Andreas
Alsterholm

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

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

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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...
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Currently reading

Malice The Faithful and the Fallen #1

John Gwynne
Started: 2024-09-26 · Expected to finish: 2025-04-29 (215 days)
Word count: 224,895 · Pace: 1,042 words per day
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