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Daily Engineering Recap: February 20, 2026
Fixed a critical form name issue, optimized routing and assets, and added a new clarity tool in the Laravel 12 stack.
LaravelPHPOptimizationFrontendFull-Stack
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How I Solved N+1 Query Hell in My Homelab Automation Platform with Eager Loading
How a simple Laravel eager loading fix slashed query counts from 101 to 2 on HomeForged's events dashboard.
LaravelPerformanceEager LoadingN+1 QueryHomelabOptimization
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How I Solved Biome Blending in a Hex-Based 3D RTS Using Precomputed Transition Maps
I replaced expensive runtime blending with precomputed transition maps to achieve seamless biomes in my hex-based 3D RTS.
game developmentprocedural terrainoptimizationshadersCiv RTS
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How I Fixed Biome Transitions in My Hex-Based 3D RTS (And Made Terrain Rendering Faster)
I overhauled terrain texturing in Civ RTS by switching to discrete height map combination and post-blur, fixing jagged biome edges and boosting performance.
Godotterrain renderingRTS developmentprocedural generationoptimizationbiome transitions
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