Hey, i'm Dan.

A web developer living in Cumbria, in the north-west of the UK. This blog is a mish-mash of things like code tutorials & tips, technology, outdoor persuits, posts about mental health, non-neurotypical issues, social issues and more.

Why you should consider Svelte for your next Laravel project.

December 21, 2022

I thought it would be criminal of me not to take you on a little tour of some of my favourite parts of Svelte

Improve page responsiveness with lazy loading in InertiaJS

December 20, 2022

Use the InertiaJS lazy loading feature to make pages feel like they're loading faster for users.

6 months with Android, after nearly 10 years on iOS

January 24, 2019

I made the leap to Android after nearly a decade since getting my first smartphone, what did i think?

Managing permission changes in production Laravel apps using Migrations

April 15, 2018

A case for using migrations to make changes to database-persisted permission in Laravel.

Work

Company
Social Sync
Role
Head Of Engineering
Date
2022 Present
Company
Fika apps
Role
Hybrid App Developer
Date
2018 2019
Company
Black Lab Software
Role
Owner/Developer
Date
2016 2022
Company
Hydrant Ltd
Role
Web Developer
Date
2011 2016