Jacob Martella

@viewfromthebox
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Web developer currently working with UNT Health. Freelance #Laravel Web Developer
Freelance Websitehttps://jacobmartella.com
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On the bright side this weekend, my old high school's boys basketball team won their second-straight state championship! Congrats Mansfield Summit!
@phillycodehound Yep. It's absolutely embarrassing, and the fact that no one around him seems to be trying to rein him in is mind-blowing. Any time I wonder if leaving WP was the right move, he does something like this, and I'm reminded why I left in the first place.

I built a complete forms package for ArtisanPack UI in just one week. Here's how I did it.

- Started with a clear plan: drag-and-drop builder, multi-step forms, custom notifications, and hooks for third-party integrations
- Used Claude Code to break the plan into tasks and execute them
- Built accessibility in from the ground up
- Testing took almost as long as development

Here's the full story behind the package and what's next.

https://tinyurl.com/apui-forms

#Laravel #ArtisanPackUI #OpenSource

How I Built the ArtisanPack UI Forms Package in a Week - Jacob Martella — Web Developer

Here's how I used Claude Code and careful planning to build a drag-and-drop form builder for Laravel with multi-step forms, custom notifications, and hook support in just one week.

Jacob Martella — Web Developer
@Jeffro Eh, it's not too bad right now. Although that might just be because I'm in higher ed and not trying to look for a new job.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@viewfromthebox/115831808878205544

Less than two months later we’re right back here … again.

So once again I’ll repeat myself:

Fuck this.

So we can’t (read: won’t) help the poor and suffering in this country, including veterans that need healthcare, but we can bomb other countries—unprovoked, mind you—and possibly (probably) commit war crimes.

Got it.

Fuck this.

What do you do when the UI libraries you love don't have licenses compatible with the CMS you're building?

You build your own.

In my latest video, I share the full story behind ArtisanPack UI — the licensing issues that started it all, how Mary UI helped me get unstuck, the new components I've added, and what v2.0 brings with Livewire 4 support.

If you're in the Laravel ecosystem, I'd love to hear what you think.

https://youtu.be/7CxmxTaPUXw

#Laravel #Livewire #OpenSource #PHP #WebDev

Why I Built My Own Livewire UI Component Library ArtisanPack UI

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RE: https://fosstodon.org/@shawnhooper/116138603315445757

Its clear that the reason no host would be first to join the board is because of the culture of fear that Matt has perpetuated since WCUS 2024.

We know from legal proceedings that he’s put pressure on hosts and has an adversarial approach towards them.

But if Matt is upset about hosts not contributing enough back to the WP ecosystem, why did he push so hard in public and private to actively prevent hosts from providing the support that FAIR needs?

No not that way?

https://journal.rmccue.io/492/the-next-era-of-fair/

Here's what I built in February!
After a blistering January, I took a more sustainable pace this month — and still got a lot done.
- ArtisanPack UI Visual Editor — targeting a late-March 1.0 release
- Pre-built dashboards for SaaS, ecommerce, CRMs and more
- Hangar — a surprise terminal window organizer built in Rust with Tauri
- Started planning a native iOS/macOS personal dashboard app

https://tinyurl.com/february-built

#BuildInPublic #Laravel

What I Built in February - Jacob Martella — Web Developer

From progress on the ArtisanPack UI Visual Editor to a surprise Rust desktop app built with Tauri, here's what I worked on in February and what's ahead for March.

Jacob Martella — Web Developer

New tools, new updates. Episode 4 of What I'm Working On is out now.

In this update:
- Visual Editor: A first look at the UI and progress on my custom page builder package.
- Hangar: Introducing a new app I'm building. It's a terminal window manager designed to help manage sites and servers efficiently.

Check out the demos:
https://youtu.be/YAE80d14Itk

#Laravel #PHP #CLI #WebDev #BuildInPublic

What I'm Working On Ep 4: Visual Editor First Look & Hangar App

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