Vocalizer: Local Text-to-Speech for PHP
Vocalizer is a native PHP extension for local speech synthesis, embedding sherpa-onnx and audio.cpp to run eight TTS model families — including Chatterbox voice cloning — behind one API.
Writing on software design, company building, and the aerospace industry.
All of my long-form thoughts on programming, leadership, product design, and more, collected in chronological order.
Build a Laravel Scout Search Endpoint With the HTTP QUERY Method
Learn how to define a Laravel route that responds to the new HTTP QUERY method and use Laravel Scout's database driver to build a search API endpoint.
Enforce Per-Action Waiting Periods in Laravel with Cooldown
A Laravel package that enforces per-action, per-owner cooldown periods with a fluent API, an Eloquent trait, route middleware, atomic locking, and cache or database storage.
Laravel Legacy Bridge: Carry Authenticated Sessions from a Legacy App into Laravel
Laravel Legacy Bridge reads a legacy PHP session cookie, decodes the payload, and logs the matching user into Laravel, so users mid-migration don't hit a second login prompt.
First-Party Image Processing in Laravel 13.20
Laravel 13.20.0 introduces an Image facade for resizing, converting, and storing images, along with a WithoutMiddleware controller attribute, a separate Redis session prefix, and quiet bulk increment methods on Eloquent.
Laravel Quota: Usage Budgets for Calendar Periods
A Laravel package that tracks and enforces cumulative usage limits across calendar periods, with a fluent API, an Eloquent trait, route middleware, and cache or database storage.
Uvora: A macOS Menu Bar App for Finding Laravel Projects
Uvora is a free macOS menu bar app that indexes your Laravel projects locally and opens any of them from a single keyboard shortcut.
Passwordless Sign-In with Fortify Two-Factor Support in Laravel
A Laravel package that adds magic link and one-time code authentication, with a two-factor handoff to Fortify and links that email scanners can't burn.
AI Review for Laravel Upgrades
Introducing a built-in AI Review of your Shift. Providing a second pass on your upgrade, guided by Shift's detailed comments combined with AI's context.
HTTP Query Method Support in Laravel 13.19
Laravel 13.19.0 adds an Http::query() client method and query/queryJson testing helpers for the HTTP QUERY verb, plus a reduceInto collection method, a counted string helper, and bulk SQS job dispatching.