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Posts tagged with "building-in-public"

5 articles found with the tag "building-in-public"

Building in Public: Sprint 128 - PHP SDK Going Public

Sprint 128 marked a major milestone - publishing our PHP SDK to Packagist and opening CardTechie to developers worldwide. From internal tools to public platform in one sprint. A retrospective on 29 completed items and the strategic shift to enable a new generation of trading card applications.

Building in Public: What I Accomplished This Sprint

A comprehensive sprint recap covering the August 17-23, 2025 development period for the CardTechie ecosystem. Explore the strategic pivot from 'production-ready' to 'beta program' messaging, major technical upgrades including Laravel 12 and PHP 8.4, implementation of Google Analytics GA4, and a heavy focus on community building through transparent development practices. Includes detailed breakdowns of 31 completed items across multiple repositories, insights into building in public methodology, and the roadmap for launching an early access beta program for trading card API developers.