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.
My day job includes owning and operating BackerClub, launching BroBoard, working with Thunk, and consulting with freelance clients. I have also worked on NativePHP, Pinkary, Laradevs, and open source packages. Weekly, I co-host The Bucket and Voices of the Code podcasts.
Previously, I was a product design engineer, hosted YouTube videos, and served as the COO of a sportbike accessories startup.
Models write great Markdown and great HTML, but for an AI conversation HTML is costly and hard to read while Markdown is too thin. Supermark is an idea for the layer in between: a token-thrifty way to make slightly richer chat responses. Here's the thinking, a playground to try it, and a question: does this make sense?
Come with me on a journey of memory leaks and performance degradation as we discover the culprits!
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.
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.
