Joey McKenzie
@joeymckenzie.tech
Senior Dev @ Givebutter. Dad. Husband. PHP enjoyer. Laravel/acc. 📈
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but plain ol’ Blade is more than sufficient for 95% of use cases.
August 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but plain ol’ Blade is more than sufficient for 95% of use cases.
Reposted by Joey McKenzie
code reviewing AI code is not half as fun as writing code.
August 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
code reviewing AI code is not half as fun as writing code.
Mood after eight solid hours of React today
August 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Mood after eight solid hours of React today
Now that I’m on a team that uses Linear, I will do anything and everything in my power to never have to go back to using Jira.
August 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Now that I’m on a team that uses Linear, I will do anything and everything in my power to never have to go back to using Jira.
TMED;DR
Too many em dashes; didn’t read
Too many em dashes; didn’t read
August 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
TMED;DR
Too many em dashes; didn’t read
Too many em dashes; didn’t read
I’m sorry to everyone that has been an em dash enjoyer before the age of AI. I find myself instantly nope’ ing out of emails that are littered with them nowadays.
August 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I’m sorry to everyone that has been an em dash enjoyer before the age of AI. I find myself instantly nope’ ing out of emails that are littered with them nowadays.
It only took three years, but I think I’m finally accepting the fact that I love neovim (btw).
August 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It only took three years, but I think I’m finally accepting the fact that I love neovim (btw).
I feel the urge to compile PHP from source. I have no idea why, but the C code... it calls to me.
July 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I feel the urge to compile PHP from source. I have no idea why, but the C code... it calls to me.
Still not sure if the JS Andy's talking about server rending like it's some new groundbreaking technique on every other podcast I listen to is real or not.
July 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Still not sure if the JS Andy's talking about server rending like it's some new groundbreaking technique on every other podcast I listen to is real or not.
Sometimes I build things and I have no idea why. So, here’s an alternative to the docs artisan command that no one asked for.
Full-text search Laravel docs right in your terminal!
github.com/JoeyMckenzie...
Full-text search Laravel docs right in your terminal!
github.com/JoeyMckenzie...
GitHub - JoeyMckenzie/artisense: 📕 Laravel docs from the comfort of your terminal.
📕 Laravel docs from the comfort of your terminal. Contribute to JoeyMckenzie/artisense development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Sometimes I build things and I have no idea why. So, here’s an alternative to the docs artisan command that no one asked for.
Full-text search Laravel docs right in your terminal!
github.com/JoeyMckenzie...
Full-text search Laravel docs right in your terminal!
github.com/JoeyMckenzie...
Feels like the new “this microservice could have been a SQL query” is “this AI startup could have been a ChatGPT prompt”
May 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Feels like the new “this microservice could have been a SQL query” is “this AI startup could have been a ChatGPT prompt”
MAN, it’s tough out here trying to convince companies to let me build things in Laravel for them.
May 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
MAN, it’s tough out here trying to convince companies to let me build things in Laravel for them.
Someone on Reddit said profession software development is like being asked to solve a puzzle you’ve never seen before and being asked how long it’s gonna take, and if don’t solve it time, there’s a nuke that’s going to be launched.
April 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Someone on Reddit said profession software development is like being asked to solve a puzzle you’ve never seen before and being asked how long it’s gonna take, and if don’t solve it time, there’s a nuke that’s going to be launched.
We got Laravel/TypeScript RPC before GTA 6.
April 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
We got Laravel/TypeScript RPC before GTA 6.
Vibe coding with Cursor on a Laravel project recently, and I’m not sure how I feel about it. The codegen is nice to get a feature off the ground.
The tradeoff is watching it spin its wheels when I ask it to write Pest tests that also cover mutations. Seems to just code itself into circles.
The tradeoff is watching it spin its wheels when I ask it to write Pest tests that also cover mutations. Seems to just code itself into circles.
March 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Vibe coding with Cursor on a Laravel project recently, and I’m not sure how I feel about it. The codegen is nice to get a feature off the ground.
The tradeoff is watching it spin its wheels when I ask it to write Pest tests that also cover mutations. Seems to just code itself into circles.
The tradeoff is watching it spin its wheels when I ask it to write Pest tests that also cover mutations. Seems to just code itself into circles.
Holy smokes. Trying to transition into Laravel from a non-Laravel background is the hardest thing I’ve ever tried to do career-wise.
March 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Holy smokes. Trying to transition into Laravel from a non-Laravel background is the hardest thing I’ve ever tried to do career-wise.
Git hook libraries hate him. Find out how he removes dependencies from projects with this one simple trick!
.git/hooks/pre-commit:
#!/bin/sh
set -x
composer run fix
.git/hooks/pre-commit:
#!/bin/sh
set -x
composer run fix
March 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Git hook libraries hate him. Find out how he removes dependencies from projects with this one simple trick!
.git/hooks/pre-commit:
#!/bin/sh
set -x
composer run fix
.git/hooks/pre-commit:
#!/bin/sh
set -x
composer run fix
I always think I've outgrown pop punk only to spend an entire Sunday doing yard work and listening to Four Year Strong and Neck Deep on repeat.
March 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I always think I've outgrown pop punk only to spend an entire Sunday doing yard work and listening to Four Year Strong and Neck Deep on repeat.
Hollup... let me cook. Six rules down, four to go. 😤
March 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hollup... let me cook. Six rules down, four to go. 😤
Halfway there. Two thoughts keep coming to mind as I write this package:
1. Why am I doing this
2. How does NASA live like this
github.com/JoeyMckenzie...
1. Why am I doing this
2. How does NASA live like this
github.com/JoeyMckenzie...
GitHub - JoeyMckenzie/nasastan: PHPStan extension for enforcing NASA's Power of Ten in your PHP code.
PHPStan extension for enforcing NASA's Power of Ten in your PHP code. - JoeyMckenzie/nasastan
github.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Halfway there. Two thoughts keep coming to mind as I write this package:
1. Why am I doing this
2. How does NASA live like this
github.com/JoeyMckenzie...
1. Why am I doing this
2. How does NASA live like this
github.com/JoeyMckenzie...
Man… it’s a tough job market out there for .NET-to-Laravel dudes like myself.
I think it’s time to start streaming again. Feels like rebranding might be the way forward.
I think it’s time to start streaming again. Feels like rebranding might be the way forward.
March 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Man… it’s a tough job market out there for .NET-to-Laravel dudes like myself.
I think it’s time to start streaming again. Feels like rebranding might be the way forward.
I think it’s time to start streaming again. Feels like rebranding might be the way forward.
Huh… so implementing NASA rules in PHP is a little harder than I thought.
March 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Huh… so implementing NASA rules in PHP is a little harder than I thought.
I can’t tell if this is the worst or second worst idea I’ve ever had. I’m leaning towards the former. Let’s find out.
github.com/JoeyMckenzie...
github.com/JoeyMckenzie...
GitHub - JoeyMckenzie/nasastan: PHPStan extension for enforcing NASA's Power of Ten in your PHP code.
PHPStan extension for enforcing NASA's Power of Ten in your PHP code. - JoeyMckenzie/nasastan
github.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I can’t tell if this is the worst or second worst idea I’ve ever had. I’m leaning towards the former. Let’s find out.
github.com/JoeyMckenzie...
github.com/JoeyMckenzie...
New life goal achieved:
✅ Get a PR merged by Mr. Laravel himself
✅ Get a PR merged by Mr. Laravel himself
February 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
New life goal achieved:
✅ Get a PR merged by Mr. Laravel himself
✅ Get a PR merged by Mr. Laravel himself