Andrew Minion
@andrewrminion.com
Senior Solutions Architect; Laravel, Livewire, Tailwind, Vue, Inertia
- Me: https://andrewrminion.com
- Work: https://ivisa.com
- Location: Twin Cities Metro
- Me: https://andrewrminion.com
- Work: https://ivisa.com
- Location: Twin Cities Metro
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Andrew Minion
@andrewrminion.com
· Jan 2
A running thread of some of my favorite books over the years:
@mattstauffer.com I don’t know whose idea it was to make these @tighten.com fidget toys for Laracon but it was genius. I have another fidget spinner that I rarely use, but I use this thing multiple times a day, and I don’t even like noisy/clicky keyboards.
September 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
@mattstauffer.com I don’t know whose idea it was to make these @tighten.com fidget toys for Laracon but it was genius. I have another fidget spinner that I rarely use, but I use this thing multiple times a day, and I don’t even like noisy/clicky keyboards.
@tjmiller.bsky.social any plans to add support for the OpenAI conversations API? Specifically, the part where we can pass a conversation ID. platform.openai.com/docs/guides/...
I’m happy to submit a PR for that… Just wondering if you had bigger plans
I’m happy to submit a PR for that… Just wondering if you had bigger plans
September 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
@tjmiller.bsky.social any plans to add support for the OpenAI conversations API? Specifically, the part where we can pass a conversation ID. platform.openai.com/docs/guides/...
I’m happy to submit a PR for that… Just wondering if you had bigger plans
I’m happy to submit a PR for that… Just wondering if you had bigger plans
Sounds about right 😂
The evolution of "vibe coding production software as a non-dev" the last few months
Success stories do exist... ones I see all come from people who are/were software engineers
Learning to code / build software not a waste after all?
Success stories do exist... ones I see all come from people who are/were software engineers
Learning to code / build software not a waste after all?
August 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Sounds about right 😂
@laravel.com @thehanktaylor.com the new monthly changelog is a great idea!! Any chance you could add RSS support for those of us that still use old-school feed readers?
July 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
@laravel.com @thehanktaylor.com the new monthly changelog is a great idea!! Any chance you could add RSS support for those of us that still use old-school feed readers?
From bush to dish in 24h: picked some wild black raspberries and made fresh ice cream 😋
July 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
From bush to dish in 24h: picked some wild black raspberries and made fresh ice cream 😋
Anybody using Prometheus and/or OpenTelemetry in their Laravel apps in production? Do you measure *everything* or just specific routes/jobs/etc. of interest?
June 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Anybody using Prometheus and/or OpenTelemetry in their Laravel apps in production? Do you measure *everything* or just specific routes/jobs/etc. of interest?
Laravel friends: anybody know of good testing setups to hunt for scalability issues before they crop up for real users? I'm less concerned with stress-testing (concurrent requests) than I am with issues caused by large database volume (both mysql data and redis cache).
June 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Laravel friends: anybody know of good testing setups to hunt for scalability issues before they crop up for real users? I'm less concerned with stress-testing (concurrent requests) than I am with issues caused by large database volume (both mysql data and redis cache).
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Had a blast with my @phpxmsp.com pals tonight!
Special thanks to @cmorrell.com and @shanedrosenthal.bsky.social for flying in to give some fascinating talks
Special thanks to @cmorrell.com and @shanedrosenthal.bsky.social for flying in to give some fascinating talks
May 8, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Had a blast with my @phpxmsp.com pals tonight!
Special thanks to @cmorrell.com and @shanedrosenthal.bsky.social for flying in to give some fascinating talks
Special thanks to @cmorrell.com and @shanedrosenthal.bsky.social for flying in to give some fascinating talks
Prompted by somebody asking how to learn the Laravel ethos, I put together a list of resources that have been extremely helpful to me: andrewrminion.com/2025/04/lara...
#laravel #learning #podcasts
#laravel #learning #podcasts
Laravel Learning Resources - AndrewRMinion Design
Inspired by a comment in the Mastering Laravel community, here is a list of resources that have really helped me absorb the ethos of the “Laravel way” of doing things. Podcasts The Laravel Podcast has...
andrewrminion.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Prompted by somebody asking how to learn the Laravel ethos, I put together a list of resources that have been extremely helpful to me: andrewrminion.com/2025/04/lara...
#laravel #learning #podcasts
#laravel #learning #podcasts
What are your favorite AI tools for development these days? Evaluating some to start using soon with our team on a Laravel + Vue + Tailwind site.
March 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
What are your favorite AI tools for development these days? Evaluating some to start using soon with our team on a Laravel + Vue + Tailwind site.
@dyrynda.au @jakebennett.bsky.social I just started the Laravel News podcast. I had my own full-time business for nearly 5 years and it was actually much harder to take time off than it has been for me as an employee.
March 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
@dyrynda.au @jakebennett.bsky.social I just started the Laravel News podcast. I had my own full-time business for nearly 5 years and it was actually much harder to take time off than it has been for me as an employee.
This is such a great approach!!
In @jessarcher.bsky.social's Nightwatch talk she mentioned how we paired Laravel's rate limiting with Cloudflare to completely side step our servers from handling "dead requests" on Forge. Here's how you can do the same thing!
james.brooks.page/blog/superch...
james.brooks.page/blog/superch...
Supercharging Rate Limiting with Cloudflare - James Brooks
Enhance Laravel’s rate limiting by using Cloudflare’s Web Application Firewall (WAF) to block excessive requests at the edge, reducing server load and improving API performance.
james.brooks.page
February 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is such a great approach!!
Great talk by @davehicking.com at the inaugural @phpxmsp.com meetup tonight! Thanks for the reminder to step back and ask questions.
January 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Great talk by @davehicking.com at the inaugural @phpxmsp.com meetup tonight! Thanks for the reminder to step back and ask questions.
Wow...this is really cool!!
You knew I wasn't going to stop, didn't you...
Fine! Go on, just have it all... here's Laravel running on iOS
😈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKMs...
Fine! Go on, just have it all... here's Laravel running on iOS
😈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKMs...
I knew I wasn't going to get any sleep....
YouTube video by Simon Hamp
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Wow...this is really cool!!
Starting a thread of Ubuntu tips and software as I start using and discovering them...suggestions always welcome!
January 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Starting a thread of Ubuntu tips and software as I start using and discovering them...suggestions always welcome!
A bit cold but still a good day out there
January 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A bit cold but still a good day out there
Anybody have tips and tricks for using Ubuntu as your primary dev machine? I’m used to macOS…
January 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Anybody have tips and tricks for using Ubuntu as your primary dev machine? I’m used to macOS…
A running thread of some of my favorite books over the years:
January 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A running thread of some of my favorite books over the years:
Which would you try first?
December 24, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Which would you try first?
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We're so excited to welcome @davehicking.com as our first speaker! He's fresh off Laracon AU and ready to talk about being a healthy developer.
Join us January 23
RSVP at phpxmsp.com
Join us January 23
RSVP at phpxmsp.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:43 PM
We're so excited to welcome @davehicking.com as our first speaker! He's fresh off Laracon AU and ready to talk about being a healthy developer.
Join us January 23
RSVP at phpxmsp.com
Join us January 23
RSVP at phpxmsp.com
Can you tell I love @raycast.com? 😂 Raycast Wrapped is pretty cool
December 17, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Can you tell I love @raycast.com? 😂 Raycast Wrapped is pretty cool
@joe.codes I’m curious about that first-party Laravel VS Code Extension…any word on when it might be released? Need any beta testers?
December 9, 2024 at 5:50 PM
@joe.codes I’m curious about that first-party Laravel VS Code Extension…any word on when it might be released? Need any beta testers?
Had a great time at the First Lego League competition on Saturday. Our team didn’t place but learned a lot and enjoyed the process.
December 9, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Had a great time at the First Lego League competition on Saturday. Our team didn’t place but learned a lot and enjoyed the process.