The Journal

Notes from the codebase.

Practical write-ups on full-stack development - PHP & Symfony, Node.js, React, performance tuning, and the DevOps that ties it all together.

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What I write about

Lessons from real projects.

I write the kind of posts I wish I had found earlier - practical, specific, and grounded in shipping production software. No filler, no recycled tutorials: just what actually worked on real client projects, with the numbers to back it up.

Backend & architecture

Designing maintainable systems in PHP (Symfony, Laravel) and Node.js - structure, patterns, and trade-offs.

Performance

Database indexing, caching, and front-end optimization that take pages under one second and lift Core Web Vitals.

APIs & integrations

Clean, well-typed REST APIs and reliable connections between systems that stay easy to maintain.

DevOps

Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines for releases that are predictable, reversible, and low-effort.

E-Commerce

Building and extending shops on PrestaShop and Shopware - custom modules and upgrade-safe code.

Frontend & tooling

Responsive UIs with SCSS, Bootstrap, React, and a build pipeline that scales with the project.

Latest posts

Recent writing.

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