Hello, I'm Grant.

I'm a ~~full stack~~ web developer from the United Kingdom.
I mostly use PHP and Golang, so that's likely what you'll find on this blog.

The articles I write are purely to serve as a guide for myself in 4 months time
when I forget how to do basic things like exit VIM ( :q! ).

Articles

Apr 15, 2021 7:00AM The Splat Operator in PHP

Since PHP version 5.6, we have been able to use the splat or spread operator. It goes by many names, but those three dots offer some really powerful features.

Feb 10, 2021 7:00PM Submit a HTML Form with Alpine.js

I'll show you how I was able to submit a HTML form using x-ref with Alpine.js

May 28, 2020 7:00PM Chainable Classes in PHP

Many package developers are now using chanable classes to make developer-friendly APIs. I'll show you how to use them yourself.

May 12, 2020 7:00PM Current Route Checking in Laravel

Here's a method that makes it easy to check the current route. This is great for active link checking in your apps navbar.