Software engineer focused on backend development and software architecture. I work primarily with PHP and Laravel, building systems with an emphasis on reliability, maintainability, and scalability.
I enjoy exploring engineering challenges, building developer tools, and sharing what I learn through open source and technical writing.
I develop open-source projects through AstroPHP.
- Trail — Observability for the Laravel AI SDK. Trace agent executions, investigate failures, and monitor usage and costs.
- Verse — A lightweight static site generator written in PHP. Write in Markdown, design with Blade, and publish anywhere.
I write about software engineering, system design, technical experiments, and the decisions behind building software at melihucar.com.
Selected articles:
- Giving a Laravel AI Agent a Memory — A hands-on exploration of persistent memory for AI agents, with example code.
- Verse Is Not the Fastest Static Site Generator. Here Is Where It Stands. — Benchmarking Verse against established static site generators.