Tom Erbe
tomerbe.bsky.social
Tom Erbe
@tomerbe.bsky.social
Full time senior developer for an EdTech SaaS using Laravel. Freelance Laravel and Statamic developer under my Grizzly Pumpkin brand - https://grizzlypumpkin.com
Hot tip from someone that has been burned by it multiple times, make sure you setup the enforced morph maps if you haven't already. Is an extra step to allow something to be polymorphic, but is worth it to decouple your folder structure from the DB.
October 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
For those hosting your own application, another related optimisation I had recently tested is only allowing the webserver to execute the index.php file. All other php files trigger a 404. This is good for security, but also helps block some common bots from getting to past the web server.
October 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
They do providing they're right 😅. Which is not always the case. Plus it's more maintenance to ensure they're updated etc. Easy to miss. There may be tools to help although I'm not aware of any but would love to know if there are to save time.
June 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I'm a little biased 😅, but would recommend myself! I've been building a range of web-based projects for 10+ years from static sites to custom CMS systems. I have some availability currently. If you'd like to talk more feel free to DM or fill out my contact form at grizzlypumpkin.com
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June 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Have been using it on a new project at work. It's okay, I do think the code is better and more predictable. However, working in a more traditional Blade-based Laravel app with a little Vue is a little annoying. Having to craft all the types manually can be a little irritating, for responses etc.
June 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I did have the benefit of already having the layout / HTML decided, but it still felt much nicer and quicker.

One to explore further and add to the toolbelt for sure! 🤯

#laravel #livewire
January 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I've not used Livewire a huge amount. It was so much quicker and more streamlined implementing the same feature in Livewire.

It was such a good dev experience.

I need to explore Livewire more and try to avoid rewriting the project in Livewire 😅

#laravel #livewire
January 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Buy a domain and then setup ddns if you don't have a static ip. Has always been very stable for me.
December 5, 2024 at 10:47 PM