365 Days of Code - Day 003

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:01 -0500

Day 3 was a little less productive for coding. I mostly did administrative work to start the day. Working with docker, working with shells, updating PCs, synchronizing files, etc. I wanted to add another project to my Laravel (opens in a new tab) tutorial. I have been wanting a personal management system for a long time. The only one I know of that exists is called Monica (opens in a new tab). It was ok, and did what I needed it to do on a basic level. However, I was not a fan of the interface. The developers were also not working on the application full-time, while trying to migrate the entire system over to a new version called Chandler. They have put in a tremendous effort, but I think I can make one on my own.

365 Days of Code - Day 002

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:01 -0500

The second day of coding went fairly productive. I worked on the Laravel From Scratch 2026 (opens in a new tab) series, a new vimrc file (opens in a new tab), a prototype website for a client, and vibe coded a PHP time tracker (opens in a new tab).

The Laracasts (opens in a new tab) tutorial on Laravel lead me through setting up basic views and routes. I’ve done the tutorial before, but it was on a previous version of Laravel and over a year ago. The other issue with doing tutorials is not translating that knowledge directly into a more complex project. This directly lead me into two additional projects, vimrc and a client website.

Time-Tracker on Jim Diroff II

365 Days of Code - Day 003

365 Days of Code - Day 002