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Hello 👋

I am a full stack software engineer

I specialise in server-side development. I like cloud native tech and to automate everything possible.

  • Full stack software engineer, strong in PHP with Laravel. TDD all the way.
  • I'm also very interested in DevOps and automation - self-host a bunch of services.
    • Comfortable with docker, terraform and ansible.
  • I am always keen to learn, sometimes I write about my journey in learning new things. You can see recent posts below or everything at my technical blog.

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I have exposure and experience with the following concepts, methodologies, technologies, and frameworks:

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Recently

Private Github Readme Stats server and uploading to S3 with Ansible Semaphore

Containerise a private Github Readme Stats server and upload stats card image to S3 using an Ansible playbook on a schedule with Semaphore

github-readme-stats docker ansible semaphore 

Use git feature to 'hide' local changes of a Dockerfile which installs xdebug

Use git update-index --assume-unchanged to remove local changes of a Dockerfile from the staging area in a repository, and use (an ignored) docker-compose.override.yml to configure xdebug.

docker xdebug git 

Basic Cognito user pool with login/logout integration in Laravel, with users/system clients

A relatively basic Laravel integration with an Amazon Cognito user pool with two clients. The first client for web users will be used to initiate (from Laravel) login/logout on Cognito’s hosted UI with email/password. The second client will be for system users, which will generate tokens with email/password through API instead of hosted UI. Finally, a simple console command to decode/verify web and system users’ JTWs from the user pool’s JWKS.

laravel cognito terraform 

Adding asynchronous search to a hugo blog

Learn how to add asynchronous search to a hugo blog with alpine.js and fuse.

hugo alpine fuse 

Create a GitHub workflow to run PHP linters, tests, and generate coverage report

Create and configure a GitHub workflow to run PHP QA tools (e.g. phplint, phpcs), and then run unit and feature tests (e.g. php artisan test, phpunit), and finally generate a code coverage report or some other artifact.

laravel github phpunit 

Send a templated WhatsApp message through Twilio in Laravel

Send a message template containing emoji from Twilio in Laravel.

laravel whatsapp twilio 

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You can read more of my articles here

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  1. ac-website ac-website Public

    My website built using Hugo. https://ac93.uk.

    CSS 3

  2. skills skills Public

    My Skills Tree

    Shell 1

  3. hta hta Public

    PHP Technical Assessment 05/2022. OOP PHP

    PHP

  4. tdta tdta Public

    PHP Technical Assessment 12/20. OOP PHP

    PHP

  5. tcta tcta Public

    PHP Technical Assessment 02/2020. Algorithm problem solved using PHP's SPL ADTs, Symfony, and League/Csv.

    PHP 1

  6. hsta hsta Public

    PHP Technical Assessment 02/2020. Laravel RESTful API for managing an inventory of books.

    PHP 1