Hi, I’m Payton!
I’m a passionate coder by day and an enthusiastic tabletop dungeon master by night.
This blog is a place for me to tell stories and share fun things I’ve made. I write about insights from my coding projects, philosophical thoughts, and tales from epic D&D campaigns. Whether you’re a fellow developer, someone looking for a one-shot game, or a good friend, I’m excited to share my knowledge and adventures with you.
Here’s some of my latest posts
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Safely coding with constants
In PHP there is a tendency to assume that the code we are working on is the only code that is running. The global and…
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Giving more time to each thing
Lately a lot of my dharma practice has been revealing restlessness. Even when I think I’m being calm and slow and contemplative, I still am…
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Creating Sniffs for a PHPCS Standard
As a follow-up to my summary of using phpcs to lint your PHP code, this post will explain how to create, modify, and test a…
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Linting PHP with phpcs sniffs
Linting is the process of using an automated tool to scan your code for problems before you commit and deploy. It is a practice widely…
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