February 23, 2023 — While working on one of my applications called LinkSnatch, I needed to store some common application data in a central place so that I can access it from anywhere in the application and I don’t have to hardcode those details.

February 21, 2023 — The default file selector button that you get when you use the file input element is not very appealing and is rather pretty bland.

February 19, 2023 — Oftentimes, you may need to generate a secure password for your users. And in such cases, you may use the Str::random() method to generate a random string. But, the problem with this method is that it generates a random string that may not be secure enough.

February 16, 2023 — I was recently upgrading one of my Laravel apps to its newest version, i.e. Laravel 10. And while doing so, I faced a hurdle that I thought I should share with you.

February 13, 2023 — In one of my applications called Notepad, I am using something called theme-color meta tag that can be used to change the color of the browser’s address bar (or tab bar in Safari).

February 9, 2023 — CSS frameworks are a great way to quickly style a website. They provide you with a set of pre-built components that you can use to build your website. And they also provide you with a set of utility classes that you can use to style your components.

February 8, 2023 — The secondary sidebar of VS Code is a very handy feature. It allows you to quickly access the most important commands and features of VS Code.

February 6, 2023 — Perhaps the most confusing or talked about topic in the React world is state management. And one of the most common questions that I see is why an updated state value in React can’t be accessed immediately.

February 5, 2023 — Here’s a quick tip on how to cycle through recent files in VS Code without using the arrow keys. This is a very handy tip if you’re using a keyboard without arrow keys.

January 26, 2023 — If you’re a seasoned PHP developer, you must have come across the need to merge two or more arrays in PHP. And the bona fide way to do this is by using the array_merge() function.