OK. We are here. This year isn’t about resolutions. It’s about output.
Last year forced a lot of clarity. Work slowed down, noise increased, and the gap between doing and talking about doing became obvious. I spent most of that time building, refactoring, and writing quietly. That phase is over.
2026 is a publishing year.
jsRibbon
I’ll be releasing jsRibbon, a library I’ve been working on for a while. It comes directly from real-world frustration with over-engineered solutions and fragile abstractions. It’s opinionated, practical, and built from experience rather than trends.
I’ll write about its design decisions, tradeoffs, and mistakes openly. No marketing gloss. Just what worked and what didn’t.
Writing, consistently
I’ll keep publishing articles based on my experience with React, Laravel, and web and mobile development in general. Not tutorials written for search engines, but pieces grounded in things I’ve actually built, fixed, or broken.
I won’t be posting on Medium anymore. I may continue on dev.to, but my primary home will remain this site. If something has my name on it, it should live here first.
Books
I’ll be publishing new Laravel-focused books, starting with Laravel Succinct. Short, dense, and to the point. Written for developers who already know the basics and want clarity, patterns, and hard-earned lessons without filler.
Packages
Some Laravel packages I’ve been working on will be released this year. These are tools I use myself. If they don’t survive real usage, they won’t be published. Simple rule.
Courses
I’ll be launching courses under EpicLaravel.dev. These won’t be recycled documentation or surface-level walkthroughs. The goal is to explain why systems are structured the way they are, not just how to copy-paste code.
AI and MCP
I’ll also be writing and experimenting with AI and MCP, but from a practical angle. What helps, what lies, what breaks workflows, and where human judgment still matters. No hype, no fear-mongering.
Video
This year I’ll finally launch my YouTube channel. Mostly technical content, architecture discussions, system design, and long-form explanations that don’t fit well into text.
Being visible
Last but not least, I’ll be more social.
I’ll share work, thoughts, and progress on LinkedIn, X, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. Not to chase algorithms, but to stop treating visibility like something to avoid. Good work doesn’t speak for itself if you hide it.
Closing
This year is about shipping. About finishing things and putting them in the open. Some of it will land well. Some of it won’t. That’s acceptable.
If you’ve followed my work before, expect more of it. If you’re new here, everything starts now.