Steven Fox

Software Engineer | Entrepreneur

I'm Steven - a full-stack software engineer, consultant, and entrepreneur based out of North Carolina. I currently use the Laravel ecosystem to build cool stuff on the internet.

Owning and operating BackerClub is my day job. I also work on Pinkary, Laradevs, and open source packages. Weekly, I co-host The Bucket and Voices of the Code podcasts.

Previously, I designed kickass products, hosted YouTube videos, and served as the COO of a sportbike accessories startup.

Recent Articles

My Neapolitan Pizza Dough Recipe

There are several aspects of my life where I push for perfection. Pizza is one of them. And the dough is the foundation for a fantastic pie. Here's my current recipe.

A Hack for Efficient Infinite Scrolling in Your Livewire App

Traditional infinite scrolling implementations with Livewire haven't truly been "infinite" and they are brutal on your server, database, and UX. This new approach is a little hacky but surprisingly simple & effective.

Skills

  • Skill
    Laravel
    Duration
    6 years
    Expertise
  • Skill
    Vapor
    Duration
    3 years
    Expertise
  • Skill
    Nova
    Duration
    4 years
    Expertise
  • Skill
    MySQL
    Duration
    6 years
    Expertise
  • Skill
    Nuxt / Vue
    Duration
    4 years
    Expertise
  • Skill
    Livewire / AlpineJS
    Duration
    1 year
    Expertise
  • Skill
    Tailwind / Bootstrap
    Duration
    4 years
    Expertise
  • Skill
    Docker
    Duration
    3 years
    Expertise

Work

  • Company
    BackerClub
    Date
    Role
    Owner | Developer
  • Company
    Privacy Bee
    Date
    Role
    Senior Backend Engineer
  • Company
    TST Industries
    Date
    Role
    COO

Education

  • School
    Laracasts
    Date
    Degree
    450+ Lessons
  • School
    Laravel Beyond CRUD
    Degree
    Spatie
  • School
    Event Sourcing in Laravel
    Degree
    Spatie
  • School
    Front Line PHP (8.3)
    Degree
    Spatie
  • School
    Serverless Laravel
    Degree
    Jack Ellis
  • School
    SingleStore for Laravel
    Degree
    Jack Ellis
  • School
    Advanced Eloquent Techniques
    Degree
    Jonathan Reinink
  • School
    Laravel Queues In Action
    Degree
    Mohamed Said
  • School
    Performance-Aware Programming
    Degree
    Casey Muratori
  • School
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Date
    Degree
    Bachelor Science Mechanical Engineering