Remember me? It's been a while! I've been quiet for the past year, and I sincerely apologize for the radio silence. Life threw some curveballs, and I had to leave the blog. But I'm thrilled to be back and excited to share what I've been working on

I'm celebrating my 34th birthday with renewed purpose, inspired by Steven Pressfield's "The War of Art." This year is about embracing new opportunities, including a rather big one – writing my first book — Embracing New Opportunities as a Software Engineer

My latest blog post, Embracing New Opportunities as a Software Engineer dives into this journey and explores some key themes relevant to us all:

• My Journey in Software Development
• Lessons Learned from Challenges
• Advancing My Career
• A World of Endless Opportunities in Tech
• Transforming Fear into Fuel
• My very first book idea! (I'm finally writing it!)
• Final Thoughts

A Look Back: Previous Laravel Tutorials

• Automatically generate RSS feeds in a Laravel application
• Generate Laravel migrations from an existing database
• Schedule periodic database clean-up on Laravel
• Password confirmation for sensitive actions on Laravel
• Migrate passwords from a legacy PHP application to Laravel
• Invalidating sessions on other devices on Laravel

This post is more than just a recap

It reflects on the challenges and triumphs of being a software engineer, the importance of continuous growth, and the power of pursuing your passions. I'm sharing my experiences with vulnerability and excitement, and I hope they resonate with you.

Thank you for sticking with me (or for joining me now!). I'm genuinely grateful for your support, and I look forward to reconnecting and sharing more valuable content with you.