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LanCache

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Saving bandwidth and improving download speeds for LAN parties with a local caching proxy for game updates

Packets, Protocols and PHP: Networking Fundamentals for Developers

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A practical introduction to networking concepts for developers, covering everything from TCP/IP to HTTP, DNS, and BGP.

Observing your PHP application with OpenTelemetry

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Want to add OpenTelemetry to your PHP application, but don’t know where to start? Here. Start Here.

Control

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A seat picker and seating manager for LAN parties. Built in Laravel and PHP.

Music Party

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A communal music request system for parties. Like Spotify’s jam mode, but with moderation and voting. Teaching people why democracy is bad through the medium of music.

So. How are you holding up?

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Another post promising that I’ll be blogging more regularly. Will I actually do it this time? Who knows!

It's been a long time. How have you been?

Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A catch-up after a long silence — new job, new cats, an ADHD diagnosis, a PHP bugfix 16 years in the making, and more.

A cat named Pixel

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Remembering Pixel — a floofy companion through lockdown, and the hole he left behind.

About

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hi, I’m Jessica, a software engineer, tech person and gamer from the UK.

During the day I work for DigiCert as a Senior Principal Engineer and when I’m not doing that I’m working on cool projects like LanCache, UK LANs and sometimes helping resurrect an MMORPG.

I also sometimes do freelance event network and broadcast engineering and have worked at events like EGX, Bafta Games Awards and I’m a co-founder and former Technical Manager of Epic LAN – responsible for writing their tournament and game server management platforms.