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Prince John Santillan
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You know we're living in a new era when you upgrade an app multiple times a day, every day.

#claude
February 4, 2026 at 2:58 AM
@phpstorm.jetbrains.com it would be cool if I can just ask AI to customize my IDE.

"Please hide vendor and node module folders from all my search", "Please remove the status bar", "Please install Laravel Idea".

🙏 @stitcher.io
February 3, 2026 at 6:07 AM
AI is a force multiplier. If you have no skill or no experience to multiply then you will not benefit from it. 100 x 0 is 0.
February 1, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Man, Clawdbot is fun! 🦞
January 27, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Is it just me or is 16gb no longer enough? 😮‍💨
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Programming with AI significantly reduced the times I find myself in a dead end. It's the best time to be a programmer!
January 20, 2026 at 7:38 AM
When using PHPStan/Larastan, they said start with Level 1 and just work your way up.

I say go high and have Claude fix them. In just an hour our codebase is now at Level 8.

We have 2360 PHP files and 265,891 LoC.
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Programming is transitioning away from practicing complex code to practicing clear communication.
January 10, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Pair programming with AI feels more natural when you're talking to it instead of typing instructions to it.

Monologue is a game changer for me for sure.

This post in itself is something I just spoke, not typed.

www.monologue.to?ref=VDGPRGG
Monologue | Effortless voice dictation so you can work 3x faster
Write 3x faster with Al voice dictation that gets your intent right. Say it once, see it written as you meant.
www.monologue.to
January 10, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Families in the Philippines lost everything when Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi) struck on Nov 4, 2025.

Let’s help them rebuild. 🕊️

💙 Donate to provide food, shelter, and medicine:
👉 phpxcebu.betterworld.org/campaigns/help-filipinos-rebuild-after-typhoon-tino

#TyphoonTino #ReliefPH #BetterWorld #PHPxCebu
Help Filipinos rebuild after Typhoon Tino | PHPxCebu
phpxcebu.betterworld.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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October 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
In the spirit of Hacktoberfest I created a mini package for myself. Feel free to give it a try and give me your thoughts. 💪🏼

#laravel #php #hacktoberfest

github.com/princejohnsa...
GitHub - princejohnsantillan/weave: An elegant and easy way to format strings and stubs.
An elegant and easy way to format strings and stubs. - princejohnsantillan/weave
github.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
TIL: You can namespace constants in PHP. 🤯

#php #laravel
September 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Thanks, Laravel! Honored to be today’s Artisan! Laravel for life!

#laravel

blog.laravel.com/building-up-...
Building Up the Laravel Community in the Philippines
Prince John Santillan found his footing with Laravel, connected at Laracon Australia, and launched the PHPxCebu meetup.
blog.laravel.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Even as I grow older, my goal is to keep a 9 to 5:

- Sleep from 9PM to 5AM
- Eat only from 9AM to 5PM
July 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I got Nightwatch to work on our Vapor setup. It will require a separate EC2 that’s on the same network. Then just set the NIGHTATCH_INGEST_URI env to the EC2 private IP, and make the agent listen on the same IP. 😎

#laravel #nightwatch
June 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Setup was super easy! Super cool!

Laravel Nightwatch 😎
June 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Confidence is a product of seeing yourself produce output.

False confidence - you accomplished what others expected from you.

True confidence - you accomplished what you said you were going to do, being a man of your word, a man of integrity.
May 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I wish autoscaling is part of @laravel.com Forge's big update.
May 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
May 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
After years of being a #laravel developer. I finally got my Lambo!
April 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
We must ship, they say.
Scratch your own itch, they say.
You can just do things, they say.
Build your own software, they say.

So I did, I scratched, I built, and I shipped.
It's fun and satisfying. 👇🏼

#laravel
March 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
On the 50th day of the year, these precious girls were born. Girls that will bring new beginnings to our growing family, and new beginnings to whatever they put their hands to in the coming years.
February 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
TIL how to find the commit where a file got deleted
#git
December 18, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Since nothing is ever truly final, there is no need to wait to get started. - Tiago Forte
December 9, 2024 at 4:02 AM