Hey there, I'm Daniele aka Barbi. I was the one-man show behind the curtain of dB Development and now I'm the man behind Plin Code, bringing ideas to life and crafting solutions that matter.
I'm a seasoned Software Engineer with over a decade of experience in the tech realm. I code, I teach how to write beautiful code and I write articles on Medium.
Backend development is where my heart sings. I am a PHP Ninja developer and Laravel enthusiast. TypeScript and NestJs are also close friends of mine. I use a lot of open source software so I'm an open source contributor.
One of my Laravel packages has reached an incredible 372787 downloads, which I'm really proud of.
Right now I'm deep in the start-up world, helping teams build solid foundations with Hexagonal Architecture and delivering software that's designed to grow with the business.
I'm a co-organizer of PUG Torino and take every opportunity to share what I've learned as a speaker, including at LaravelDay and Open Source Saturday.
When I'm not coding, you'll find me on my Ducati, hiking in the mountains, or perfecting my pizza dough.
Curious about working together? Check out what I offer, or grab my CV.

Right now, I'm hanging out in Turin, Italy. In this cool snapshot, you'll catch me blissfully eyeballing the stretch I've just blitzed through with Rossella, my trusty Ducati Multistrada V4S.
Tech Stack.
I and I'm a Ninja of:
My Best Packages
My Medium Articles
Tech Articles
A Year of Hexagonal Architecture in Laravel: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What I Shipped
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:25:09 GMT
The Art of Laziness — Easy CI/CD
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:29:33 GMT
Static config variables on a Laravel project
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:21:49 GMT
A quick and dirty Continuous Delivery for a NestJs Application on DigitalOcean with Gitlab CD
Thu, 29 Oct 2020 09:23:33 GMT


An easy way to “test” my package on a new version of Laravel
Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:38:21 GMT
Personal Growth
Symfony vs Laravel: Everything You Need to Know for Your Next PHP Interview
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:21:01 GMT
Lessons Hidden Behind a Failed Interview
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 10:26:26 GMT
When Effort Meets Indifference: My Journey Through Job Rejections
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:05:01 GMT
Why I will block you on WhatsApp.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:47:10 GMT