Dealing with no migrations in a Laravel projectI have inherited some Laravel projects where the migration files were outdated or nonexistent. This makes setting up local development or staging environments, or writing automated tests, very challenJun 6, 2026·2 min read
Hardware Debuggers Save TimeMy entry into embedded systems like most other people started with an Arduino Uno. The UNO didn't have a hardware debugger on board so If I made a mistake, I had to place well-structured Serial.println statements throughout my code so that I could fo...May 23, 2023·1 min read
Integrating MQTT into a Laravel projectRecently, I have been experimenting with MQTT, a lightweight messaging protocol that is designed to provide efficient, reliable, and real-time communication between devices and applications in machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) con...Mar 10, 2023·2 min read
So you learnt Arduino, What next?Like many others, I learned of Arduino very early when I was learning about embedded systems. It felt great to be able to build pretty complex projects like a remote-controlled fan without much of a more profound knowledge of electronics and the best...Jan 22, 2023·2 min read
Getting electronic components for your next project in GhanaOnce I started trying to follow online tutorials to build electronic projects, I quickly ran into an issue of finding where I can buy these modules and electronic components. I wanted to find local shops that I could buy from since shipping everythin...Dec 27, 2022·1 min read
Embedded Developer Communities in Ghana 🇬🇭I am very passionate about embedded systems and electronics. Programming devices to respond to real-life stimuli hits differently and I knew that there was no way that I am the only one in Ghana that thinks like that. However, it was hard for me to f...Dec 16, 2022·1 min read
