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Andy Swick

@techenby.com

Lead Programmer at @tighten.com. They/them 🏳️‍⚧️. AuDHD. An all-around silly, weird, nerdy human. Laravel | Livewire | 3D Printing | LEGO | Band | etc. https://pinkary.com/@techenby

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Andy Swick@techenby.com · yesterday

@tillythecoder.com and I are starting a podcast, Make Ship Happen. Our first episode will stream on YouTube tomorrow at 4 PM UK / 11 AM Chicago. But first, we need your help deciding on a logo! Comment with 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ to vote for your favorite:

Four images with the same text: Make Ship Happen, the podcast with Tilly and Andy. The first has a boat bracketed by < >. The second is a circular political button vibe with a star at the top, and a boat in water with a mouse icon to the right. The third is a fun vibe, with rounded text, a paper rocket-ship is in the top left with bracket trails. The fourth is more clean with the text to the left and a MSH wordmark to the right
Andy Swick@techenby.com · yesterday

I’ve always been Diet Coke or bust kind of person, but recently this stinking monster has been making more of an appearance… tbd if it’s a good or bad thing.

A can of Blue Hawaiian next to a can of Diet Coke with my desk in the background
Koussay@koossaayy.bsky.social · 4w ago

Laravel tip: stop reaching for env() outside config files. Once you run config:cache, env() returns null and things break in ways that look random. Read from config(), let config files read from env. One habit, fewer 3am mysteries. #laravel #php

Andy Swick@techenby.com · 2mo ago

Yesterday I had the privilege of playing at the Chicago’s Symphony Center (where CSO plays). I’ve been in band almost continuously since 5th grade, but never thought I would be able to play at such a prestigious venue!

Andy taking a selfie on a wood stage with a concert hall in the background. Andy standing in front of glass doors. To the left of them is a poster of the concert and above is a sign that says “welcome to symphony center”
Andy Swick@techenby.com · 6mo ago

@joe.codes I switched back to Code from Storm and its amazing how far the Laravel extension has come in a year. Thank you for all the amazing work. My favorite new (to me) feature is the built in test runner.

Tighten@tighten.com · 7mo ago

Parental, our Single-Table-Inheritance package, has a new release: v1.5.0! 👇 • Models can now transition from one child type to another, with become() • You can store child type as integers instead of strings • Eager loading children is even easier than ever tighten.com/insights/new...

New in Parental v1.5.0: Becoming, Integers, and Eager-Loading

Parental v1.5.0 introduces three new features for Single Table Inheritance in Laravel: types can now transition to other types with the become() method, you can use integer columns instead of strings,...

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Tighten@tighten.com · 8mo ago

Do you need AI in your app but can’t share private data with AI providers? You can self host and run models on your own servers thanks to Ollama 🦙 Join @nicodevs.bsky.social set it up & integrate it with your Laravel app, building a chat for super spies (TOP SECRET!) 👇 tighten.com/insights/bui...

Build Your Own Private, Self-Hosted AI Applications with Ollama & Laravel

Imagine your team wants to bring AI into their workflow to automate routine tasks, extract insights from data, assist with content creation, or improve customer support. Smart move! You can integrate...

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Andy Swick@techenby.com · 9mo ago

Super greatful that @calebporzio.bsky.social invited me to the first Wire:Live to share tips and tricks I've learned from building Livewire! It was an awesome chill conference. Thank you to everyone who said they enjoyed my talk! Recordings will be available soon.

Andy speaking on stage at Wire:Live. The slide has the text “once upon a time” and two developers are heading out on an adventure
Andy Swick@techenby.com · 11mo ago

I’m thrilled to announce that I will be speaking at Wire⚡Live next month! As someone who has used Livewire since its initial release, I'm excited to share the tips and tricks I use to write production-ready Livewire apps. Come to Buffalo to help make the first Wire⚡Live great!

My headshot. I'm smiling, wearing big oval glasses, and I have blue, purple, and pink hair. I'm wearing a black and white button-down shirt that features a striped and floral print design. In the background, a brick building and a tree with turning leaves are visible. A grainy filter has been added on top. At the bottom, a black banner features the Wire⚡Live logo on the left and the text "Buffalo, NY October 28-29" on the right. Above the banner is the text "Speaker: Andy Newhouse" in black text on a yellow ribbon.
Chris Arter@arter.dev · 11mo ago

Something I've noticed: strong developers can blend into code bases. Meaning, the code they contribute matches the style & opinions of the code base. They know how to lean into the strengths of each pattern, and aren't dogmatic about one over the other. A code chameleon 🦎

Andy Swick@techenby.com · last yr.

Tighten onsite + Laracon was such a fun whirlwind! I had a blast chatting with old and new friends, and once again didn’t get enough photos with people (though I have more than last year)

Myself and Mary Perry both smiling for the camera, I’m wearing a blue button down shirt with lemons, my hair is currently silver, blue, and pink and is spiked up in front. Mary is wearing a black tshirt with a gray zip up hoodie, has her hair up in a ponytail under a black PHPxNYC baseball hat.The Tighten team at a Game Show Battle Room, half of the team have sailor hats and the other half have rainbow cowboy hats.
Sarah@sarahns.bsky.social · last yr.

On Monday a fire ravaged our farm, destroying most of our olive trees and other things. My husband managed to save our shed, our animals & home. I have set up a Go Fund Me to help raise money to start replanting. Any amount, is much appreciated. gofund.me/3dedee6a

Donate to Help Us Recover From a Devastating Wildfire in Portugal, organized by Sarah Sibert

On Monday 28th July, a wildfire swept through our small farm in r… Sarah Sibert needs your support for Help Us Recover From a Devastating Wildfire in Portugal

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