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Welcome to my blog, where I post tips and tutorials about PHP, Laravel, JavaScript and Web Development

Coding with Laravel Boost and Kiro AI

Coding with Laravel Boost and Kiro AI

Published: Oct 24, 2026

I recently built a Laravel app using Laravel Boost along with Kiro, Amazon’s AI service, and wanted to share what I discovered. This is more of an opinion piece as...

Updating my website's theme

Updating my website's theme

Published: Sep 15, 2026

As a web developer, your own website can act as a portfolio for your work, showcasing all of your other work and projects, but sometimes it is the last thing...

First impressions of Flux UI

First impressions of Flux UI

Published: Apr 21, 2026

Recently I had the opportunity to work on a new side project. I had already decided I wanted to use Laravel and Livewire, but I wasn’t sure about the frontend...

Hosting a Next.js site with AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Hosting a Next.js site with AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Published: Feb 5, 2026

I thought I’d share some learnings about how to host a Next.js site with AWS Elastic Beanstalk. This is a minimum configuration to get a basic site up and running....

Creating a links page with Bulma Clean Theme

Creating a links page with Bulma Clean Theme

Published: Nov 23, 2025

I’ve seen a few posts recently asking what other authors use for their website. There are many options available, but sometimes you just want a single page with links to...

HTML is beautiful

HTML is beautiful

Published: Oct 7, 2025

Building a modern website can sometimes lead you to be so far separated from the end result that is sent to the user. Developers can end up focusing on building...

Trouble at the church book cover

The Little-Astwick Mysteries - Trouble at the Church

A fast paced crime mystery set in the fictional English village of Little-Astwick. David Morgan, a Community Support Officer, new to the area, gets plunged in at the deep end with a new acquaintance, Evelyn McKenzie, trying to figure out what has been going on at the village church.

Available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited and Paperback.