PHP Alive And Kicking: Episode 7 – Steve McDougall

 The Bored Sysadmin Who Chose PHP Over .NET a young Linux sysadmin whose job involves kicking the mail server once a week and spending the rest of the time playing Call of Duty. Steve watched the dev team actually creating things and decided to join them. JavaScript looked “kind of cool,” PHP “made sense,” […] The post PHP Alive And Kicking: Episode 7 – Steve McDougall appeared first on PHP Architect.

Building Outro, a New Paradigm for Podcasters | Ian Landsman, Creator of Outro

In this episode of the Business of Laravel podcast, Matt Stauffer welcomes back Ian Landsman to discuss his latest venture, Outro , a tool he’s currently building to help podcasters organize and monetize their content. They explore the evolution of podcasting tools, the challenges of market research, and the importance of building with community feedback. Ian shares insights into his development process, how AI fits into his workflow, and the technical decisions shaping Outro’s future.Matt Stauffer Twitter Tighten Website OutroArticle on AI Coding ClaimsMostly Technical‌-----Editing and transcription sponsored by Tighten.

The Art of Teaching Laravel with Christoph Rumpel

In this episode of the Laravel Podcast, host Matt Stauffer speaks with Christoph Rumpel, a DevRel Engineer at Laravel. They discuss Christoph’s journey to joining the Laravel team, the evolution of Laravel’s learning resources, and the launch of Laravel’s new learning platform, Laravel Learn. Christoph shares what it’s like to shape educational content for developers, how he balances creativity and code in video production, and the ongoing art of teaching and learning in tech.Matt Stauffer on TwitterChristoph Rumpel on TwitterChristoph Rumpel WebsiteLaravel LearnLaravel TwitterLaravel WebsiteTighten WebsiteSuggestion Box----- Editing and transcription sponsored by Tighten.

PHP Alive And Kicking: Episode 6 – Matt Stauffer

 Matt takes us back to the mid-90s, learning HTML and PHP alongside his older brother – back when there was no CSS or JavaScript, and getting a header and footer to include across multiple pages felt like magic. Fast forward to today, and that early foundation still influences how he codes and thinks about […] The post PHP Alive And Kicking: Episode 6 – Matt Stauffer appeared first on PHP Architect.

The PHP Podcast 2025.10.16 with Nuno Maduro

 In this special live episode of The PHP Podcast, hosts Eric Van Johnson and John Congdon welcome the legendary Nuno Maduro from the Laravel Core Team — live and in person! This episode is packed with energy, laughs, and deep insights as Nuno shares stories from behind the scenes of Laravel development, the philosophy […] The post The PHP Podcast 2025.10.16 with Nuno Maduro appeared first on PHP Architect.

New Forge, Composer Setup, and Simple Metrics

Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.Show linksHttp Client Batch Method in Laravel 12.32 Improved HTTP Client URL Parameter Merging in Laravel 12.33 The New Laravel Forge Is Here: With Laravel VPS, Zero-Downtime Deployments, and a Fresh UI Infinite Scroll in Inertia v2.2 Craft is moving to Laravel Laracon AU 2025 schedule published Setup Command Added to Laravel's Composer File Modern Laravel Starter Kits by Ship Fast Labs Who Changed That? Tracking User Modifications in Models with Userstamps Metrics: Simple, Elegant Metric Tracking for Laravel Manage AI Prompts in Your Laravel App with Markdown and Blade Image Manipulation in Laravel With Glide Detect Packages & Approaches in use within a project with Laravel Roster TutorialsLaravel whereValueBetween for Column Range QueriesControlling Factory Relationship Expansion in LaravelLaravel Uri toStringable MethodLaravel Strict Validation for Type CheckingFind Feature Tests Creating Database Records without Refreshing the Database in LaravelQuerying Data in MongoDB With Laravel: From Basics to Advanced TechniquesProfiling Laravel: How to Find Hidden Performance KillersFixing Queries & Adding Indexes: From 400 Queries to 4 - Laravel In Practice EP6

Sweet Hang #2: Humans Still Required w/ Jeffrey Way

Ian and Aaron are joined this week by Jeffrey Way, creator of Laracasts, to talk about everything from their opinions about JavaScript to the evolution of Laracasts to modeling behavior for your kids and so much more.Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Optimizing Everything (07:41) - Social Media, Kids, & Modeling Behavior (21:42) - Vision Quest Deep Dive (34:46) - Switch to Subscription? (39:48) - The Evolution of Laracasts (50:03) - Opinions About JavaScript (57:00) - Deciding What To Teach (01:02:59) - Chess (01:07:47) - YouTube & AI's Impact Links:AmaranTanStackRemix3 Ninjas (1992)Suno

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PHP Alive And Kicking: Episode 5 – Saifeddin Gmati

 PHP Architect Social Media: X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Partner This podcast is made a little better thanks to our partners Displace   Infrastructure Management, Simplified Automate Kubernetes deployments across any cloud provider or bare metal with a single command. Deploy, manage, […] The post PHP Alive And Kicking: Episode 5 – Saifeddin Gmati appeared first on PHP Architect.

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103: Developer Dad

Ian and Aaron talk about how Outro is shaping up, why we all need a handyman, why Ian is bullish on Sora, what's happening with Aaron's next batch of courses, and more.Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.Links:MLB PostseasonBrickStratecherySoraLivewire BlazeTupleFocus Lab

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