# Hello, world. Yes, another developer blog.

- Canonical: https://ansezz.com/blog/hello-world/
- Markdown: https://ansezz.com/blog/hello-world/index.md
- Published: 2025-11-16
- Description: Why this developer blog exists, what I'll write about (Laravel, AI, Shopify) and why every code sample here is meant to run in production.
- Category: [career](https://ansezz.com/blog/category/career/)
- Tags: [career](https://ansezz.com/blog/tag/career/), [laravel](https://ansezz.com/blog/tag/laravel/), [ai](https://ansezz.com/blog/tag/ai/)

Most developer blogs read like a LinkedIn post had a baby with a Medium article. This one won't.

**TL;DR**

- This blog is where I take notes out loud on the Laravel, Shopify and AI work I ship.
- Expect Laravel internals, AI engineering with Claude and MCP, Shopify Plus patterns and hard-won DevOps lessons.
- Every code sample is meant to run in production, and you can follow along through RSS with no newsletter or popup.

I'm Anass. I ship Laravel + Shopify + AI for a living, and this is where I take notes out loud.

## Why now

The patterns I keep reaching for don't show up in tutorials. So I'm writing them down.

### The notes I wish I had

Think [Laravel Octane](/blog/laravel-octane-high-traffic/) at scale, [RAG done right](/blog/why-your-rag-is-failing/) and [agentic commerce](/blog/agentic-commerce-shopify/).

Each of those took real projects to get right. Writing them down helps me, and it might save you a few late nights.

> Opinions I'll change when proven wrong, backed by code that already runs in production.

![Comic panel of a robot writing in a big notebook at a desk while small helper robots hold up sticky notes](/blog/hello-world/inline-1.webp)

*This blog is where real project lessons get written down before they're forgotten.*

## What you'll find here

- Laravel internals you actually use day to day
- AI engineering with [Claude and MCP](/blog/claude-mcp-dev-tools/)
- Shopify Plus app patterns
- Architecture and DevOps lessons learned the hard way

**Try this**

Subscribe via [RSS](/rss.xml). No newsletter, no popup, no LinkedIn dance.

## This blog vs the AI-slop blog

| What you get         | This blog | AI-slop blog |
| :------------------- | :-------: | :----------: |
| Real production code |    Yes    |      No      |
| Opinions             |    Yes    |      No      |
| GPT-written filler   |    No     |     Yes      |
| Personality          |    Yes    |      No      |

## Code you can actually run

Every post that needs code gets the syntax treatment: real, runnable, not pseudo-code.

```php
// app/Actions/AskClaude.php
use Prism\Prism\Enums\Provider;
use Prism\Prism\Facades\Prism;

$response = Prism::text()
    ->using(Provider::Anthropic, 'claude-sonnet-5-5')
    ->withSystemPrompt('You are a senior Laravel engineer.')
    ->withPrompt('Refactor this controller for clarity.')
    ->asText();
```

![Comic panel of a robot pulling a lever on a terminal machine that prints a report while a reviewer robot gives a thumbs up](/blog/hello-world/inline-2.webp)

*Every code sample here is meant to run in production, not to decorate a slide.*

**Try this**

Install Prism in a Laravel app, add `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` to your `.env` and run the snippet above against one of your own controllers.

**Key takeaways**

- **Notes from real work:** Laravel, Shopify and AI patterns that tutorials skip.
- **Code that runs:** every sample is written for production, not slides.
- **No noise:** follow along with RSS, no newsletter or popup.

That's it. First post live. More incoming. If you want this kind of work on your own product, [here's how I help teams ship Laravel, Shopify and AI features](/services/).

Which topic should I write about first: Laravel at scale, RAG, or agentic commerce?