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Scott Keck-Warren is the founder of UnleashedPodcasts.com, the host of the Community Corner Podcast, and the creator of educational content for web application developers on the PHP Architect YouTube Channel. If he’s not writing code, he’s playing with his family, camping, or building Legos.

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July 24, 2026

The Code Review Habit That Makes Every PR Better

A few years ago I submitted a PR that I was proud of. It was a clean refactor with tests covering the whole change. My senior dev reviewed it within the hour and left exactly one comment: "Is this var_dump intentional?" It was not, but I...

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July 20, 2026

Weekly Digest - July 20, 2026

Three this week: a small fix for a big code review headache, an intro to loop engineering, and the real reason most podcasts fade out. A three-emoji system for tagging review comments: 🔥 for blockers that must be fixed before approval, ⚠️ for...

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July 17, 2026

Stop Guessing What Your Code Review Comments Mean

You've just gotten a code review back with fifteen comments. Some say things like "what about X?" or "have you considered Y?" and you have no idea whether you need to act. Are they flagging a real problem, or were they just thinking out loud? If you've...

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July 13, 2026

Weekly Digest - July 13, 2026

Three again this week: a new HTTP verb worth knowing, a Claude Code tweak that pays for itself, and a reframe on creative discipline. GET and POST both fall short for complex search because GET hits URL length limits once filters pile up, and POST...

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July 10, 2026

Customizing Your Claude Code Status Line

I've had a nasty habit of hitting my Claude session limit right in the middle of something "important". Not where I would like to, at something like a natural stopping point, but right in the middle of a refactor or a long debugging session. I got into...

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