Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 12/08/2026@gruber.foo "This is the difference between total shit and a really nice icon." You mean horseshit, right? 000
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 17/06/2026An app that lets me point a camera on a piece of paper on my desk, and live vectorizes my sketches to a web UI so I can screen share or reference afterwards. Does this exist? 000
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 12/06/2026Newsletter went out today! Read the latest issue & subscribe here ➡️ sebastiandedeyne.com/newsletter/sebastiandedeyne.comNewsletterI occasionally send out a dispatch with personal stories, things I’m working on, and interesting links I come across. You can also subscribe in your preferred reader with RSS. (This is a separate feed... 000
Reposted by Sebastian De DeyneJamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 09/06/2026☄️ I built a thing! jamieandlion.com/birthday/ It shows you the asteroid closest to earth on day you where born 🎉 It’s powered by data from NASA with a little analysis on top from me. Build details in the thread below if anyone is curious. 1/4jamieandlion.comCelestial Birthday DiscoveryFind the nearest asteroid to Earth on your birthdate using NASA's Near Earth Object data. 1197
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 21/05/2026Trying to slowly move all my domains to Cloudflare but already the second time they don't support the TLD I need 🥲 120
Reposted by Sebastian De DeynePascal Baljet @pascalbaljet.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Next up: router.once(). Same as router.on(), but auto-unsubscribes after the first event. Contributed by @sebdd.net 👏 121
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 20/05/2026Didn't know about the compact line height feature in GitHub's review UI 👌 000
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 20/05/2026Berkeley Mono by @usgraphics is still the greatest of all monospace typefaces 💅 Default for my editor & terminal 110
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 18/05/2026When Claude says "almost done", it it really almost there or like a developer saying almost done? 020
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 18/05/2026I really wish Roam had succeeded, other node-based note taking tools feel bloated 000
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 13/05/2026Some people are cursed to see bad kerning everywhere. My curse is spotting missed opportunities for `font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;` 010
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 13/05/2026Still haven't come across anything that beats the bang for buck you get from the /grill-me skill 010
Reposted by Sebastian De Deynespatie.be @spatie.be · 07/08/2025Reopening our vacancy gates! We're looking for a frontend engineer to build React apps with us ⚒️ Work from home part time but you should be able to join us at our office in Antwerp. All details: spatie.be/vacancies/fr...spatie.beFrontend engineer vacancyVacancy for a frontend engineer. Location: Antwerp. 144
Reposted by Sebastian De DeyneJustin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 13/05/2025I just published a new piece about YouTube and the podcast industry: justinjackson.ca/youtube-kill...justinjackson.caWill YouTube kill the podcast industry?The podcast industry has long relied on the open nature of RSS to sustain a variety of small businesses. But that could all disappear if YouTube wins. 3176
Reposted by Sebastian De DeyneZuzana Kunckova @zuzana-k.com · 13/05/2025My newsletter will be sent out tomorrow morning 🤞🏻. Sign up if you want to read another part of Building Larabelles. Also, I'm having my website redesigned, courtesy of the amazing @zahirnia.com. So enjoy my plain old website while you can 😃. www.zuzana-k.comzuzana-k.comZuzana K - Web developer, Founder, Public Speaker, WriterZuzana K - Web developer, Founder, Public Speaker, Writer 051
Reposted by Sebastian De DeyneTim Van Dijck @veedee.dev · 13/05/2025Taylor just retweeted my blogpost on X, so maybe my imposter syndrome is wrong and it might actually be worth the read... #laravel spatie.be/blog/five-le...spatie.be5 levels of handling images in LaravelNeed to handle image uploads in your Laravel app? In this post, we start with the basics and level up step-by-step—from a simple form upload to full-blown image handling with resizing, optimization, a... 2114
Reposted by Sebastian De DeyneFreek Van der Herten @freek.bsky.social · 07/05/2025🔗 Introducing PHP Operators php-operators.comIntroducing PHP OperatorsHere's a fun little sideproject from my colleague Seb. This web app is built with Laravel, Alpine.js, and Tailwind CSS. Content is stored in Markdown files and loaded with our sheets package. 053
Reposted by Sebastian De Deynespatie.be @spatie.be · 06/05/2025🕺 Fun project release day! Introducing PHP Operators: a reference guide for operators in PHP old and new. You can browse, search, filter, or jump to a random operator. Give it a read, you might learn something new! → php-operators.comphp-operators.comPHP Operators 33110
Reposted by Sebastian De Deynespatie.be @spatie.be · 05/05/2025Blog post time! We use Inertia & Livewire at Spatie. Why both? When which? Many questions, many answers! But if you want a definitive answer to which one is better, prepare to be disappointed. spatie.be/blog/livewir...spatie.beLivewire and Inertia: how we love and use bothWe've been building Laravel applications with Livewire and Inertia for over 5 years. If you held an individual Spatie employee at gunpoint (please don't) and forced them to pick a favorite, you'll get... 0167
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 10/04/2025@wesbos.com Hi! During your dotJS talk you mentioned you had a utility that notifies when your browser's framerate drops during development. Is this something open source? 100
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 18/03/2025@sdw.bsky.social Hey! The Orion site seems to be down orion.tubeorion.tube 100
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 27/02/2025Does Inertia have a way to always include data in the initial request, but have it lazy in subsequent requests? Kind of like `Inertia::lazy` but included on first load? I could probably whip something up looking at the request headers but wondering if I'm missing a more idiomatic solution. 420
Reposted by Sebastian De Deynespatie.be @spatie.be · 21/02/2025Tailwind 4's ability to set arbitrary CSS variables and the shorthand syntax are 💯 0111
Reposted by Sebastian De Deynespatie.be @spatie.be · 18/02/2025Rare remote job opportunity at Spatie 👀👩💼👨💼 We're hiring a part-time support engineer. Full job description on our site later, but if you think you're the person we're looking for send a cover letter to jobs@spatie.be. ⬇️ Quick task overview below. Feel free to respond with any questions! 172
Reposted by Sebastian De Deynespatie.be @spatie.be · 13/02/2025This week on the blog: @vanpachtenbeke.com on our philosophy around open source. Why do we do it? What do we expect from our contributors? When do we reject contributions? Many many questions, all answered in this post! spatie.be/blog/what-to...spatie.beWhat to expect from open sourceIn 2023, DHH's decision to remove TypeScript from Hotwire and Turbo caused some drama in the JavaScript community. At Spatie we’re open source maintainers too, so this sparked an interesting debate: W... 063
Reposted by Sebastian De Deynespatie.be @spatie.be · 10/02/2025Need a Laravel package? Light the Spatie-signal! 📦 We're always on the lookout 🦇 2304
Reposted by Sebastian De Deynespatie.be @spatie.be · 29/01/2025New (kind of?) package day: Laravel Backup Server is now free and open source! 💽 It ensures your servers are backed up (using rsync). It purges old backups, monitors their health, and sends notifications when something's up. Read all about it on our ✨ shiny new blog ✨ spatie.be/blog/reintro...spatie.beReintroducing Laravel Backup Server as an open source packageToday, we're reintroducing Laravel Backup Server with a fresh version 4 release. It comes with refactored internals and more control over notifications, but most importantly: we're removing it from ou... 12311
Reposted by Sebastian De Deynespatie.be @spatie.be · 24/01/2025Currently enjoying SimCity Vibes at the office 🎶 open.spotify.com/playlist/3z0...open.spotify.comSimCity VibesPlaylist · fugosushi · 155 items · 417 saves 1131
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 24/01/2025Any way in or plugin for @obsidian.md to copy Markdown as formatted text? 100
Reposted by Sebastian De DeyneAlex Vanderbist @alexvanderbist.com · 15/01/2025Any tips for handling large #Laravel Horizon jobs more effectively? Getting [job] attempted too many times usually points to OOM/timeouts, but debugging is tough - especially with 30min+ execution times and retries. What's your approach? 121
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 09/01/2025@calebporzio.bsky.social Building a SPA-like experience for a small Livewire app, and wish wire.navigate had some kind of preserve scroll modifier like Inertia has 👀 inertiajs.com/links#scroll...inertiajs.comInertia.js - Linksundefined 120
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 08/01/2025What's a good place to get audiobooks without a subscription? 200
Reposted by Sebastian De Deynespatie.be @spatie.be · 19/12/2024And if you want this in your Laravel app, our feed package adds a stylesheet out of the box! github.com/spatie/larav...github.comGitHub - spatie/laravel-feed: Easily generate RSS feedsEasily generate RSS feeds. Contribute to spatie/laravel-feed development by creating an account on GitHub. 0113
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 03/12/2024Celebrated late Thanksgiving on Sunday. First time I did the bird and stuffing, pretty happy with how they came out! 160
Reposted by Sebastian De DeyneTim Van Dijck @veedee.dev · 29/11/2024Go get this! With the new version we are cooking you are in for a treat! 011
Sebastian De Deyne @sebdd.net · 28/11/2024You need to align two block elements alongside each other with CSS. What's your default these days? display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); vs. display: flex; 400
Reposted by Sebastian De Deynespatie.be @spatie.be · 28/11/2024HQ reports that a glitch was found in today's challenge on topsecret.spatie.be. We have corrected it and updated your briefing and hint. Stay sharp, agents, including us. 253
Reposted by Sebastian De Deynecalebporzio.bsky.social @calebporzio.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Chiggidy check it: New Livewire directive I cooked up this morning: wire:current Super clean way to slap some Tailwind on a link that matches the current URL (works with wire:navigate and @ persist and what not obv) Dig it: livewire.laravel.com/docs/wire-cu... 11966
Reposted by Sebastian De Deynespatie.be @spatie.be · 25/11/2024Don't keep your contact waiting, agent. Submit your decoded message today on buff.ly/3V72sY0 and you will be incentivized with some neat prizes.buff.lyTop SecretChallenge 1 0123
Reposted by Sebastian De DeyneRias @rias.be · 25/11/2024Had a blast building this one! Unlock our ciphers and earn some extra black friday discounts 041