Blog

I write about software architecture

I write about conferences

I write about meetups

I write about digital products

I write about frameworks

I write about clean code

I write about best practices

I write about UI/UX

I write about Linux

I write about my life

Beyond the API: How I Structure the Backend Logic of My Applications

REST API Design: Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Building a loading button in React with TypeScript, shadcn/ui and Tailwind CSS v2

Solving 404 errors with client-side routing in React applications on Netlify

Building a loading button in React with TypeScript, shadcn/ui and Tailwind CSS

How to disable new user sign-ups in your Supabase project

Avoid re-render loops in React: The importance of wrapping custom Hook functions with useCallback

Enhancing PHP code quality: Integrating php-cs-fixer with GitHub Actions

Unlock the power of Vim in Visual Studio Code

Choosing the right type: Unraveling the difference between JSX.Element and React.FC in React components

Create generic functional React components with TypeScript

Disable Chalk while running tests with Jest

How to make windows open in the center of the screen in Ubuntu

Optional columns in TypeORM

Copy-to-clipboard in React with TypeScript

How to run Prettier with ESLint

How to expose a custom ref handle in React

Exhaustiveness checking in TypeScript

How to hide the dock in Ubuntu

MongoDB: Aggregation

Git: Rebasing

Enable tab to click in i3wm

How to make ZSH your default shell

Disable automatic updates on Ubuntu

Dell XPS 15 9500 fan control

Set default node version using nvm

Moving away from magic — or: why I don't want to use Laravel anymore

fractal

If you are building APIs in PHP you might use Fractal. This package makes working with Fractal even easier!

Organise by domain

Structure your large code base into different domains.

The many ways to change an SVG fill on hover (and when to use them)

Change the color of an SVG icon on hover when it is not an inline SVG.

Git: Stashing

Stash changes in a dirty working directory.

Analytics for developers

Interpreting traffic data and improving a website based on those results - without marketing wishy-washy!

New in PHP 7.4

PHP 7.4 will be released around December 2019. The next version will include some handy features.

Color scheme

During the last year I changed my IDE's color scheme multiple times. Here is why...

Preventing spam submitted through forms

The folks at Spatie recently released a laravel package which protects your applications against spam.

Presentation skills for programmers

As part of the unconference track at Laracon EU 2018, Chris Brown held a fantastic talk on tips and tricks for presentations.

code.talks 2018 in Hamburg

code.talks 2018 - Germany's Largest Developer Conference

config

Lightweight configuration file loader.

view

Lightweight PHP view-renderer.

JavaScript: Truncate text to a certain number of characters

How to truncate a text in JavaScript if it is longer than a specified number of characters.

How to use Handlebars with Express

Tutorial on how to use the Handlebars view engine with Express.

Laravel Meetup Hamburg 05.09.2017

Better late than never! After an one year break the second Laravel meetup Hamburg took place at ABOUT YOU.

Mobility Hackathon 2017

Mobility Hackathon 2017 - September 22nd & 23rd 2017 in Hamburg.

Git: Tagging

Create and delete git tags.

TechTalk: Testing in Laravel - an introduction

My second TechTalk at ABOUT YOU. Topic: Testing in Laravel - an introduction.

Git: Repository clean-up

This blog post describes how to delete obsolete branches, which were already merged.

TechTalk: Jekyll - a blog-aware, static site generator in Ruby

My first TechTalk at ABOUT YOU. Topic: Jekyll - a blog-aware, static site generator in Ruby.

ABOUT YOU Hackathon #1

iSAQB-CPSA-F certification

iSAQB-CPSA-F certification.

PHP-Usergroup Hamburg 14.03.2017

The meeting of the PHP-Usergroup Hamburg went to the next round!

Jekyll, GitHub Pages and 1&1

Create your own Jekyll blog and publish it using GitHub Pages. Make it accessible via your private 1&1 domain.

code.talks 2016 in Hamburg

Popcorn, nachos and code! - This was the slogan of the 6. code.talks on September 29th & 30th 2016 in Hamburg.

PHP-Usergroup Hamburg 13.09.2016

First meeting of the PHP Usergroup Hamburg after the summer break.