Notes from the terminal.
Field notes on Drupal, Symfony, legacy rescue and the awkward conversations in between. Written beside the code, that is — usually while something compiles.
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SymfonyWhen to build Symfony bundles (and when to stop)
Bundles are powerful. They’re also a premature abstraction waiting to happen. The trick is knowing which one you’re building.
22 Oct 20245 min →
StrategyTechnical decisions clients actually care about
Clients don’t care about your architecture. They care about outcomes. How to stop explaining JOINs and start building trust.
05 Oct 20245 min →
DrupalDrupal performance secrets nobody tells you
After a decade of Drupal optimisation, the counterintuitive tricks that actually move the needle. Spoiler: it isn’t just caching.
28 Nov 20245 min →
StrategyAn honest guide to technical debt
Technical debt isn’t bad code — it’s a financing decision. Here’s how to think about it like a CFO, not a code critic with a blog.
10 Nov 20246 min →