The Evolution of Engineering Challenges
On a recent phone call I was asked the question, "What is your biggest engineering challenge to date and how did you overcome it?" This question I'd consider quite vague as engineering is a broad subject. On one hand, I'd love to be able to say there was a huge problem that needed to
Weekly Update 30: Ping Pong
As the week progresses, I’m getting more and more excited about what the future may hold. I've been very excited to share that I'm getting my own private office! I want to be able to continue working hard, growing my blog and cranking out good code, so I've decided to setup my own private
Consulting Bi-Weekly Update 2: It Continues
The adventure is continuing, but I’ve hit a bit of a slowdown. Due to the covid outbreak, there’s not many new contracts available. I’ve had some very promising conversations this week and I’m looking forward to their outcome. That’s all for this week, I’m hopeful the next update will have lots more to report! Until
A better system for communication
I've been a privacy advocate for quite a long time. In that time, I've used countless tools, applications and even written my own systems to facilitate communication and transfer of information. For over three years I've been using Signal and various other tools to communicate with family and friends. While some applications we've tried
Weekly Update 29: The Writing Continues
Another week has gone by, and it's been quite eventful. I've had some rather promising discussions with companies hiring contract/part-time work and consultancy work. In my spare time, while my son is asleep, I'm hard at work writing, producing content and preparing my course of Secure Application Development. In an effort to improve my
Hacking Code Bases: A primer
As a security-focused developer, I often get questions from colleagues and readers of this very blog on how to review code and spot vulnerabilities. Many believe this is an incredibly challenging task to complete and they are quite wrong, while there are some challenging moments to get it to exploitability, it's generally very
Weekly Update 28: Hunkering Down & The Full-Time Remote Work Lifestyle
Another week has gone by, and it’s been crazy. With moving places and getting the remainder of our stuff, unpacking and sorting it’s been beyond hectic. I’ve decided I’ll start getting up early in the morning, around 5 AM, and spend two or three hours working on tutorials, blog posts and my business. It’s
Consulting Bi-Weekly Update 1: Introductory Post
As this is my first official week as a consultant full-time remotely, I’m very excited to say I’ve had some luck in getting contracts. I’ve decided on top of my Weekly Updates, I’m adding Bi-Weekly Consulting updates. The consulting updates are focused entirely on consulting: the struggles, good times and everywhere in-between. Week One This first
Introduction to Laravel 7 Sanctum (formerly Airlock)
As the Laravel ecosystem evolves, it’s continuously adding new and useful tools, features. One of those new features is Sanctum. Sanctum was formerly named Airlock. If you remember Laravel Passport, you’ll enjoy the new Laravel Sanctum feature! Sanctum was designed to provide an ultra-lightweight authentication system for your single-page applications, mobile applications and simple
Changes to the blog: Posting Schedule!
As you may be aware, I recently went full-time solo remote consulting, while working hard on my business. It's been a very exciting time! This blog is still a top priority to me, therefore, I'd like to keep it that way. As a result, I've decided there will be regular postings at scheduled