Willem's blog

I'm Willem, Freelance at Trailhead Labs, NativePHP core team. Currently enamoured with Laravel, Livewire, AlpineJS & Tailwind. And let me be honest for a second, this thing has grown way past affection

So heck, you've found yourself here. Here's what you can expect: Some programming related articles, Some highlighted side projects I work on. And how to get in touch.

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Exposing a Local API in Your NativePHP App

February 17, 2026 – 6 minute read

NativePHP Laravel API

The same pattern that powers OAuth callbacks can turn your NativePHP app into something external tools can talk to. CLI scripts, IDE extensions, browser plugins, you name it.

Adding an OAuth Callback Server to Your NativePHP App

February 16, 2026 – 5 minute read

NativePHP Laravel OAuth

NativePHP doesn't ship with OAuth support. Turns out you don't need it to. PHP's built-in server and a few lines of code is all it takes.

Organize Livewire Properties with Groups

November 19, 2025 – 6 minute read

Livewire Laravel Package

Managing complex forms with many properties in Livewire can get messy. Property groups help organize related fields for cleaner validation, manipulation, and debugging.

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Exposing a Local API in Your NativePHP App

Adding an OAuth Callback Server to Your NativePHP App

Organize Livewire Properties with Groups

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