(list of links below) I frequently push to production, often as much as 1–2 times per hour. Any code that I am working on, which has a passing test, is included in this push. This process has been streamlined by the superb Continuous Integration flow I’ve established with GitHub Actions…

Yes I know at the end of the article the irony is I am using Medium over my own CMS. This article can be found there as well https://alfrednutile.info/one-class-cms-filament but this really comes down to CMSs in general and clients who are not using Medium but need more customizable systems…

DevOps is a tricky concept. It make the two words seem equal but the goal of a small business or solo entrepreneur who is trying to build a product or internal application is not to spend half the budget on Ops. Give it a listen here NOTE: This is a…

TLDR; Listen at ReadOrListen Podcast As developers, especially those who freelance and work one on one with clients we sometimes have to help that client understand what we expect of them as a “Product Owner”. As a freelance developer, my relationship with clients extends far beyond coding. The engagement is…

I cannot write most code easily or well without writing a test. Many times, companies, managers, and even developers are resistant or hesitant about writing tests, as if they will cause a task to take more time. For years, I have been thinking about how that is “not true”. But…

Part 3 in a series or 3 (maybe more) TLDR: This article demonstrates how to use the OpenAi Query Function to tag articles using the LLM. The author introduces a real-world example from their Open-Source project, LLMAssistant. The goal is to eventually automate more tasks, like organizing tasks using the Bullet…

tldr: This is about my past year a half becoming a full time developer again and the different technologies I used and experience with them. I will share the tech I like the most still and the projects I used them on. Overview Was updating my resume and my list of experience…

In the post I will show how to use OpenAl API functions to trigger Laravel helper functions. This example will create Tasks based on the users question. (btw join my mailing list here to learn more) First, I will create a function that the LLM (OpenAi’s Large Language Model) can…

With every website I create, numerous “copy” changes are inevitable. Since I use Laravel to build web applications, there are many fields, labels, and descriptions that require adjustments. To simplify this process for my clients, I’ve devised a method for them to make these changes on their own. …