I build things for the web and write about the interesting parts.
I'm a developer from the Gold Coast, Australia. I build practical web applications, contribute to open source, and write about what I learn along the way. I pick the right tool for the job, not the trendy one.
More about meI built my whole portfolio on Laravel for years. Then I moved every project to Next.js: Better Auth, Prisma, Stripe, Cloudflare. Here are the technical reasons, the honest personal one, and what I'd tell a developer weighing the same migration.
I rebuilt fraghub.gg, a data-heavy PUBG stats site, from Laravel to Next.js with the App Router and React Server Components. Here's what RSC actually buys you, what it does not, and the real SEO lesson that forced the move.
A sound-first reading game for young kids, built with my friend Gaz. A letter appears, a picture of something that starts with its sound grows in, and the earlier you call the sound the more you score. It already covers letters, blending, sight words, numbers and more. Free, no sign-up, works offline. Early release.
I built a real-time fuel price comparison app for Australia. Live petrol, diesel and LPG prices on a colour-coded map so the cheapest station is obvious at a glance. Free for now while in early release, no sign-up, on iPhone and the web.
I rebuilt my personal site from Statamic SSG to Astro 6 with React islands. Here's what changed, what I added, and why static pages should ship zero JavaScript.