A Code Monkey for Fun

Lumen Auth, Guard, User Explained (3) — The Whole Flow, Finally Untangled! (Part 1)

Lumen Auth, Guard, User Explained (2) — Your Architecture Isn't Your Architecture

Lumen Auth, Guard, User Explained (1) — What the Authentication Docs Are Really Doing

mPDF's Garbled Chinese Text (v8.0.1)

mPDF's Garbled Chinese Text (v8.0.1)

InvoicePlan generated its PDFs with mPDF, and the Chinese came out garbled. Why useAdobeCJK is a trap, how mPDF picks a font, and the three steps to register a custom Chinese font.

Startup Ramblings

Ramblings Startup

Startup Ramblings

A friend's invitation late last September turned into a new company almost by accident. My wife's dinner-table question — am I actually earning more? — and some honest rambling about why I would still choose this road.