Introduction UUIDs (Universally Unique Identifiers) are 128-bit identifiers that are globally unique, making them ideal for scenarios where you want to hide sequential ID patterns from your users. This article…
In my Laravel hobby project, I had a field called date_covered defined as a date type, with now() as the default value. However, when I needed to manipulate this field,…
When I get a lot of feedback comments on my PRs or MRs, I actually feel more exited and happy to work on that task. Why? Because it means I’m…
One of the most powerful drugs used by followers of motivational speeches, speakers, and human development nonsense is the phrase “follow your passion“. Even in the field of software engineering,…
Are you struggling to find extensions in your Windsurf IDE? I was in the same situation! After upgrading to the latest version, many users have reported that searching for extensions…
Let’s suppose you’re using Apache on your local machine and you want to visit your PHP project using something like http://site.local instead of http://localhost/mysite. You’re not using Docker, DDEV, or…
Many developers, when adding a “reply to comment” feature in a Laravel app, often consider creating a separate sub_comments table (I was one of them, based on my lack of…
Advice, take it or leave it:Drop any negative news about the impact of ai on your career as a software developer or engineer. Yes, ai tools are powerful. Yes, they…
I used to believe that building everything from scratch was the mark of a good developer. However, I understand later that this mindset reflects a lack of experience and problem-solving…
Documenting the problems you solve will save you time and stress when you need to implement similar solutions in the future. You can document your solutions in many forms: