Stories of how softwares/products got their name

My workflow for publishing articles

The many ways to take screenshots on Ubuntu

Try not to use ad blockers, please!

The Ultimate Crossover

My Coding Playlist

This blog is my playground

Tech Podcasts I've listened to in 2019

Why to choose Jekyll for blogging over other platforms

Things I did to improve my blog over years

My favorite PhpStorm tricks and tips that I use daily

Reviewing Chernobyl - The HBO miniseries

Using GitHub as a Content Delivery Network

How to pick topics for tech blogging

Reusable code snippets using Live Templates in PHPStorm

Eventual consistency illustrated!

Happy 30th dear web!

Introducing Reverie - A ridiculously elegant Jekyll theme for blogging

How to subscribe at amitmerchant.com

How my simple notepad app went from zero to 10k users monthly

Hello world!

Difference between React.Component and React.PureComponent

Deep copying objects using JSON.stringify and JSON.parse

Why You Should Use JavaScript for Game Design

Named function arguments in JavaScript

The difference between for...in & for...of in JavaScript

How to check if the API call is failing using Fetch in JavaScript

Things to consider before using arrow functions in JavaScript

Remove event listener once it's invoked in JavaScript

Freeze scroll on arrow key up or down using JavaScript

How I implemented a Konami easter egg on my blog

Make function parameters required in vanilla JavaScript

Change URL query parameters using JavaScript

Detect device's OS in JavaScript

Convert long numbers to short and compact form in JavaScript

Detecting if device is online or offline using plain JavaScript

Drag and drop files using only JavaScript

Detecting device color scheme automatically in JavaScript

What's the use of Blob object in JavaScript?

Asynchronous for loops in JavaScript

Type checking props using PropTypes in React

Automatically bind ES6 class functions in callbacks in React

Supercharge array operations using Set in JavaScript

A look into Getters and Setters in JavaScript

JavaScript functions' implementation inspired by PHP and Laravel

TIL - How to fix embedded scripts in Progressive Web Apps

TIL - Using "Box Model" of Chrome Dev Tools

Handling time intervals in JavaScript

Building a simple offline-capable Notepad app using ServiceWorker

Getting started with Electron

Getting started with Electron

Chrome 73 now supports installing PWAs as a native app on macOS

TIL - How to fix embedded scripts in Progressive Web Apps

Building a simple offline-capable Notepad app using ServiceWorker

Using Chrome DevTools as a secret code editor

Log messages directly into the console using Logpoints

TIL - Using "Box Model" of Chrome Dev Tools

Method overloading in PHP

Get native type of a variable using get_debug_type() in PHP 8

Using throw as an expression in PHP 8

Crawl external websites and perform actions using Symfony's BrowserKit

The get_class() alternative in PHP 8

Exciting new features and improvements in PHP 8

Using .htaccess to access environment variables in PHP

How to upgrade legacy codebase to use PHP 8.0 features using Rector

How to use Attributes and their real-world usage in PHP 8.0

Composer 2.0 — How to upgrade and features overview

Convert HTML to PDF like a pro using DocRaptor API (Sponsor)

Short functions could be coming in PHP 8.1

Import and export only a function under namespace in PHP

Prevent spammy form submissions by bots using this Honeypot technique in PHP

Expose your local websites to the internet using this open source tool in PHP

Accessing private methods and properties outside of class using reflection in PHP

Using JavaScript-style Promises in PHP

Proposed named arguments in PHP 8

Match expression - An alternative to switch statement in PHP 8

The mixed type of PHP 8

Refactor conditions to a method for better readability in PHP

These new string functions are coming in PHP 8

Non-capturing exception catches in PHP 8

Constructor Property Promotion in PHP 8

This nullsafe operator could come in PHP 8

Strict typing vs. Weak typing in PHP

Unpacking inside arrays using spread operator in PHP

Using ::class static class keyword in PHP

Null coalescing assignment operator in PHP

How to implement wrapper classes in PHP

Post data using streams in PHP

Immediately Invoked Function Expression in PHP

Benefits of using custom exceptions in PHP

Using arrow functions in PHP 7.4

Constructor property promotion could be coming to PHP

Computed properties and methods in PHP

Multiple constructors in PHP

Remembering what spaceship operator do on comparison in PHP

Using register_shutdown_function() instead of desctructor in PHP

Some lesser known facts of Traits in PHP

When to use finally in exception handling in PHP

Little trick to loop through class properties in PHP

Verify if email is from a valid domain in PHP

Using objects as arrays (with a real world example) in PHP

Premature optimization is dangerous

Method chaining in PHP in a nutshell

Top features of PHP 7.4 Explained!

My favorite PhpStorm tricks and tips that I use daily

Dependency Injection vs. Dependency Injection Container in PHP

Nullable types in PHP 7.1

The most easiest and clean way to unset a cookie in PHP

Union types are coming in PHP 8

The difference between 'elseif' and 'else if' in PHP

Built-in password hashing and verification in PHP

Reasons to use Composition over Inheritance in PHP

Better error handling in core PHP functions using Safe PHP

Late static binding in PHP - What, How & When

A deep dive into Generators in PHP

Get grandparent instance of certain class in PHP

A closer look at Invokable classes in PHP

PHP 7.4 will support first-class property type declarations

JavaScript functions' implementation inspired by PHP and Laravel

Get all admin users as an array in Magento 2

Packages to make your Laravel development experience awesome.

This is why PHP don't have multiple inheritance

Build your own Laravel artisan commands for your project

Why you should use Laravel Queues

Top fetaures of PHP 7.3

Array destructuring in PHP

Using private repositories as a composer package in PHP

Laravel - Accessors & Mutators

Laravel Eager Loading - load() Vs. with()

Retry operations with high probability of failure in Laravel

The query builder's sole() method to validate multiple records in Laravel 8.x

A little known artisan command that can inspire you

How to prevent overlapping of jobs in Laravel

Artisan command to use model instance in controller actions in Laravel

Aliasing polymorphic types in Laravel's Eloquent

List scheduled commands in CLI in Laravel 8.x

Monitor a Laravel App with Scout APM (Sponsor)

Delaying notifications channel-wise in Laravel 8.x

Get up and running with Laravel blazing fast using Sail

Execute code outside of transaction only when it commits in Laravel 8.x

Artisan command to connect to the database in CLI in Laravel 8.x

Throttling submission of form in Laravel

Monitor logs in Laravel Telescope in production environment

Using MySQL explain for queries in Laravel 8.x

Simple and lightweight scaffolding using Breeze in Laravel 8

My first PR in laravel/framework that got merged!

Loop over and include Blade views simultaneously using @each in Laravel

Generate temporary URLs of AWS S3 files in Laravel

Custom Eloquent collections to make queries more readable in Laravel

Insert or update multiple records using upsert in Laravel 8.x

How to use .env values in Laravel Envoy

Binding additional information to views using composers in Laravel

Extending Validator facade for custom validation rules in Laravel

Resolving dependencies conditionally using service container in Laravel

Laravel Ecosystem Jargon

Catchable queued closures in Laravel 8

How to use Laravel 7.x model factories in Laravel 8

How to use Laravel 7 style controller route definitions in Laravel 8

New RateLimiter facade for defining named rate limiters in Laravel 8

Class based model factories in Laravel 8

Access application in maintenance mode using a secret token in Laravel 8

Personalized maintenance mode views in Laravel 8

Dynamic blade components in Laravel 8

Re-usable Blade components for Laravel projects using Blade UI Kit

Refactor related macros to classes using Mixins in Laravel

Using simple yet effective caching for Laravel queries

Define relationships outside of Eloquent models in Laravel

Fetch count of records for children relationships in Laravel Eloquent

Insert mass database records using model factories in Laravel

How to group where constraints in Laravel Eloquent

Set default value for attributes in components using @props directive in Laravel

Check for the application environment in Laravel views

Creating your own custom conditional directives in Laravel Blade

Check if the specific service provider is loaded or not in Laravel

Tracking model attribute changes in Laravel

Find the extension of files without extension in Laravel

Conditionally validate request fields in Laravel

Validating Laravel requests using rule objects

How to pull a composer package in a Laravel project locally

Using custom class as a Facade in Laravel

Create your own custom Blade directive in Laravel

Auto discovery of events in Laravel

Listen to multiple events in a single class in Laravel

Using different mail drivers dynamically in Laravel 7.x

Named slots in Blade components in Laravel 7.x

Merge attributes in blade components in Laravel 7.x

Reordering the sort order on queries in Laravel 7.x

Custom validation rules and messages in Laravel form requests

Customizable artisan stubs in Laravel 7

Fluent string operations in Laravel 7

Route model bindings using custom columns in Laravel 7

Using whereNull and whereNotNull in Eloquent Collection in Laravel

Convert request parameters to boolean in Laravel

Add view within another view in Blade Laravel

Global view data for all actions in Laravel Blade

Add additional attributes in request in Laravel

Identifying even and odd iterations in Laravel Blade

Authenticating certain controller methods in Laravel

Check unless condition in custom if blade directive in Laravel

Using objects as arrays (with a real world example) in PHP

Validating dependent attributes in Laravel request

Refactor eloquent queries using higher order messages in Laravel

Attach, detach and sync many-to-many relationships in Laravel

Drop tables, types and views using wipe artisan command in Laravel 6

Extending class behaviour in Laravel using Macros

Adding password confirmation on certain routes in Laravel

How to utilize Capsule to use Eloquent ORM outside Laravel

Using Lazy Collections on memory-hungry operations in Laravel 6

Process model records in chunks in Laravel

Rate limit route requests in Laravel

Understanding Constructor and Method dependency injection in Laravel

Serialize Closures in PHP using this neat package

Fetch results based on the existence of the relationship in Laravel Eloquoent

Conditional attributes and relationships in Laravel Resources

Re-using query constraints in Laravel Eloquent - Global vs. Local scopes

Logout from every devices except the currently logged in one in Laravel

Laravel Route Model Bindings - Implicit Vs. Explicit Binding

Attribute casting in Laravel Eloquent

JavaScript functions' implementation inspired by PHP and Laravel

Implement Invite-only registrations using Laravel's signed URLs

Fetching dynamic attributes for models on-the-fly in Laravel

Packages to make your Laravel development experience awesome.

Build your own Laravel artisan commands for your project

Why you should use Laravel Queues

Laravel - Accessors & Mutators

Laravel Eager Loading - load() Vs. with()

Smartly auto-correct commands in Git

Push to newly created branch without creating an upstream branch in Git

The ideal Git workflow

Store it like git stash

Using private repositories as a composer package in PHP

Making my VS Code minimal and distraction-free

The secret way to type-check JavaScript in VS Code

My absolute favorite VS Code extensions - June 2020

Best VS Code Dark Themes - 2020 Edition

Best VS Code themes - January 2019

My favorite VS Code themes for September 2018

Best VS Code themes - January 2019

My favorite VS Code themes for September 2018

My current setup (2018 edition)

Implementing pinned posts in Jekyll

Showing related posts based on the category of current post in Jekyll

How to categorize your posts in Jekyll

Live reload local Jekyll site in browser on file changes

How to include HTML files in Jekyll

Get your blog running in seconds with Jekyll in 2020

Make images clickable in Jekyll

Happy 30th dear web!

Introducing Reverie - A ridiculously elegant Jekyll theme for blogging

5 must have things for your Jekyll powered blog

Multiselect-able configuration setting in Magento2

Building API endpoints in Magento2 from scratch

Fetch and calculate tax details anywhere within Magento 2

Get all admin users as an array in Magento 2

Chrome 73 now supports installing PWAs as a native app on macOS

Chrome 73 now supports installing PWAs as a native app on macOS

Codelobster IDE - A free PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript editor (Sponsor)

The native ad blocker in Chrome you don't know about

Select React element type using general expressions

Type checking props using PropTypes in React

Automatically bind ES6 class functions in callbacks in React

A Beautiful Dream

Be like a Terminator

Bookmarks feature in PhpStorm is truly a saviour

Components with inline templates in Vue.js

Node.js vs Deno — A high-level comparison

How to install Deno on Ubuntu (Linux)

Showing current Git branch for the project in command prompt

Search through the history of commands in terminal

Using GitHub password in terminal when 2FA is ON

Type annotate arguments for subset of a given type in TypeScript

Difference between Export and Export Default in TypeScript

Emulate enum-like behavior using string literal types in TypeScript

Strictly check for null and undefined values in TypeScript

How to do type-casting in TypeScript

Three lines of CSS to center anything horizontally and vertically

Discover every CSS grid on an HTML page using Chrome

How to detect fullscreen mode using CSS

How to create a two column layout using Flexbox in CSS

Make repetitive CSS compact using :is() pseudo-class function

This experimental CSS Overview feature of Chrome is awesome

Why you should always commit the composer.lock file

Gracefully installing global Composer libraries

How to pull GitHub repositories as Composer packages in PHP

Lesser known Composer tricks and tips you should know

TypeScript's private modifiers Vs. ECMAScript's hash(#) private fields

Make PHPUnit test reports more detailed using TestDox

Run or exclude certain tests in PHPUnit