Dan Coulter

Google now indexes Instagram posts.

Instagram content can appear in Google search results. Huge for discoverability.

Your Instagram = potential Google traffic. Optimise those captions!

With Silverstone this weekend, I'm sharing how F1 principles - precision, data-driven decisions, clear communication, and continuous improvement can boost software development. Insights from James Vowles & Williams Racing included.

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#Laravel #DevOps #F1

Continuous Development in Enterprise Laravel/PHP Applications Continuous Development automates testing and deployment for Laravel/PHP apps, helping enterprise teams deliver faster, reduce bugs, and scale reliably. Tools like GitHub Actions, Docker, and PHPUnit m...

New post: 🚀 Continuous Development in Enterprise Laravel/PHP apps

From faster releases to fewer bugs, here’s how CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Docker & more can level up your stack.

Read it here → danielcoulter.com/posts/contin...

#Laravel #PHP #DevOps #CICD

AI vs Automation: What’s the Difference, and When Should You Use Each? Learn the difference between AI and automation, their pros and cons, and when to use each. Whether you need intelligent decision-making or efficient task execution, this post helps you choose the righ...

AI and automation aren’t the same - and using the wrong one can cost you time and flexibility.

In my latest post, I break down the differences, pros/cons, and when to use each in real-world software projects.

Read it here: danielcoulter.com/posts/ai-vs-...

Daniel Coulter | Laravel, PHP and software development blog Building with Laravel. Thinking in PHP. | Belfast, Northern Ireland

Securing your Laravel API goes beyond best practices — it's about building resilient, production-ready apps.

New post: practical tips for securing Laravel 12 APIs

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RSS feed now added. Available here: danielcoulter.com/rss

Thanks! I'll add that to my todo list for the site 🫡

Thanks!

Daniel Coulter | Laravel, PHP and software development blog Building with Laravel. Thinking in PHP. | Belfast, Northern Ireland

I've just launched a new personal site danielcoulter.com where I’ll be sharing thoughts on Laravel, PHP, and software development in general.

Built with Laravel + Tailwind (keeping it super minimal).

If you enjoy clean code, feel free to give it a read!

Bun 1.2 YouTube video by Bun

Bun 1.2 seems really interesting! Might fire it up and give it a test over the weekend 🤔

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Good guy @joe.codes kindly put together a starter pack for all of this year’s @laracon.au speakers

All of them are now on here ❤️

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Hello, World! First post on Bluesky. Seen a few people talking about it and thought I'd check it out.