Hey there, I'm James Brooks!

I’m an engineering team lead, speaker, educator and meet-up organiser. Using the VILT stack.

Supercharging Rate Limiting with Cloudflare

Enhance Laravel’s rate limiting by using Cloudflare’s Web Application Firewall (WAF) to block excessive requests at the edge, reducing server load and improving API performance.

2024 Recap

Looking back over 2024.

A Poem Of Grief

A poem I wrote shortly after the passing of my brother and the birth of my first child.

Work & Projects

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    Laravel
    Role
    Engineering Team Lead
    Date
  2. Company
    PHP Stoke
    Role
    Founder & Organiser
    Date
  3. Company
    Checkmango
    Role
    Founder
    Date
  4. Company
    Cachet
    Role
    Founder
    Date
  5. Company
    Blue Bay Travel
    Role
    Software Development Manager
    Date
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