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Hafiq Iqmal

Hafiq Iqmal

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5h ago

Laravel Form Requests Are Not Finished Until You Call validated()

The rules may be correct. Your input boundary may still be wide open.

Laravel Form Requests Are Not Finished Until You Call validated()

Hafiq Iqmal

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1d ago

Why EXPLAIN Has to Review AI-Written SQL

Correct syntax is easy. The expensive mistake is the query plan nobody checked.

Why EXPLAIN Has to Review AI-Written SQL

Hafiq Iqmal

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2d ago

S3 vs Spaces vs R2: What Small Teams Actually Need

Laravel makes the switch look trivial. Your network path, egress bill and edge plan decide whether it really is.

S3 vs Spaces vs R2: What Small Teams Actually Need

Hafiq Iqmal

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3d ago

The Laravel Workflow That Makes AI Feel Like a Teammate

Acceptance does not start with trust. It starts with a five-minute spec, written project rules and review habits that keep your judgment in…

The Laravel Workflow That Makes AI Feel Like a Teammate

Hafiq Iqmal

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4d ago

How Team Leaders Remove AI Skepticism From Their Developers

Developers stop rolling their eyes at AI when leads stop selling hype and start changing the daily environment around the work.

How Team Leaders Remove AI Skepticism From Their Developers

Hafiq Iqmal

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5d ago

Building an Agentic OCR Pipeline With Laravel AI SDK

The agent coordinates the workflow. Your PHP code owns the verdict.

Building an Agentic OCR Pipeline With Laravel AI SDK

Hafiq Iqmal

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6d ago

I Thought Speed Made Me Lead Material. It Didn’t.

The habit that made me useful as a senior engineer became expensive the moment other people depended on it.

I Thought Speed Made Me Lead Material. It Didn’t.

Hafiq Iqmal

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Jul 14

Prompt to Loop: How Fast AI Engineering Grew Up

In roughly three years, the hard part moved from wording prompts to designing context, tools, harnesses and feedback loops.

Prompt to Loop: How Fast AI Engineering Grew Up

Hafiq Iqmal

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Jul 13

AWS Recommends RDS. A $6 Droplet Works Fine. Here Is Why.

The managed database overhead that only makes sense when your team has an on-call rotation.

AWS Recommends RDS. A $6 Droplet Works Fine. Here Is Why.

Hafiq Iqmal

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Jul 12

Building a File Upload Scanning Pipeline for Laravel and S3

Direct uploads solve throughput. They do nothing to stop malicious files.

Building a File Upload Scanning Pipeline for Laravel and S3

Hafiq Iqmal

Hafiq Iqmal

Tech Lead | Software Engineer | Laravel Enthusiasts | Tech writer | UiTM Alumni | Husband | Father of a beautiful daughter | 🇲🇾 Malaysia

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