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Announcing Duster, a Code Linter and Fixer for Laravel

1 week ago · Matt Stauffer, Anthony Clark

At Tighten, we’ve long believed that individual programmers shouldn’t waste their time worrying about code formatting. Early in our history, Tighten alum Adam Wathan saw Matt wasting time reviewing code style issues and built an entire CI tool,...

Turn Your Boss from Enemy to Ally in Your Battle Against Technical Debt

2 weeks ago · Dan Sheetz

Tech debt has serious consequences if left unchecked. If reducing technical debt isn’t a priority for your boss, here are 4 arguments to get their buy-in.

Kill Switches: Interrupting Long-Running Processes

3 weeks ago · Tony Messias

A kill switch—sometimes known as a “Dead Man’s Switch”—is a type of safety mechanism common in machinery that interrupts a process in the event of an...

Request-Level Validation

Feb 8 · Andrew Morgan

Did you know it’s possible to use Laravel’s validation tools even when you’re validating a part of your request that wasn’t provided by the user? In this post, we’ll explore four approaches to validating the “other” bits of your requests.

Traditional Staff Augmentation Doesn’t Work. There’s A Better Way to Add Dev Capacity.

Feb 3 · Dan Sheetz

Staff augmentation isn’t the only solution for adding capacity to your software dev team. Learn why an embedded team gets better results and makes your team better.

Intro to Terminable Middleware

Jan 25 · Alison Kirk

Learn the basics of terminable middleware — how and when to implement.

Building a Calendar with Carbon

Jan 11 · Nathan Morgan

Have you ever wanted to create a custom calendar in your PHP code but weren’t sure how to approach it? How do you structure it? How do you consider the differences in the length of each month? How do you render a month with not just the current...

Three Web Accessibility Considerations

Dec 14, 2022 · Anna Youngyeun

With a wealth of resources on Web Accessibility available online, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. Learn about three Web Accessibility considerations that can provide a broader perspective and lead to further learning.

Three Equitable Design Considerations

Dec 14, 2022 · Anna Youngyeun

Learn what Equitable Design is and three Equitable Design considerations that can help programmers look out for marginalizing barriers in projects.

What is Inclusive Design and Why Should I Care?

Dec 14, 2022 · Anna Youngyeun

When I started my first job as a developer, I talked to a mentor about wanting to learn more about inclusive web design. His response was a disinterested: Oh. That's UX stuff. Learn about Inclusive Design and reasons to avoid that out-of-scope, out-of-mind mindset.

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