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leadership,
practised.
I'm Steven — CTO at Digitonic, a PHP engineer since 2010 and a keen golfer with a terrible handicap. This is where I write it all down.
…and a few friends I can't name.
Latest from the journal
Laravel Health Checks for Kubernetes Readiness and Liveness Probes
Laravel's /up route only proves the framework booted. Here's how to build readiness and liveness endpoints Kubernetes can actually trust — covering the database, Redis, queue, and disk.
Livewire 4 Islands — Lazy-Load Expensive Components
Livewire 4 islands let you isolate expensive sections so they load independently without blocking the rest of your page. Here's how to use them.
Laravel Pennant Feature Flags in Practice
Laravel Pennant gives you first-party feature flags without an external service. Here's how to use it for gradual rollouts, middleware gates, and reliable testing.