Andreas
Alsterholm

Hi!

Glad to have you here!

My name is Andreas, I'm a software engineer working as a tech lead for a Swedish company called MyGizmo . I'm passionate about Laravel, Livewire, fantasy novels and a bunch of other things.

I'm a father of two wonderful girls, Celia and Isolde, aged 4 and 1.

Feel free to browse around, or check below to find my latest blog post, what book I'm currently reading, and a form where you can submit your email to a newsletter that may exist one day.

Latest blog post

Using Models as Flags

2024-06-07
Laravel
Database
One thing I've been experimenting with lately, with positive results, is using models as flags. When you need to flag one of your models somehow, you might add a boolean to your table to indicate a certain status. For example, let's say you add a fea...
Read more
View more blog posts

Currently reading

The Hero of Ages · Brandon Sanderson

Mistborn #3
Started: 2024-06-30 · Expected to finish: 2024-07-15 (15 days)
Word count: 211,959 · Pace: 13,270 words per day
View previously read books