Urgent Requests During a Sprint: Make the Tradeoff Explicit
Handle urgent requests during a sprint with explicit scope and deadline tradeoffs. Use a simple change record to protect delivery commitments and make priority decisions visible.
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Clear technical direction for WordPress, PHP, and AI.
I help founders and product teams solve difficult software problems, modernize codebases, and ship reliable products.
More than 25 years across PHP, WordPress, product engineering, and remote team leadership, including building the original WishList Member and continuing that work at Caseproof.
What a Legacy PHP Code Audit Should Deliver
A legacy PHP code audit should deliver evidence, prioritized risks, reproducible findings, and a modernization roadmap tied to business outcomes.
Async Decision-Making for Remote Development Teams
Make async decision-making work for remote development teams with clear owners, proposals, response windows, and final records. Resolve decisions without endless comment threads.
Why I Switched mikelopez.com From WordPress to a Static Site
My WordPress to static site move gave mikelopez.com a $0 hosting bill, simpler maintenance, a smaller attack surface, and fast Cloudflare Pages delivery, with AI remaining optional.
Software Delivery Estimates: Plan Beyond Coding Time
Build software delivery estimates that include reviews, testing, dependencies, and release work. Use a practical worksheet to separate effort, waiting, assumptions, and forecast changes.
Legacy PHP Modernization: Refactor, Replatform, or Rewrite?
Choose a legacy PHP modernization strategy with a practical decision matrix for incremental refactoring, replatforming, and full rewrites.
How to Spot a Slipping Software Deadline Early
Spot a slipping software deadline through aging work, missed evidence, and unresolved dependencies. Use a practical risk review to make scope and date decisions while options remain.
How to Upgrade Legacy PHP With Rector One Version at a Time
Upgrade legacy PHP with Rector in controlled version steps, using dry runs, tests, static analysis, small commits, and a clear rollback path.
Remote Team Status Meetings: Cut Updates, Keep Connection
Redesign remote team status meetings around decisions, useful updates, and human connection. Test a lighter meeting rhythm that protects focus without leaving colleagues isolated.
How to Add PHPStan to a Legacy PHP Codebase
Add PHPStan to a legacy PHP codebase without blocking delivery by choosing a useful starting level, creating a baseline, and reducing it in CI.