Missing cursor cues are bad UX
When you hover over a link, a button, or a dropdown, the cursor should tell you it does something. It's very easy to add, and most UIs still miss it.
(opens in new tab)Tim Marois
Product Architect
I've been building software, web apps, and games for over 20 years, creating practical tools and platforms that solve real problems.
Recent things I've written
Read the blog (opens in new tab)Your AI is bad at naming things
AI names a database field "what went wrong" when a person would call it "error message", and it never sticks to a standard. Here's how I use skills to make it better.
(opens in new tab)I'm opening up the template behind my web apps
I've worked on my Laravel app template for years, and it powers about 40 web apps today. It was closed source for a long time. With AI, I don't see the point in keeping it closed anymore, so it's open to anyone who wants it.
(opens in new tab)Recent things I built
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Desktop App for Coding Agents
2026
A macOS desktop app for running coding agents across all my projects.
Custom E-Commerce Platform
2026
A full e-commerce platform built for AprilLaneArt.com on Laravel, Vue.js, and Inertia.js.
AI SDK for Laravel
2025
An open-source AI SDK for Laravel that owns its entire provider layer.
Open source
See the timelineAI SDK for Laravel
Active2025
An open-source AI SDK for Laravel that owns its entire provider layer.
Laravel App Template
Active2024
The base template I build my web apps on, with Laravel, Vue.js, and Inertia.js.
Filebase
Archived2017
A flat-file JSON database for PHP, built for lightweight, NoSQL-style storage of preferences and cached data with full developer control.
Laravel Ads SDK
Archived2017
Built at Grayscale PPC to pull real-time data from Google Ads, Facebook Ads, and Bing Ads into a single unified interface, before official SDKs existed.
