Sometimes It Works

Writing somewhat aimlessly about my (mis)adventures in software engineering and life.

Here are some useless stats: I've published 53 articles. The most recent article was published on 20th Jan '25 .
And I have 48 articles in draft. The most recent one of those was created on 12th Sep '22 .

• Why do many web developers hate jQuery? 22nd Nov '16 • 3 mins

  Why do many web developers hate jQuery? The following is an answer I originally posted to the above question posed over on Hashnode, the developer community. Thought it was worth sharing :) When...
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• Punctuated Excitement 27th May '16 • 6 mins

  Punctuated Excitement When I try to tell new acquaintances about what I do, the conversation usually finishes in 30 seconds with them saying something like “oh yeah, IT, I thought so” or “so you’re...
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• The 10 (ok, 15) steps to setup your first Laravel Spark app 16th Apr '16 • 3 mins

  The 10 (ok, 15) steps to setup your first Laravel Spark app a.k.a. “The long way” Edit: Since writing this, Laravel Valet has been launched. I haven’t tried it yet, but if you use a Mac it looks...
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• Why and how to override Laravel’s built-in auth controller methods 6th Feb '16 • 3 mins

  Why and how to override Laravel’s built-in auth controller methods Maybe like me you like to do things the ‘Laravel way’. So let’s say you’re still using the out-of-the-box Auth flow (can anyone...
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• Stop. Now. 30th Jan '16 • 1 mins

  Stop. Now. Stop sharing little bits of junk about your life on social media. Stop reposting other people’s junk. Get your ideas clear in your head and write them down properly, in full and...
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• Creating new variables in Laravel’s Blade without resorting to writing PHP code 26th Jan '16 • 2 mins

  Creating new variables in Laravel’s Blade without resorting to writing PHP code Here’s a quick trick in case like me you occasionally need to declare a new variable in a Blade view. Blade doesn’t...
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• No 6th Jan '16 • 1 mins

  No Hi, We are looking for a Sponsored post written by you to match your website builtwithbootstrap.com. The post would need to contain a minimum of 2 paragraphs relating to online casinos and...
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• Starting Today 24th Dec '15 • 1 mins

  Starting Today I’m 30 today. Some would say I’m past my prime. But I can’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of positivity towards the rest of my life. The first 30 years have been filled with...
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• My Biggest Mistake… So Far 2nd Dec '15 • 5 mins

  My Biggest Mistake… So Far or: The Unlikely Cause of Feline Obesity Check out this video from a couple of weeks ago: Selfless vs SelfishDid you notice the guy’s sign? “Take what you need” … how...
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• Don’t Fail at Failing! 19th Nov '15 • 3 mins

  Don’t Fail at Failing! “Fail fast, fail often.” “If you don’t fail, you won’t succeed.” “Fail! Fail! FAIL!” We are in a fail culture. Not just around Silicon Valley, startups and the whole...
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• ASAP 2nd Nov '15 • 2 mins

  ASAP When asking for something, it’s really pointless to attach the typical “as soon as possible” to the end. Here’s why: What I think you mean when you use the phrase “as soon as possible” or,...
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• Stop Trying to Reach the Top 9th Apr '15 • 1 mins

  Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/london-2012-olympics-heston-blumenthal-179574 Read this. Were you hit by Google Panda? Will you be hit when they start penalising non-mobile sites? The...
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• A Web App Store That Makes The Web Safer 24th Oct '14 • 9 mins

  Can you really sleep safe on all those passwords? Image "Sweet Dreams…" by pulpoluxA Platform to Make the Web Safer Maintaining security & privacy without the loss of convenience TL;DR*:...
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