On October 21st, 2026, PHP, Node.js and Java all shipped critical security fixes on the same day. Some teams were done in two hours; others opened a war room. The difference came from boring decisions made months earlier.
Most developers spend years learning to write code, but hardly any time learning to read it. This guide reveals a systematic approach to mastering any unfamiliar codebase; from your first day at a new job to contributing to open-source projects, and why this skill is your greatest career multiplier.
Learn how to enhance your Laravel API authentication system by implementing two-factor authentication (2FA). This tutorial builds upon the previous one, guiding you through setting up email-based 2FA. You would discover how to create the necessary database migrations, implement OTP generation and verification using the spomky-labs/otphp package, and build a complete authentication flow with temporary tokens and verification endpoints.
In this article, I share my evolving perspective on what makes a job truly worthwhile. Drawing from personal experience as a software engineer and family man, I explore how factors beyond salary have become crucial in my career decisions. Whether you are a job seeker or employer, this piece offers insights into the complete picture of modern employee compensation.
This tutorial provides a comprehensive guide to implementing JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication in Laravel, focusing on creating a custom authentication guard, building a secure login endpoint, and constructing a robust token generation system. It covers key steps like configuring the authentication guard, creating a login controller with credential validation, implementing a JWT payload builder, and customizing middleware to handle API authentication scenarios.
Learn how to implement robust API authentication in Laravel using Firebase PHP JWT. This tutorial explores both symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, guiding you through generating encryption keys, encoding and decoding tokens, and securing your application with industry-standard practices.
When building an application that requires a wallet system to handle financial operations, one of the questions developers face is how to store wallet or account balances. In this blog post, we would go over some ways these could be represented in software systems and consider the trade-offs of each approach.
A chance encounter on social media led me to being a back-end facilitator for the She Code Africa Academy, teaching Git, NodeJS, Express and empowering aspiring female developers. Now, I am even more passionate about developer education and the supportive communities it fosters.
Most tutorials on processing webhooks in laravel applications assume that your application is expecting webhooks from one origin. In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to process webhooks from multiple origins while keeping your application as performant as possible.