What I build with.
Not a logo wall. These are the tools I use week to week, what each one is actually for, and how long I've been using it — including the one I'm still learning.
Backend
3-
6 yrs
Laravel
The framework behind every custom application I build, including this site.
-
8 yrs
PHP
Eight years of it. Modern PHP — typed, tested, no legacy spaghetti.
-
7 yrs
MySQL
Schema design, indexing and the query tuning that keeps a site fast at scale.
Frontend
4-
4 yrs
Tailwind CSS
Utility-first styling with a real design token system underneath.
-
7 yrs
JavaScript
Vanilla ES modules. No framework unless the problem genuinely needs one.
-
8 yrs
WordPress
Custom themes for clients who need a familiar editor. Never a page builder.
-
7 yrs
Bootstrap
For projects already standardised on it, or where the team knows it best.
Infrastructure
3-
5 yrs
Linux / VPS
Provisioning, Nginx, TLS, cron, backups, monitoring. I run the servers too.
-
6 yrs
Git
Feature branches, conventional commits, reviewed before merge.
-
5 yrs
Nginx
Reverse proxy, caching, compression and zero-downtime deploys.
Learning next
1-
Learning
React
Learning now — the next step is Laravel + React + Tailwind together.
Using something not on this list?
Most of this transfers. Tell me what you're on and I'll be straight about whether I'm the right person for it.