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I made a simple web app entirely with AI and this is what I learned

Danny Herran — Fri, 30 May 2025 18:50:00 +0000

I wanted to turn the following quest flowchart for Cyberpunk 2077 that I found on Reddit (kudos to /u/rolux for designing this) into a simple web tracker with local storage. Due to the complexity of the quest tree, I already knew building this would be a challenge for any model. So I put them to […]

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Cooler Master NCORE 100 MAX Fan Swap Mod

Danny Herran — Sun, 18 May 2025 17:21:32 +0000

The NCORE 100 is a small form factor (SFF) case that looks absolutely fantastic. However, the stock fans from Cooler Master are quite noisy. If you’re considering getting the NCORE 100 MAX, setting aside some extra budget to replace the stock fans with Noctuas will make the case roughly 50% quieter. With the stock fans, […]

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Laravel Sanctum optional route authentication and guard selection

Danny Herran — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:25:05 +0000

By default, Laravel Sanctum token authentication will either completely block access to protected routes or allow it at the expense of not being able to detect if the user is logged in. However, there are valid scenarios whereby a route should be accessible to guests and at the same time allow bearer token authentication. One […]

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Tailwind CSS with Parcel v2

Danny Herran — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 20:19:11 +0000

Getting Tailwind to compile with Parcel v2 is easier than ever. We will leverage the Parcel v2 PostCSS support to automatically compile Tailwind assets with little configuration. I assume that you use yarn for all node packages. If you use npm please use the equivalent commands. Start by initializing your project with: yarn init Then […]

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Stay Meta – a social platform for gamers

Danny Herran — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 16:24:54 +0000

Reddit, Twitter, Twitch, and YouTube. Gamers and content creators alike use social media platforms to upload their content and stay in touch with their followers. But what if there was another way to condense them into a single, centralized location where all gaming content could converge? This is where Stay Meta comes in. I and […]

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Laravel reCAPTCHA v2 Middleware in 3 minutes

Danny Herran — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:43:50 +0000

I needed to add reCAPTCHA v2 to a couple of forms and most of the results on Google pointed to these large Composer packages that were simply too much. This article will cover how to do create a new Laravel Middleware to validate reCAPTCHA v2 requests with just a few lines of code. Time to […]

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Git squash commits in VS Code

Danny Herran — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:37:49 +0000

If you are looking to squash several commits into one in VS Code without having to use the console, I have a solution for you. First off you need the GitGraph plugin, which simply allows you to see the full git log history of your branches. This is handy when having to interact with specific […]

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Laravel Fractal pagination with simplePaginate

Danny Herran — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 18:29:30 +0000

By default Fractal has native support for Laravel::paginate. Those using simplePaginate() have to resort to either using Fractal Cursors or build their own adapter. In this post, we are going to quickly build an adapter that fully supports Laravel::simplePaginate. This tutorial assumes you are using the amazing Laravel Fractal wrapper provided by the guys at […]

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Importing Foundation 6.4 ES2016 JS files with your favourite module bundler

Danny Herran — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 18:51:05 +0000

With the release of Foundation 6.4, they have moved to a module-based JavaScript architecture. This is great and definitely the way to go. Documentation is a bit lacking in this regard, however. I’ll quickly demonstrate in this article how to set up Foundation with your favourite module-bundler. Lets cut to the chase. Your JavaScript file […]

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Redux or MobX: What I learned after refactoring a medium-sized React app

Danny Herran — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:15:43 +0000

State containers are a must for medium to large-sized React applications. The basic idea is to keep the state abstracted from your components and manage it somewhere else. Using a state container like Redux or MobX allows you to share a global centralised state across all your components. This article is not a tutorial per […]

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State of affairs: Bootstrap 4 vs Foundation 6.3

Danny Herran — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 21:07:39 +0000

Bootstrap 4 and Foundation 6 are the latest versions of the most widely used CSS frameworks out there. Foundation 6 is stable whereas Bootstrap 4 hasn’t been released yet. However, before you wonder why I am comparing a stable framework version vs an alpha one, let me set the record straight by saying that Bootstrap 4 […]

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This is how you upgrade (or downgrade) the PHP version on EasyPHP for Windows

Danny Herran — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 14:59:27 +0000

Since August 2015, the EasyPHP developers have moved their modules into a called “Warehouse” in which they will host up to date modules for their famous WAMP server. This Warehouse is now subscription based, and if you want to download a module, say, the latest or an old PHP version, you will need to pay […]

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These are the frontend web development tools that you should be using right now

Danny Herran — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 21:23:17 +0000

If you like to be on top of the latest frontend technologies, then this is the right post for you. Let us go through the most widely used frontend tools that will help you boost your productivity by leaving the hard work into their hands. All these tools are console based, so make sure you […]

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Why are frontend web development technologies so broken?

Danny Herran — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 14:25:01 +0000

If you’ve worked in front-end web development recently, you’ve probably realised how messy the whole thing has become. From languages that compile on top of other languages, to the ridiculous number of frameworks released every day, it’s overwhelming. In fact, you’re probably already struggling to keep up. But trust me, you’re not alone. Let’s take […]

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Seamlessly validate forms and file uploads with CodeIgniter

Danny Herran — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 17:39:57 +0000

The Form Validation class is great to validate simple input fields such as textareas, checkboxes, text fields, etc. But what about file inputs? If you have a mix of text and file inputs, your controller can get messy if you try to validate both. Lets take a look at a neat solution that only involves […]

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