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Redmine Markup

Oct 21, 2015 • 2 mins • 225 words

Redmine's lack of proper HTML structure creates serious problems when trying to improve its styling.

Laravel's Morph Map

Jan 17, 2016 • 2 mins • 319 words

Laravel's MorphMap feature provides an exciting way to simplify and future proof polymorphic relations in Eloquent

Laravel Collection Macros: Adding a "sortByMuti" function

May 13, 2017 • 12 mins • 2,441 words

Faced with a challenge of sorting by multiple data points in a single Laravel collection, I used Collection Macros to create a simple solution.

A person in a light blue button up shirt filling in a form with an expensive-looking pen

Using TCPDF to Handle PDF Form Overflows

Oct 18, 2015 • 8 mins • 1,417 words

An overview of one possible solution to the problem of needing fields in PDF forms to overflow into supplemental fields.

An open-concept office with high ceilings, warm wood and brick walls, and 4 people sitting at desks working on their computers.

Quantity vs Quality Software Agencies

Apr 28, 2025 • 11 mins • 2,053 words

An overview of software development agencies and the two most common models – high-volume Quantity Agencies and costly high-value Quality Agencies.

Understanding Poor Card Game Bot AI and Abusing It

May 4, 2025 • 6 mins • 1,516 words

Talking through the very basic Bot AI used by an Android Euchre game, how its simplicity can be abused, and how it could be improved with little effort.

Hi, I'm Josh!

I'm a software engineer and engineering manager based out of Phoenix, AZ. I'm a tinkerer, homelabber, sandbox gamer, and lover of all things music, television, and film. On this site, you'll find writings about all of the above and more.