Karl Hughes

2016, Mar 24 — 4 minute read

PHP7 has been out for a few months now; the performance benefits have been demonstrated,...

2016, Mar 08 — 5 minute read

Now that Midwest PHP 2016 is over and I’m back on my cozy couch here in...

2016, Feb 08 — 2 minute read

I cut my teeth writing websites in Wordpress, but I’ve fallen out of love with...

2016, Jan 11 — 4 minute read

Wordpress has a bad reputation on the web for being bulky and slow, but that...

2015, Dec 22 — 3 minute read

Niche job boards have made a surprising comeback in the past few years. Despite the...

2015, Aug 27 — 2 minute read

Like a lot of startups, we rely heavily on open source software at Packback, and while...

2015, Aug 05 — 5 minute read

Note: Since writing this, I’ve stopped using Slack for most things. Here’s why. Slack is...

2015, Apr 27 — 1 minute read

A few months ago I was looking into an easy way to set up recurring...

2015, Feb 04 — 2 minute read

As I enter my second full year of working with Packback, I can say that...

2013, Dec 05 — 3 minute read

This month marked the end of my first startup experience and the beginning of my...