Artisan,
Tinkerer,
Builder.
Hey there, I'm Chris Arter, a software engineer in Raleigh, North Carolina. I write about software, life, and the best sports car ever made: the Mazda Miata.
- Based
- Raleigh, NC
- Writing since
- 2014
- Stack
- Laravel · Typescript · Docker
- Status
- Open to say hello
Latest Writing
All 8 posts →- 2026.06.25
AI Code Ballin On A Budget
4 min → - 2026.06.22
The Antidote to Code Slop
How Determinism-in-the-loop saves your tokens, and your sanity.
6 min → - 2026.06.14
Superpowers for DeepSeek Reasonix
2 min → - 2026.05.25
3D Printing New BMW Floor Plugs
1 min → - 2026.04.27
My AI Toolkit
My always-up-to-date list of tools & workflows that actually work in real life.
2 min → - 2026.01.12
Why Ephemeral State Is The Key To Writing Resilient Software
The one lever to rule them all.
3 min → - 2025.07.07
A Life Changing Quote About Anxiety
Dr. Emily Anhalt shares a quote that changed her life, and now mine.
2 min → - 2025.01.29
Wrangle Your Business Logic with Laravel Pipelines
A guide on how to use pipe patterns in Laravel to handle complex data processing tasks.
4 min →