PHP
CLAUDE.md is RAM, not disk
CLAUDE.md isn’t documentation, it’s working memory. A practical approach to keeping it lean and focused instead of letting it grow into an unreadable 300-line dumping ground. Read more
Python
New Book Release: Python Typing
I am happy to announce that my latest book, Python Typing, is now available on all platforms. You can get your copy on Gumroad or Leanpub or Amazon Python has had type hinting support since Read more…
Android
Evolving how LLMs are measured for Android: the next era of Android Bench
Posted by Zoe Lopez-Latorre, Senior Developer Relations Engineer, Android Back in March, we introduced Android Bench—our LLM leaderboard for real-world Android development tasks. Our goal was to provide transparency around model capabilities in Android development Read more…
PHP
Charging AI Agents Per Request: A Practical Guide to the Machine Payments Protocol
Agentic commerce is a buzzy term, but is still pretty abstract for developers asking what they can actually build today. This post explains MPP through a working Laravel example, and introduces the new square1/laravel-mpp package. Read more…
Python
Best Object Detection Models for Machine Learning in 2026
Object detection powers transformative applications, from autonomous vehicles navigating city streets and security systems identifying threats in real time to retail analytics tracking inventory and medical imaging detecting tumors. But choosing the right model for Read more…
PHP
Leave a failing test before you go on vacation
Every year I dread coming back from vacation not because of the work, but because I have no idea where I left off. A failing test, a well-written TODO, and a slow first day back Read more…
Android
Google Play launches the first Indie Games Fund in Africa
Posted by Steph Pio, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Google Play EMEA Sub-Saharan Africa is home to some of the world’s most creative storytelling. To help bring those stories to a global audience, today, we’re proud to Read more…
PHP
UUIDs, ULIDs and Sqids: A Practical Deep Dive
A practical deep dive into UUIDs, ULIDs, and Sqids, from generation models and sorting behavior to database storage, public IDs, and security trade-offs. Read more
PHP
How AI is changing (the way I do) UX
Nick Houtman shares how AI is reshaping UX work: clients arrive with better prototypes, common patterns get safer and more generic, and real research still matters most. Read more
PHP
Your Laravel routes can carry metadata now, and Flare shows it
Laravel now supports attaching arbitrary metadata to routes, and the latest laravel-flare client shows that context in error reports and performance traces. Read more