randomWeasel.dev

Photograph of me in the garden, wearing a very silly multicoloured crocheted hood that I made

I'm Roxy, a full-stack web developer based in Nottingham, UK. I'm experienced in designing and building complex systems, such as SaaS systems, online booking systems, and customer dashboards.

I also specialise in working with small businesses, and can walk you through every step of the process to get a website up and running, from domain names, to design, build, content, and the finished product.

I'm also working on putting together a number of technical articles / blogs, on topics including Git, Laravel, Vue, and advice for aspiring developers.

When not in front of a computer, I enjoy spending time outdoors, occasional doodling, circus skills, and crochet (yes, I did make the silly hat...)

If you've got any suggestions for an article you'd like me to write, or you just want to say hi, shout me on twitter or drop me a message via my contact page.

Featured Projects

A selection of recent projects

Chiswick Pets (2023)

Published on 23/06/2023
  • CraftCMS
  • Illustration
  • Logo Design
  • PHP

A fun yet elegant single-page design featuring bespoke illustrations Read more...

Banner image showing desktop and mobile view of the Independent Legal Services homepage

Independent Legal Services (2021)

Published on 19/11/2021
  • CraftCMS
  • PHP
  • Stripe Payments

Built in CraftCMS, the site owner has full control over every single page in the site. Modular page components allow multiple styles of pages to be built quickly and easily. Read more...

Various screens from Tuyo Circus Art's online booking system

Online Booking System for Tuyo Circus Arts (2020)

Published on 06/03/2020
  • Laravel
  • PHP
  • Stripe Payments
  • Vue
  • VueX

A fully bespoke online booking system for circus classes, with the ability to book for multiple people at once and pay online. Read more...

Banner showing the Tuyo Circus Arts homepage in mobile and desktop views

Tuyo Circus Arts (2018)

Published on 24/08/2018
  • Laravel
  • PHP

Tuyo Circus Art's website shows details of current classes, instructor profiles and a news section. It also features an admin area to enable the owner to update details as and when needed. Read more...

Recent Blog Posts

Dealing with Data in Laravel

Published on 14/08/2023
  • Collections
  • Laravel
  • Models
  • PHP

Getting data from your database and working with it is pretty critical... this article explains the different ways your data might appear, like Models and Collections, how to use them, and what to do if you end up with unexpected errors, or data you didn't expect Read more...

Dirty Debugging with dd()

Published on 14/07/2023
  • Debugging
  • Laravel
  • PHP

A quick and easy way to find out exactly what your variables contain Read more...

Inhertitance, Traits and Interfaces

Published on 06/06/2023
  • Interfaces
  • OOP
  • PHP
  • PHP Inheritance
  • Traits

Learn about Inheritance in PHP - Class extension, Traits and Interfaces, via a trip to the Zoo. Read more...

Animated Gradient Background with SVG

Published on 04/02/2022
  • CSS
  • CSS-animation
  • SVG

How to use CSS animations to to make a fancy colour-changing gradient Read more...

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