Laravel Developer and Tech Enthusiast

Hi I’m Ben Bjurstrom, a Laravel developer and father of four based Southern California. I’m the creator of MealPractice. I’m currently working on Prezet, a markdown based content management system for Laravel.

The Best Vibecoding Stack for 2026

January 6, 2026

Your AI is only as good as the decisions it doesn't have to make. Laravel's opinionated defaults make it the ideal framework for building applications with AI assistance.

Building a RAG Plugin for Obsidian Notes Using Google's File Store API

November 17, 2025

I built a RAG plugin for Obsidian using Google's new File Store API and discovered some undocumented quirks along the way.

Intelligent Document Chunking for PHP

November 5, 2025

A native PHP solution for intelligent Markdown chunking that preserves document structure and semantic meaning.

My Projects

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MealPractice

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AI Powered Meal Planning

Technologies

Laravel, Livewire, Alpine.js, Tailwind CSS
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Prezet

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Markdown Blogging for Laravel

Technologies

Laravel, Alpine.js, Tailwind CSS
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WebConcepts Youtube Channel

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Videos covering various concepts related to web development

Technologies

109k Subscribers
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Personal Youtube Channel

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Videos about cameras, tech, and whatever else catches my interest

Technologies

4.8k Subscribers

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