Joey McKenzie
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Joey McKenzie
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Senior Dev @ Givebutter. Dad. Husband. PHP enjoyer. Laravel/acc. 📈
It's like Office Space, but AWS
August 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I want "Father, Husband, and loved Laravel Forge" etched on my headstone when I'm no longer on this earth.
July 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
MySQL, a man of taste I see…
June 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is mostly a frustration of mine around the hiring process. Coming from .NET, it’s not difficult to pick up Laravel.

The difficulty mostly lies in trying to convince potential employers you can build things with it when coming from a non-Laravel background.
March 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The draw for me is the community and the DX. After nearly a decade in .NET, it feels like a deterrent to teams that are seemingly looking for framework experts rather than generalists.

There’s probably a bit I could do to help my case, but it definitely feels like an uphill battle at the moment.
March 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM