There’s a difference between writing code and being a developer—and an even greater one between being a developer and being a great one. Great developers aren’t defined by how many languages they know or how fast they can debug. They’re…
Let me tell you a story. Not the kind with dragons and castles — but one that starts with a guy, a dusty laptop, and an internet connection. That guy was me, and the thing I stumbled on 12 years…
When I started coding in the early 2000s, “design systems” weren’t even a term. We had style guides at best, often buried in a PDF or buried deeper in someone’s mind. If the font looked close enough and the margins…
I’ve been building for the Web for nearly two decades. I’m a full stack developer with a PHP background, and while the tools and frameworks have evolved drastically — from raw HTML and procedural PHP to modern APIs, frameworks, and…
After nearly 20 years in development — from raw PHP days to modern full stack workflows — I fell into a familiar trap: the forever project.Whenever I launched something on the side, I’d wrap it in grand promises. “This tool…
In a world that celebrates stability, owning things, and putting down roots, there are a few people who choose a different path—one built not on permanence, but on movement. This is the story of one such person. A designer, writer,…