I use multiple agents — each for what they're good at. Here's how a two-agent setup changed how I think about development.

Expensio: The smart way to manage your expenses

Discover how Expensio helps freelancers, self-employed professionals, and small businesses take control of their expenses — without the hassle.

Episode 9 — The road ahead

Episode 9 looks at dotmap’s roadmap — from expanding events to company profiles and lightweight opportunities — and how the platform will evolve without losing its simplicity.

What changed after real users started using Expensio

After shipping Expensio, real user feedback didn’t add more features—it removed friction. Small fixes, better defaults, and one carefully chosen addition sharpened the product without changing its core.

Episode 8 — Early community impressions

Episode 8 shares the early impressions from the community — what resonated, what surprised people and how their feedback helped refine dotmap’s direction.

Episode 7 — The challenges of discovery platforms

Episode 7 explores the core challenges of discovery platforms — network effects, the chicken-and-egg problem and why dotmap avoids social-style engagement loops.

Episode 6 — Branding, UI & the badge system

Episode 6 covers dotmap’s visual philosophy — minimal, calm and professional — and the meaning behind the Explorer, Pathfinder and Navigator badges.

Episode 3: What I chose not to build

Building Expensio wasn’t about adding features — it was about knowing when to stop. No invoicing, no accounting, no automation. Just a focused tool that fills the gap between spreadsheets and full accounting software.

Laravel + Claude Code: how I use it to clean up PRs without slowing down

I like shipping fast—but I hate messy PRs. Laravel’s official Claude Code plugin adds laravel-simplifier: a focused, behavior-preserving way to clean up recent Laravel changes before you open a PR.