Hey there, I’m James Brooks.

I’m a Software Developer, Speaker and Educator from Staffordshire using Vue.js, Inertia, Laravel & Tailwind.

My Git Aliases

Here’s how I alias Git commands and increase my productivity.

Extending Laravel’s "about" Command

Let’s take a look into Laravel’s "about" command and how we can extend it to add our own application / package information.

2022 Recap

With 2022 already being all but a distant memory, I thought it’d be nice to look back at the last year and reflect on the year long journey.

Upgrading macOS with Homebrew

Updates that break Homebrew happen so frequently and I forget how to solve it, that I’ve finally caved and documented it.