Jeff Sagal

@sagalbot.com

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👨‍💻 Cofounder @springloaded.co 📍 North Vancouver Full-stack human helping folks ship great software to the web. Probably out in the bush on a bike, or tinkering on something way, way, way off the critical path.

A chatgpt response: One of my favorite recent Laravel features is Laravel Octane. It’s exciting because it takes advantage of high-performance application servers like Swoole and RoadRunner to dramatically speed up request handling. That shift toward long-living applications really changes how you think about performance in PHP apps—it’s not just incremental, it’s a huge leap. Beyond that, I’m also excited about the Laravel ecosystem’s focus on developer experience, especially tools like Pest for testing and Laravel Pint for code style. They make it effortless to keep projects clean and maintainable, which is invaluable on teams. Overall, what excites me most is how Laravel continues to balance developer happiness with serious performance improvements—something not many frameworks pull off this well.
A series of outgoing iMessages from 2011 reading: 1. you will love this 2. a link to bootstrap 3. framework for creating the cleanest websites of all time
A wooden staircase, surrounded by rainforest shrubbery, leading up to an orange and blue sunset.
A command prompt with the following text: "art make:controller IndexUsers". The prompt asks for the name of the domain, and whether or not to also generate a request and a test. The files are then created in the applicable domain.
A rider pulling a downside foot plant out of a mini ramp inside a building.
A taught green tarp, with a pole at one end with string lights underneath.
Utilities like grid-cols-12, z-40, and opacity-70 are no longer based on your theme — they just work. Whether you need a 5 column grid or a 73 column grid, you don’t need to configure anything to make it happen.
A laravel seeder detailing access to $this->command->withProgressBar()
A golden hue cast on the supports of the lions gate bridge in Vancouver.
Backlit photo with sun shining through a Pacific Northwest forest, with a mountain biker hopping off a wooden drop.