Core CakePHP expertise
As a core CakePHP developer, I bring framework-level insight to architecture, performance, and best practices.
Freelance Full Stack Developer
Jasper Smet
Belgium-based freelance full stack developer and core CakePHP developer, specializing in CakePHP, Drupal, and open source tooling.
Front-end engineering
I build responsive, accessible interfaces using modern front-end technology, making complex products feel clear and considered.
Drupal architecture expertise
I design and scale Drupal platforms with strong content architecture, integration patterns, and long-term maintainability.
Open source mindset
I design practical tooling and workflows that improve developer experience and long-term project health.
Recent posts
August 28, 2026
Three.js Clouds, Particles and Scroll-Driven Lighting
How AI-assisted Three.js development helped build shader-lit clouds, glowing particle currents, scroll-driven lighting and a responsive web atmosphere.
July 20, 2026
Harv — Time tracking that lives in your terminal
Meet Harv, a blazing-fast terminal UI for Harvest time tracking. Built in Rust with ratatui, and yes — I vibe-coded the whole thing.
March 5, 2026
I Built a Full-Blown PHP Template Engine Faster Than I Expected (Because Escaping Kept Betraying Me)
Why I built Sugar after fighting template engine edge cases, how context-aware escaping and readable syntax changed my workflow, and what PHP teams can learn from it.
Some of my open-source projects
11 public projects, refreshed from GitHub at build time.
CakePHP
cakephp-docs-conversion
An effort to convert CakePHP's rst docs to markdown
Lua1cakephp-latte-view
A CakePHP plugin to seamlessly integrate the Latte templating engine into your application.
PHP2cakephp-mercure
Push real-time updates to clients with Mercure 🚀
PHP51cakephp-symfony-mailer
A CakePHP plugin that allows you to use Symfony Mailer as a Mail Transport
PHPcakephp-synapse
A CakePHP-focussed MCP server
PHP93cakephp-templater-defaults
Define default HTML attributes within CakePHP's string template system
PHPcakephp-uid
A CakePHP plugin providing a collection of UID field types for your applications.
PHP1cakephp-vite
A Vite plugin for CakePHP
PHP2