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Andy Swick

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

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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 25/08/2026
I'm starting to feel like coding with AI is like switching from a stick shift to an automatic transmission (I learned to drive on a stick). At first, I didn't like an automatic because I was used to having full control.
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🇵🇹 snipe, lixo tóxico ⭑⭒⭒⭒⭒ @snipe.lol · 18/08/2026
Five feet of fury over here
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 18/08/2026
Live now!
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 18/08/2026
Around 5pm I'm going to stream setting up a Raspberry Pi with FullPageOS and a screen for my Sunny kiosk! youtube.com/live/QE0GmL9...
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Making Sunny Physical: Raspberry Pi Kiosk Setup
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 18/08/2026
Got a little can fridge for my new office and I love it!
A Black Frigidaire 6-can fridge on a shelf, on the front center there's a red can sticker with the text "Ship" and "Laravel".

In the background there's a 3D printed Lego flower planter.
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 06/08/2026
Last night I started to work on sunnyhome.app Routine feature in the Kiosk. Flux's Kanban components is going to make this super simple🎉
A view of a family kiosk with "Calendar", "Routines", "Chores", "Lists", and "Meals" on the left sidebar and in the main panel, there is a heading of "Routines" with a Kanban board with "Morning", "Maintenance" headings and tasks underneath them.
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 04/08/2026
@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
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 04/08/2026
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
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Stefan Zweifel @stefanzweifel.dev · 04/08/2026
The State Of Laravel 2026 survey has started! You can now participate to identify how the ecosystem changed over the past 12 months! stateoflaravel.com?ref=2026 #Laravel
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The State of Laravel Survey
This survey is an attempt to gain insight into the representation of the diverse technologies and behaviors of this outstanding community.
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 12/07/2026
Going Live to work on Bracket Box! My idea for Taylor's weekend challenge :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8To...
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Building in Public - Bracket Box
YouTube video by TechEnby
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Koussay @koossaayy.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 16/06/2026
I'm renting an office for a better work environment. Would folks like a thread or a vlog-style video of me setting it up?
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 06/06/2026
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”
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 26/05/2026
I have Laravel Live Japan FOMO and I'm dealing with it by listening to Japanese Lofi 😂 open.spotify.com/playlist/2VC...
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Japanese lofi
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 11/05/2026
I felt like it was time to redo my website, but I don't have a ton of new content to put on it. Plus I'm in the middle of a pretty big life shift, so here's the WIP: techenby.com Uses: @statamic.com, @tailwindcss.com and ui.sh
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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 05/05/2026
Hey, so InterNACHI is hiring. We're looking to grow from a team of 3 exceptional developers to a team of 4 exceptional developers. That requires us hiring one more exceptional developer. Are you an exceptional developer? www.nachi.org/careers/dev
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Join InterNACHI’s fully remote dev team
Find out how InterNACHI maintains its modular monolith with Laravel, Tailwind, Alpine.js, and more.
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Marje, herself @minn-finn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
My politics can be summed up as “Be kind and help people to live.” And apparently that makes me a radical leftist. so be it.
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 19/02/2026
@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.
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Nicole Davisson @nic-davisson.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
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Tighten @tighten.com · 15/01/2026
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...
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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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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 15/01/2026
Over the weekend, I printed this snap-together case. It holds my HRT, daily meds, and rescue migraine meds.
A 3D printed case on a wood coffee table. The print has a large compartment across the top that stores my syringes, and the bottom section is divided into three. The left section has three cylindrical holes for testosterone. The middle section takes up 75% of the bottom section. It's for storing alcohol wipes, but also conveniently holds my daily med case. The last section is small and holds some of my rescue meds.A 3D print on a wood coffee table. It is the lid and snaps for the case in the previous image.
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Tighten @tighten.com · 25/11/2025
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...
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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 · 17/11/2025
I ran `laravel new` 5 times this weekend, how about you?
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Dennis Koch @denniskoch.dev · 11/11/2025
Wow, Laramap is really taking off. I never expected so many fellow developers to sign up. Thanks to this amazing community. Additionally, the first companies have reached out to support the project. Huge thanks to @ploi.io and Chief Tools. #Laravel #Laramap
Screenshot of Laramap, a project showcasing over 1200 developers from more than 12 countries on a map.
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 30/10/2025
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
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John T. Bonaccorsi @johnbon.dev · 29/10/2025
Had a blast attending Wire Live in Buffalo this week. Laravel forever no doubt, but more importantly #tightenforever
A bunch of former Tighten employees standing on the stage at Wire Live
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 23/09/2025
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.
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Chris Arter @arter.dev · 19/09/2025
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 🦎
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 17/09/2025
Would any @larabelles.com be interested in going to a Wire:Live pre-hang on the night of October 27th?
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Dave Hicking @davehicking.com · 08/09/2025
ICYMI: The first-ever Wire Live is coming to Buffalo on October 28th-29th! Grab your tickets now at wire-live.com ⚡️
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Wire ⚡ Live - A Chill & AWESOME Livewire Community Event
Join us in Buffalo, NY on October 28-29, 2025 for Wire Live. Let's hang out and talk all things Livewire, Flux, Alpine, and Filament.
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 02/08/2025
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.
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Sarah @sarahns.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
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
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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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Tighten @tighten.com · 28/07/2025
🎮 Get your game on, Laracon US attendees! Play the @tighten.com Laracon 2025 Game Jam game.tighten.com Vibe code your way to the high score, and 🏆 win a Nintendo Switch 2! 🏆
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Tighten Laracon 2025 Game Jam
Vibe code your way to the high score!
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
apps.apple.com/us/app/focus...
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‎Focus Friend, by Hank Green
‎If you interrupt your Bean by turning off the timer, they'll be really really sad. Complete your focus session, and this cute Bean will give you prizes to buy decorations to help furnish their room....
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 19/07/2025
It’s my birthday week, and I really want to get a travel guitar so I can keep practicing while I travel, but funds are extremely tight. If you wanted to make my year… www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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Tighten @tighten.com · 10/07/2025
Today on the blog, @tonysm.com continues the Rich Text Laravel series and demonstrates how flexible Content Attachments are! We can embed pretty much anything to our rich text documents! Click the link below:👇 tighten.com/insights/ric...
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Introducing Rich Text Laravel - Part 2: User Mentions With Content Attachments
In our previous Rich Text post, we implemented file attachments using the Rich Text Laravel package, but we've only touched...
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 28/05/2025
@mostlytechnical.com I think this might help Aaron's "before I do anything I have to do everything" problem, or task management in general: goblin.tools
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Magic ToDo - GoblinTools
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Wes Bos @wesbos.com · 01/05/2025
I'm a Bracket Engineer! Released a web app to generate custom 3D Printed power brick brackets. bracket.engineer
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 30/04/2025
At the beginning of the project I'm on, I counseled nuance and only using tools like Form Requests when necessary. Now that the project has matured, I want more standards to be applied across the repo so that things are more predictable and consistent.
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Gina Häußge @foosel.net · 12/04/2025
Currently reading "Burnout" by Emily and Amelia Nagoski in preparation for a talk and am once more reminded that this quote is something we all need to hear more...
You are not here to be “productive.” You are here to be you, to engage with your Something Larger, to move through the world with confidence and joy. And to do that, you require rest.

—Burnout
Emily & Amelia Nagoski
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Tim MacDonald @tim.macdonald.au · 31/03/2025
✍️ Mark all files as un-viewed in a GitHub pull request GitHub has a feature to mark individual files as viewed while reviewing a pull request. I wanted the ability to mark _all_ files as un-viewed. tim.macdonald.au/mark-all-fil...
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Mark all files as un-viewed in a GitHub pull request
Use the "viewed" feature on GitHub PRs? Me too, and I wanted to ability to mark *all* files as un-viewed.
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 26/03/2025
Submit! I was able to go to my first Laracon with a chance ticket, and it was a great experience. Just submit now if you’re female or trans!
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Valerie Phoenix @digitalblkhippy.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I’m shifting the way I think about security, it’s not just protection, it’s care. When you build with empathy, your code reflects it. Best way to reduce everyone’s stress
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Lesbian Poster Posting Lesbianly @tallhobbit97.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Currently trying to raise some funds to make moving in with my long distance partner more doable. Any little bit helps. www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-dis...
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Donate to Help a Disabled Trans Woman Move to Denver, organized by Juliet Stunkel
I am a disabled and chronically ill trans woman currently living in Chicago.… Juliet Stunkel needs your support for Help a Disabled Trans Woman Move to Denver
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Nico Devs @nicodevs.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Hey! Laravel tip for you 💡 SQLite CLI has a CSV mode to import CSVs directly into a table: sqlite> .mode csv sqlite> .import products.csv products Use Laravel's Process to run this command in a seeder and quickly populate any table!
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Tighten @tighten.com · 13/03/2025
There's not just one way to seed your Laravel apps. Check out our latest article to learn: ✅ How to import thousands of records from CSV ✅ How to use AI to seed realistic data ✅ How to create interactive seeders ...and more! tighten.com/insights/10-...
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10 Efficient (and Fun) Ways to Seed Your Database
Seeders allow us to quickly fill our database with records to test our application. Let's say that you need a couple of users to test your authentication system—you could create them manually using yo...
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Di @dianawebdev.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
I cannot retweet this as often as I'd like to. YOU CAN'T BE WHO YOU CAN'T SEE. Hey, not-male developers –– Go out there. BE VISIBLE. Go to conferences. SPEAK AT CONFERENCES. Learn things, build things, TELL PEOPLE. We are part of the tech community. We improve it. Diversity codes better.
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 07/03/2025
No stream today, things have been crazy personally so I'd like to take the time to relax.
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Andy Swick @techenby.com · 04/03/2025
Streaming in ~20 minutes! Hopefully, I can get my dog to chill in that time 😅. Today, we will dive into the old version and see if there are any patterns we want to keep or improve on.
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