Imam Ramadhan — WritingImam Ramadhan is a software engineer focused on designing reliable backend systems and writing about the decisions and trade-offs behind them.https://imamrd.space/When Repository Classes Help in Laravelhttps://imamrd.space/writing/repository-pattern/https://imamrd.space/writing/repository-pattern/What I learned from researching and applying repository classes selectively in Laravel applications, without wrapping Eloquent by default.Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow I Chose Astro for My Personal Writing Sitehttps://imamrd.space/writing/ssg-journey/https://imamrd.space/writing/ssg-journey/How my experiments with Gatsby, Jigsaw, Hugo, and Next.js shaped the simpler Astro writing site I maintain today.Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuilding Progressive Infinite Scroll with Laravelhttps://imamrd.space/writing/infinite-scroll-laravel/https://imamrd.space/writing/infinite-scroll-laravel/A Laravel and JavaScript approach to incremental loading with a pagination fallback, recoverable errors, and status announcements.Sat, 16 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTWhy Embedded API Keys Cannot Authenticate Mobile Appshttps://imamrd.space/writing/restrict-access/https://imamrd.space/writing/restrict-access/Why a shared key inside a mobile app cannot prove client identity, and how authentication, authorization, PKCE, attestation, and monitoring fit together.Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTModeling Multi-Unit and Multi-Location POS Inventoryhttps://imamrd.space/writing/multi-concepts/https://imamrd.space/writing/multi-concepts/How separating units, variants, and locations creates an inventory model that remains explainable as retail workflows grow.Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTDesigning Predictable Pricing Rules for POS Systemshttps://imamrd.space/writing/priority-price-pos/https://imamrd.space/writing/priority-price-pos/How to evaluate variant, member, promotional, and quantity pricing consistently while keeping POS calculations explainable and auditable.Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTUsing Database Transactions in Laravelhttps://imamrd.space/writing/db-trx-laravel/https://imamrd.space/writing/db-trx-laravel/How I use Laravel transactions to keep related database writes together, with a balance-transfer example and practical limitations.Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTImporting Large SQL Files from the Ubuntu Terminalhttps://imamrd.space/writing/import-sql/https://imamrd.space/writing/import-sql/The MySQL terminal commands I use after browser and GUI imports stop, including progress, compressed dumps, and basic verification.Sat, 12 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTWriting Clear and Useful Git Commit Messageshttps://imamrd.space/writing/commit-message-guidelines/https://imamrd.space/writing/commit-message-guidelines/The simple commit-message structure I adopted after vague messages made old changes difficult to understand.Sat, 05 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTUnderstanding HTTP Methods for Backend APIshttps://imamrd.space/writing/http-methods/https://imamrd.space/writing/http-methods/A learning note about GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE, with simple examples of safety, idempotency, and resource URLs.Sat, 10 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTWhat an Old Laptop Taught Me About Problem-Solvinghttps://imamrd.space/writing/laptop-hang/https://imamrd.space/writing/laptop-hang/How a laptop that kept freezing led me from Windows to Ubuntu, Linux customization, and learning through limited hardware.Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 GMTWhat Jigsaw Taught Me About Choosing Familiar Toolshttps://imamrd.space/writing/ssg-jigsaw/https://imamrd.space/writing/ssg-jigsaw/Why I tried a PHP-based static site generator and how familiar Blade and Tailwind tools helped me build a personal blog.Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTWhat Tailwind CSS Changed About My Styling Workflowhttps://imamrd.space/writing/first-impression-tailwind/https://imamrd.space/writing/first-impression-tailwind/My first impression of Tailwind CSS, from building a card with utilities to learning its setup and editor support.Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTMy First Static Site Generator Experimenthttps://imamrd.space/writing/firsttime-ssg/https://imamrd.space/writing/firsttime-ssg/My first Gatsby experiment, what broke when I customized it too quickly, and why I returned to writing before finishing the site.Sat, 02 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT