BlogShort, opinionated notes on building software that ships.Every REST convention already has a file in LaravelRoute, middleware, Form Request, controller method, Resource. I keep finding all five rebuilt inside one method, and Laravel already named the file.15 Aug 2026·8 min readI write the spec before I open the coding modelI plan with the best model I have, then hand a fast one a short spec with no code in it. Three studies say the same thing I feel every week: the agent isn't the expensive part. The re-explaining is.15 Aug 2026·9 min read