Embrace the Framework: Combine Collections and Pipelines for Reliable Supplier Imports
A practical supplier inventory import that uses Pipelines for processing and Collections for reconciliation, reporting, and action.
Articles
Below you will find a selection of articles I've written. Mostly the topics will be along the lines of web application development, but I may also write about other topics, techniques and concepts that interest me.
Embrace the Framework: Build an Order Processing Pipeline That Can Grow
A complete Laravel Pipeline example for validating, pricing, reserving, and persisting an order without creating an oversized service class.
Embrace the Framework: Make Eligibility Rules Read Like Business Policy
Use a custom Laravel Collection to turn scattered loyalty and promotion rules into clear, reusable business language.
Embrace the Framework: Build Clear Operational Reports With Collections
Use Laravel Collections to turn subscription and invoice data into a useful daily report without filling a controller with loops and temporary arrays.
Embrace the Framework: Break Order Processing Into Steps With Pipelines
Laravel Pipelines let complex workflows grow one focused, testable step at a time instead of one large service method.
Embrace the Framework: Put Subscription Business Rules in a Custom Collection
Custom Eloquent Collections give repeated business rules a clear home and let application code speak the language of the domain.
Embrace the Framework: Make Order Fulfilment Clearer With Collections
A practical look at using Laravel Collections to turn a confusing order fulfilment task into readable, testable code.
Embrace the Framework: Why Working With Laravel Beats Working Around It
Laravel gives us more than convenient helpers. This is an introduction to why leaning into its conventions and tools leads to clearer, more maintainable applications.
SVG Tidy: Clean and Optimise SVGs Locally
Why I built SVG Tidy, a privacy-first browser tool for batch cleaning and optimising SVG files with conservative defaults and clear comparisons.
Tools I Use
A quick overview of tools I use to enhance my productivity