Mind of Lloyd

Lloyd Miller

Lloyd Miller

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I'm a full-stack web developer that often works with PHP (Laravel), Nuxt.js, NEXT.js, and Gatsby. This blog will focus on my coding journey and other tech-related topics.

Creating Admitr (Day 1)

May 21, 20214 min read

Switching stacks · Welcome to the first entry in this series. I'll be detailing my journey in making my first consumer-facing product: Admitr. Admitr is...

Creating Admitr (Day 1)

How I Made a Navbar Component in Gatsby (React) with TypeScript, and Twin Macro

Apr 29, 20218 min read

If you don't know what Twin Macro is, check it out! It's a great library that blends Tailwind CSS and Styled Component systems, like Emotion. I love...

How I Made a Navbar Component in Gatsby (React) with TypeScript, and Twin Macro

Build a Simple Chat Room App in React with Laravel Breeze and Twilio's Conversations API

Apr 28, 20212 min read

Many developers know that full-stack apps with a Vue frontend can be quickly spun up with Laravel Jetstream. What many don’t know is that recently,...

Build a Simple Chat Room App in React with Laravel Breeze and Twilio's Conversations API

Write Your Laravel Validation Logic Like a Senior Dev, Part 3

Apr 22, 20216 min read

Extending the Rule Object with a DateTime Trait · In one of my projects, I needed some DateTime-related rules for Laravel, such as preventing the...

Write Your Laravel Validation Logic Like a Senior Dev, Part 3

Why and How to Make Traits in Laravel

Apr 22, 20213 min read

Using Custom Console Commands · One of my favorite PHP features to use in my Laravel projects is Traits. Traits enable you to inherit multiple behaviors...

Why and How to Make Traits in Laravel

Uploading a Laravel and React Project to Heroku

Apr 13, 20215 min read

I've been gone for a while, but I'm back! During my 'break' I gave Inertia with Laravel another chance and ended up liking it. I'm still not a fan of...

Uploading a Laravel and React Project to Heroku