laravel
Building AI Features in Laravel: Patterns That Scale
Everyone's adding AI to their Laravel apps. Most are doing it wrong.
Latest
Building in Public
Building Expensio: January 2026 update
Time for another Expensio update. Here's what I've been working on this month.
Statamic
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.
developer-tools
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.
buildinpublic
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.
roadmap
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.
buildinpublic
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.
feedback
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.
saas
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.
design
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.
productvision
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
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.