I'm a Lead Software Engineer at Wordnerds.ai by day, and by night, I enjoy contributing to open-source projects, writing, and sharing knowledge through presentations. Here's a bit more about me:
- 🏠 Based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England.
- 🚀 Currently working with JavaScript, Laravel, Nuxt.js, PHP, Python, Vue.js.
- 🐢 Previously experienced in Next.js, Node.js, React.js, Solid.js, Symfony.
- ☕ Always looking to improve my skills and get involved in more open-source initiatives.
📫 Reach out: Feel free to contact me for collaboration, ideas, or just a chat!
📝 Resume: Check out my resume for more details on my experience.
Here are some of my latest blog posts where I dive deep into software engineering concepts:
- Understanding Service Containers in PHP – August 2024
- PSR4 – Autoloader – March 2024
- Skinny Controllers, Fat Models – March 2024
- Simplify Your Build Process with Makefile – March 2024
- Clean Architecture for PHP Applications – March 2024
Here are some of the projects I've contributed to:
Open-source
- notrab/dumbo - A lightweight, friendly PHP framework for HTTP.
- nuxt-modules/sitemap - Powerfully flexible XML Sitemaps that integrate seamlessly, for Nuxt.
Personal
- Appwrite Nuxt Starter – A starter kit for building applications with Appwrite and Nuxt.js.
- Clean Architecture PHP – A demonstration of implementing clean architecture principles in PHP.
- Docker Configs – A repository of various Docker configuration files.
- FetchPHP – A functional approach for making HTTP requests in PHP.
- isphpdying.com – The official repository for isphpdying.com, discussing the state of PHP.
- Laravel Remove Mass Assignment – A package to remove mass assignment protection from your Laravel models.
- Laravel URL Activity – Records URL requests within Laravel applications.
- Numverify Wrapper – A PHP wrapper for the Numverify API.
- Personal Website – The official repository for rayblair.co.uk, my personal website.
- PSR-4 Autoloader – An example of a PSR-4 compliant autoloader in PHP.
- Solid.js, Vite, Tailwind Starter – A starter kit integrating Solid.js, Vite, and Tailwind CSS.
- SpaceTradersPHP – A PHP API wrapper for the spacetraders.io service.
- Type-Safety – Provides runtime type checking for arrays and primitives in PHP.
- Unicode – Ensures type-safe handling of Unicode characters in PHP.
Feel free to connect with me on any of the platforms below:
