Jacob Martella University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Building a forms package from scratch in a week sounds ambitious, but with a solid plan and Claude Code, that’s exactly what happened. Here’s how I created the ArtisanPack UI Forms package — a drag-and-drop form builder for Laravel with multi-step forms, custom notifications, accessibility, and extensibility baked in from day one.

February was about working sustainably. I made solid progress on the ArtisanPack UI Visual Editor, started building pre-built dashboards, created a surprise Rust desktop app called Hangar, and started planning what’s next for my personal dashboard.

Developers love talking tools. Here’s a pragmatic look at my complete 2026 web development setup, from M-series hardware and my preferred IDE to an essential Laravel workflow, custom-built packages, and the role of AI in my day-to-day development.