PinnedInDev GeniusbyJulien SCHMITT·Oct 26, 2024How Autoload made PHP elegantDiscover how autoloading has revolutionized PHP development! earn how it simplifies code management avoids naming conflicts.A response icon1A response icon1
Julien SCHMITT·Sep 4I stopped maintaining my Twitter wrapper 8 months ago. It’s still installed 350 times a dayRight now, noweh/twitter-api-v2-php gets between 250 and 450 installs a day. I haven’t touched it in eight months.
InDev GeniusbyJulien SCHMITT·Jul 31I built a two-player fighting game in PHP playable inside a TerminalTwo years ago, PHP made a superhero fly through a terminal. This time, he’s fighting.
InDev GeniusbyJulien SCHMITT·Jul 25Redis wasn’t enough: why we added Varnish in front of NginxRedis speeds up what happens inside a request. It can’t stop the request from happening at all. Here’s what actually did.A response icon1A response icon1
Julien SCHMITT·Feb 1Is thinking without AI becoming counterproductive?I was running a JavaScript workshop for 12–13-year-old kids when something made me uncomfortable.
Julien SCHMITT·Jun 2, 2025How AI helped me make peace with Imposter SyndromeHow AI helped me turn imposter syndrome into a growth mindset, not by replacing me, but by guiding and supporting me.
Julien SCHMITT·May 6, 2025Mon premier tournoi d’échecs en physique : stress, erreurs… et un classement FIDEUn article un peu différent, et en français cette fois, pour partager ma dernière expérience : la découverte (intense) de mon tout…
Julien SCHMITT·Apr 14, 2025Can AI boost Creativity?Sharing my experience using AI (especially Cursor) to speed up a personal project that mixes React, Laravel, and chess pedagogy.
Julien SCHMITT·Mar 4, 2025Why Git doesn’t detect certain renames on macOS and WindowsCan a simple case change in a filename break your Git workflow?
Julien SCHMITT·Dec 26, 2024Difference between PHP getenv and $_ENV: beware of the subtleties!Environment variables play a crucial role in modern development, especially for managing sensitive data like API keys or…A response icon2A response icon2
