# Blog

> Short, opinionated notes on building software that ships.

### [Every REST convention already has a file in Laravel](https://regsisabelo.com/blog/every-rest-convention-already-has-a-file-in-laravel.md)

*2026-08-15*

Route, middleware, Form Request, controller method, Resource. I keep finding all five rebuilt inside one method, and Laravel already named the file.

### [I write the spec before I open the coding model](https://regsisabelo.com/blog/i-write-the-spec-before-i-open-the-coding-model.md)

*2026-08-15*

I plan with the best model I have, then hand a fast one a short spec with no code in it. Three studies say the same thing I feel every week: the agent isn't the expensive part. The re-explaining is.