Mar 29 — 4 mins read

This blog is extremely simple which makes it easy to optimize, but it's been a great exercise to learn optimization techniques. Eager Loading, caching, Laravel Mix and other tools prove to be great for reducing load times!

Feb 22 — 2 mins read

When building rokk.it, I wanted to give users' the ability to add their own domains for URL redirections. A simple idea proved to be more complex than I thought, and I ended up finding a method that allowed me to achieve my goal of having dynamic domain routing quite easily. All that was left was incorporating the Cloudways API for domain management.

Feb 05 — 3 mins read

The time had come for me to start posting live demo versions of some of my projects online. Initially, I was focused on just getting those projects up and running, without putting much thought into how I'll actually host any of them. This is how I built a cheap portfolio hosting solution using DigitalOcean & Traefik.

Jun 10 — 4 mins read

Counting, permutations and probabilities make up the most basic concepts of discrete mathematics. In an attempt to brush up on what I studied in college, I'm starting a CS review series.