Alex Torscho

I am a full-stack web developer with over 12 years of experience in the field, an expert in Laravel and Vue.js, which I have been using for over 8 years.

Since the beginning of my career, I have had several opportunities to develop websites "from scratch", as well as existing projects by integrating into teams of 5-10 developers.

When I create a web application from A to Z, I handle server setup, design creation (currently in Figma, previously: Sketch, Antetype, Photoshop), its integration in HTML5/CSS3, and finally the frontend and backend code.

For me, organization and code quality are paramount:

- I implement the Agile methodology, even when working alone on a project, very often using the "Jira & Confluence" duo;

- I also implement SOLID principles and design patterns as needed;

- I develop in TDD, so I am sure that my code is always covered by automated tests: unit, functional, and/or end-to-end tests;

- Performance must be maximized: use of caching systems (e.g., web storage for front-end, Redis for back-end), DB indexes and query optimization, web vitals;

- Depending on the projects, I use microdata and SSR to improve SEO.

Languages and tools I use:

Frontend

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- Figma

- JavaScript: Vue.js, Livewire, Alpine.js, less often Angular

- HTML5 & CSS3 (of course)

- Vite, Webpack

Backend

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- Laravel, less often Node.js with Express / Adonis

- Laravel Nova for administration panels

- Laravel Debugbar: I need to be aware of the number of queries and models I retrieve from the server

- PHPUnit, Jest, Cypress, Laravel Dusk; experience with Codeception, Behat, PhpSpec, Jasmine

Others

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- Inertia.js: my favorite for a while

- Laravel Forge & Envoyer

- Queue systems: most often with Redis

- Docker