I'm a Senior Architect at Lululemon and love working with Laravel and modern web technologies. All opinions are my own.
For more than 2 decades, I've been using PHP (since the Movable Type days!), Laravel (since v5.4), TypeScript, JavaScript, and dabbling in Python and Rust across various industries. My journey has been driven by a single passion: making people's lives easier.
I have spent my entire career trying to find ways to improve the lives of others, and I'm always looking for new ways to do so. Whether it's solving world hunger or moving a button 3px to the left, if something I can do will help someone, I'll do it.
I share my knowledge through my YouTube channel Coding Out Loud and occasionally write how-tos on my blog.
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class JTSmith extends Developer
{
public function getCurrentStack(): array
{
return [
'languages' => ['PHP', 'TypeScript', 'JavaScript', 'Python', 'Rust'],
'frameworks' => ['Laravel', 'React', 'Vue.js'],
'tools' => ['Git', 'Docker', 'Cloudflare'],
'location' => 'Calgary, Canada 🇨🇦'
];
}
public function getMission(): string
{
return 'Improve people\'s lives';
}
}OSS has been an important part of my journey, helping others automate their workflows and solve real problems:
| 📦 Projects | 📜 Language | ⭐ Stars | 🔀 Forks | ℹ️ Issues | 📬 Pull requests |
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| 🧰 laravel-cfcache — Cloudflare cache helpers for Laravel |  |
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| 📺 LGTVMessenger — Send messages directly to your LG webOS TV | |
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| 🎮 Substr3am — Passive reconnaissance/enumeration of interesting targets by watching for SSL certificates being issued |  |
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You can also find me on other social media:
🎥 YouTube — Laravel, PHP, web development
📚 Blog — How-tos and tutorials
🐦 Twitter — Tech thoughts and updates
📺 Twitch — Live coding sessions
💼 LinkedIn — Professional network
🌐 Website — Portfolio and projects