--- title: "Seth Chen (@sethphat) | Hashnode" description: "Seth Phat Geek Blog. Read the latest articles by Seth Chen on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@sethphat" --- @sethphat # Seth Chen @sethphat · Desire Grand Prix · Joined November 2022 Seth Phat Geek Blog [Website](https://sethphat.dev/) ### [Fetch and compute first, write later](https://sethphat.dev/fetch-and-compute-first-write-later?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Hey guys, An update after I posted the “Laravel Excel: How to append rows to an existing Excel file“ a while back. This post will give you another solution and probably a better way to export that fits every case. Problems Previously, when trying to ... 2 min read · [sethphat.dev](https://sethphat.dev/fetch-and-compute-first-write-later?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 16, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/fetch-and-compute-first-write-later/6940e5aead57c47597ea0979) ### [Mark as default - the optimal way](https://sethphat.dev/mark-as-default-the-optimal-way?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Hey guys, An easy topic for today! Make something a default (e.g., category, product, campaign, etc). Let’s go with the categories table for the examples. Let’s say we only want one category to be the default one. And find out which is the optimal wa... 2 min read · [sethphat.dev](https://sethphat.dev/mark-as-default-the-optimal-way?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 6, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/mark-as-default-the-optimal-way/693402eadea6020c0761a83e) ### [Almost 2026, but I still choose WordPress for CMS](https://sethphat.dev/almost-2026-but-i-still-choose-wordpress-for-cms?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Hey guys, Probably a chapter 2 of this https://sethphat.dev/why-is-wordpress-still-an-awesome-cms blog post, haha. Here was the story: I’ve been spending like 2 days figuring out which CMS I want to use for my new blog (for my new hobby lol) Let’s se... 3 min read · [sethphat.dev](https://sethphat.dev/almost-2026-but-i-still-choose-wordpress-for-cms?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Nov 30, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/almost-2026-but-i-still-choose-wordpress-for-cms/692bc85f8767cb50b5993157) ### [Laravel Excel: How to append rows to an existing Excel file](https://sethphat.dev/laravel-excel-how-to-append-rows-to-an-existing-excel-file?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Hey guys, Well damn, it has been a while since my last post lol, lazy & busy. But here I am, back to write useful tips for y’all 🥹 Let us do some exporting tasks for today, using Laravel Excel to export XLSX (yeah CSV is so 2010 lol). But, append mo... 2 min read · [sethphat.dev](https://sethphat.dev/laravel-excel-how-to-append-rows-to-an-existing-excel-file?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Mar 8, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/laravel-excel-how-to-append-rows-to-an-existing-excel-file/67cbe91694df75e57d9106ba) ### [Laravel Herd PRO reviews](https://sethphat.dev/laravel-herd-pro-reviews?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Hey guys, Recently, I just bought Herd PRO (a yearly subscription). I’ve been using the basic Herd since the first release. So, my latest work required interaction with S3 storage, there are several ways to achieve that in the local env: Use Cloud (... 3 min read · [sethphat.dev](https://sethphat.dev/laravel-herd-pro-reviews?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 18, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/laravel-herd-pro-reviews/66ea73913922dd896f1a7a38)