Introduction I have participated in too many project initiation meetings where, after a project charter presentation, only a couple of team members would actually read the document. Not because it’s unimportant. Quite the opposite: according to Atlassian’s own guide to…
The Problem: Nobody Actually Reads Your Status Report Before I jump into the 9 slides I’m about to discuss, be honest with yourself for a moment. When was the last time a founder or product owner came to you with…
The Problem: Sprint Planning That Feels Like Guesswork Before suggesting my 7 Sprint Planning Templates I’m about to share in the next paragraphs, I want to ask you a question. Have you ever come out of a sprint planning meeting…
Prologue Ramadan can prove to be a unique challenge for the schedule of a software engineer, especially if they have to juggle work and non-work-related matters during the month. A software engineer’s questions are likely to include how they can…
Prologue For many software engineers, solving complex problems is one of the most rewarding parts of the job. At the same time, the nature of our work can make it difficult to stay focused for long periods. Debugging sessions, production…
Prologue Corporate culture is easy to define in the good times. Companies can easily espouse diversity, team spirit, innovation, and people-centric values and put them on their careers page. The real test, however, occurs when deadlines are moved, budgets cut,…
In the daily hustle of bug fixes, production deploys, and planning meetings, software engineers often lose sight of the quality of what they eat. Hours of sitting down, plus readily available fast-food options and sweet snacks, can be a recipe…
Prologue Laravel’s AI development tools and ecosystem have evolved significantly in 2026. The framework now provides a first-party SDK for AI development, and several community packages have emerged, addressing particular issues the framework does not fully resolve. The critical question…
Prologue Laravel 13 was officially released on March 17, 2026. This article has been updated to reflect the final release rather than the earlier preview information. Previously, the version was still under development, and some parts of this article were…
Prologue If you’ve worked with PHP for a while, you’re probably familiar with the trend in recent PHP releases to not reinvent the wheel each year. In favor of making day-to-day development cleaner, safer, and easier. PHP 8.5 is a…