October 12, 202610 min read
Why I Avoid PHP Traits
I want to add a private method without checking the internals of every trait the class uses. PHP's trait mechanics make that harder than it should be.
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Things I’ve tried, problems I’ve run into, and how I’ve worked through them.
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October 10, 202628 min read
What Makes a Rewrite?
Starting again gives us a chance to use what we’ve learned. Deciding whether to do it means understanding what we can improve, what we might lose, and what it takes to keep the next system worth building on.
Aug 10, 20265 min read
Treading the Worn Water - Dependency Injection vs Dependency Inversion
My thoughts on this well explored topic, and why I struggled to truly differentiate between the two concepts for a long time.
Mar 22, 20269 min read
How I Structure Projects: Vertical Slices Over Layers
Grouping code by technical layer means jumping across the project to follow one feature. I group by feature instead, and adapt the structure to whatever the language and framework expect.
March 20, 20265 min read
The Work AI Moves
AI doesn't eliminate engineering work. It moves it — onto reviewers, and onto your future self.
Feb 02, 20267 min read
Iteration is the Key to Software
Your understanding of a problem is lowest before you write the code. The systems that actually last are grown through real-world feedback, not built from a master plan.
Jan 10, 20265 min read
WebAssembly: Escaping the Browser
Wasm is a genuinely interesting runtime primitive. I think it could become the compute layer of the web. I also think that probably won't happen anytime soon.
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