I wrote my first line of code in PHP back in 1999, and I've been hooked ever since!

Over the years, I've honed my skills as a full-stack developer, specializing in:

• 🖥️ Backend: PHP with Symfony & API-Platform, leveraging the power of ReactPHP for asynchronous event-driven applications and Caddy for efficient web server management.
• 🌐 Frontend: VueJS & Nuxt, using the awesome TailwindCSS for styling
• ⚡ Real-Time Updates: Powered by Mercure
• 📱 Hybrid Apps: Built with Capacitor

I love data! I like to play with databases, primarily MySQL, but I've had fun with MariaDb Columnstore (BI & Analytics), Singlestore, Solr and ElasticSearch.

Recently, I've become a huge fan and evangelist of Meilisearch.

For hosting, I’m all about DigitalOcean️ and keeping things speedy with Cloudflare.

Automation is key, and I use GitHub Actions to keep my CI/CD pipelines smooth and efficient.

I'm passionate about Generative AI and love exploring APIs from Claude, Mistral, and OpenAI.

I'm currently working on Meiliweb, an open-source UI for Meilisearch.

https://meiliweb.pages.dev

I maintain several PHP packages:

• 🧰 bentools/freddie: A Mercure Hub written in PHP with Redis-based horizontal scaling.
• 🔄 bentools/etl: A PHP ETL library.
• 📦 bentools/cartesian-product: Low-memory library for generating data combinations.
• 🔍 bentools/querystring: Query string manipulation in PHP.
• 📲 bentools/webpush-bundle: A Symfony bundle for sending web push notifications.

Also, I maintain a few JavaScript libraries:

• 🌐 psr7-js: URL manipulation in JS like PSR-7 in PHP.
• 🧩 match-operator: A JavaScript port of PHP's match operator.

I work as a freelancer, helping clients in various industries, including:

• 🛒 E-commerce
• 💸 Affiliation
• 🎮 Online Gaming
• 🌐 IoT

Let’s build something awesome together!

📫 Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or just want to chat about tech!