--- title: Best FREEK.DEV posts — March 2025 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted FREEK.DEV posts from March 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/freek/best-of/2025/03 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/freek/best-of/2025/03 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best FREEK.DEV posts — March 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted FREEK.DEV posts from March 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of FREEK.DEV — March 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/naming-things-is-suddenly-easier-upju7ymwr "Naming things is suddenly easier") Article FREEK.DEV · 1y Naming things is suddenly easier Oh Dear is an all-in-one monitoring tool that provides uptime monitoring, SSL certificate checks, broken link detection, and more, with a user-friendly API and excellent documentation. The author shares programming tips, tutorials, and opinions through various platforms and a monthly newsletter, focusing on Laravel and modern PHP development. 111 8 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/using-php-as-a-terrible-video-player-tq6mijhkn "Using PHP as a (Terrible) Video Player") Article FREEK.DEV · 1y Using PHP as a (Terrible) Video Player Using PHP to create a video player is not recommended due to its limitations, but it can still be a fun project. The author shares programming tips, tutorials, opinions, and insights with a focus on PHP and Laravel through a monthly newsletter. 34 4 [See all FREEK.DEV archives](/sources/freek/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/freek/best-of/2025/03#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/freek/best-of/2025/03","name":"Best FREEK.DEV Posts — March 2025","description":"The most upvoted FREEK.DEV posts from March 2025, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/freek/best-of/2025/03#items","numberOfItems":2,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/naming-things-is-suddenly-easier-upju7ymwr","name":"Naming things is suddenly easier"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/using-php-as-a-terrible-video-player-tq6mijhkn","name":"Using PHP as a (Terrible) Video Player"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"FREEK.DEV","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/freek"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/freek/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"March 2025"}]}]} ```