Vibe Coding an Internal PHP App: What I Learned
What I learned from vibe coding an internal PHP application with AI, including planning, review, speed gains, and where human judgment still mattered.
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Vibe Coding and Software Development: What Changes Next
A practical look at vibe coding, how AI changes software development, and what developers and hiring managers should pay attention to next.
PHP Code Refactoring for Legacy Codebases
Learn a practical, low-risk approach to PHP code refactoring for legacy codebases, with safe steps, proven best practices, and tools that make old PHP easier to change.
From Developer to Leader: Lessons I Wish I Knew Earlier in My PHP Journey
If you told 25-year-old me that one day I’d be managing a team of PHP developers, reviewing performance metrics, and negotiating deadlines with stakeholders, I probably would’ve laughed and gone back to refactoring some poorly written legacy class. I didn’t start my career with “leadership” in mind—my focus was all about clean code, fast queries,
How to Optimize Large PHP Codebases Safely
See how to optimize large PHP codebases safely by profiling hot paths, isolating risky changes, fixing repeated queries, and improving performance incrementally.
How I Hire PHP Developers in 2025
A practical look at hiring PHP developers in 2025, including what signals matter, what I ignore, and how I evaluate remote candidates.
PHP Team Management Without Workflow Bloat
Manage a high-performing PHP team with clearer priorities, leaner workflows, better communication, and less process overhead.
PHP ORM Eager Loading: Fix the N+1 Query Problem
Understand eager loading in PHP ORMs, how it fixes the N+1 query problem, when to use it, and when eager loading can hurt performance.
How to Build PHP MySQL Pagination
Build PHP MySQL pagination with LIMIT and OFFSET, PDO examples, total-page counts, and practical advice for safe, maintainable pagination scripts.
PHP Performance Tips: 10 Bottlenecks and How to Fix Them
Learn practical PHP performance tips that fix common bottlenecks like slow queries, weak caching, heavy bootstrapping, and unnecessary complexity.