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Thoughts, tutorials, and insights on software development.

111 posts

A Big, Opinionated List of PHP Libraries (2026 Edition)

A revised, opinionated reference of ~50 PHP libraries across 13 categories — frameworks, CMSs, ORMs, HTTP clients, testing, static analysis, images, PDF, email, queues, async, CLI, logging, and API tooling. Updated for PHP 8 and the 2026 ecosystem.

31 Jul, 2026

Ork: SSH Server Automation in Go

I built Ork — a Go library and CLI for SSH-based server automation. Think Ansible, but written in Go: no YAML, no Jinja2, no Python environment. Just Go code that connects to your servers and manages them.

30 Jul, 2026

Deno Deploy Killed My Start Page

Deno Deploy Killed My Start Page. My small web app disappeared overnight when Deno Deploy Classic shut down with no automatic migration. Here's what happened, why it matters, and why I moved to Netlify.

29 Jul, 2026

Back to Golang: Why I Switched From Static to Dynamic Again

Back to Golang: Why I Switched From Static to Dynamic Again. I switched back to a dynamic Golang site because static had no control, AI got smart enough to handle complex codebases, and modern deployment tools closed the gap.

27 Jul, 2026

Associations and Eager Loading in Go — Without GORM

The difference between a query builder and an ORM is relationships. Neat ORM handles five association types with eager and lazy loading, solves the N+1 problem, and keeps relationships in sync with the migration system — all without GORM.

15 May, 2026

Soft Deletes Done Right — Three Strategies for Go

Soft deletes seem simple until you hit NOT NULL constraints or need Laravel compatibility. Neat ORM supports three strategies: nullable column, Laravel-compatible deleted_at, and max-date sentinel. Here's when to use each.

01 May, 2026

Building 7 Database Drivers — The Compatibility Illusion and Its Discontents

SQL is portable in the same way English is portable — the dialects will trip you up. Building 7 database drivers for Neat ORM meant managing a compatibility matrix: placeholder formats, concurrency models, timestamp handling, DSN parsing, security, and testing infrastructure.

15 Apr, 2026

The Migration System — Neat ORM's Killer Feature

Most Go ORMs make you use third-party tools for migrations. Neat ORM has a complete migration system built in — schema builder, rollback, batch numbering, tracking. Here's how it works.

01 Mar, 2026

Why Go Needs Another ORM (And Why I Built One)

How do you manage your database schema in Go? GORM has auto-migrate, ent requires code generation, and third-party tools like goose feel bolted on. This is the story of why I built Neat ORM — a Laravel-grade ORM for Go with migrations, schema builder, soft deletes, associations, and 7 database drivers.

15 Feb, 2026

From Golang to Static: Why I Switched to Netlify and AI-First Maintenance

From Golang to Static: Why I Switched to Netlify and AI-First Maintenance. I abandoned my dynamic Golang-powered website for a static architecture on Netlify to let AI manage it for me.

11 Dec, 2025

When -ldflags Meets Pulumi: Why My Go Binary Suddenly Got Bigger

When -ldflags Meets Pulumi: Why My Go Binary Suddenly Got Bigger. A subtle interaction between Go's -ldflags and Pulumi's command provider that caused binary size differences.

18 Nov, 2025

The Rename, The Bridge, The Click — Liveflux Evolves

New module Liveflux with improved ergonomics and consistency, simplifying development and migration.

30 Aug, 2025

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