PHP Alive And Kicking: Episode 22 Sara Golemon

Sara Golemon returns to the show — her first appearance was way back in Episode 2 — for a deep dive into Git Worktrees, a powerful but underused Git feature that lets you work on multiple branches simultaneously without the overhead of stashing, context-switching, or rebuilding from scratch. The episode covers practical real-world use cases, a live demo on the PHP source repo, Docker/Lando integration, and some lively chat about AI, scripting, and developer productivity. Topics Covered Git Worktrees Main Topic Rather than switching between branches and losing build state, Git Worktrees let you check out multiple branches into separate directories — all sharing a single .git history. How Worktrees differ from standard git checkout branch switching Why they shine for projects with build artifacts (compiled code, minified JS) — no recompile on directory switch Working with PHP’s multi-version release branches (8.1 → 8.2 → 8.3 → 8.4 → 8.5 → master) simultaneously Merging a fix up through all active PHP release branches in a live demo Pushing all branches at once from a single shared .git directory Cleaning up with git worktree prune — just deleting the folder isn’t enough! git worktree add <path> <branch> git worktree list git worktree prune git branch -d <branch> # Only works after pruning Worktrees + Docker / Web Development The hosts explored how Worktrees fit into a typical PHP web dev workflow with Docker. Run multiple Docker Compose environments simultaneously — one per Worktree/branch Port clashing is real; solutions include scripted aliases and Lando (handles conflicts automatically) Sara’s Git alias new from Facebook/Meta automated Worktree creation and assigned unique IPs per ticket composer install only needs to run once per Worktree — not on every branch switch PHP Architect Social Media: X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com PHPArch.me: https://phparch.me/@phparch Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/   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, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/     PHPScore Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore   CodeRabbit   Cut code review time & bugs in half instantly with CodeRabbit.   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post PHP Alive And Kicking: Episode 22 Sara Golemon appeared first on PHP Architect.

Gear becomes invisible

The PHP Podcast 2026.04.16 with Sara, Joe, and Sami

The PHP Podcast streams live, typically every Thursday at 3 PM PT. Come join us and subscribe to our YouTube channel. Another fun episode of the PHP Podcast! Here’s what we covered: Sammy Powers Returns! – After 4 years away from the PHP community, Sammy joins us from Germany where he’s working on immigration and building quantum trade schools Quantum Computing & PHP – Deep dive into quantum technology, post-quantum cryptography, and why PHP developers should care about SHA-3 and quantum-safe algorithms Joe Ferguson Named PHP 8.6 Release Manager – Congratulations to Joe on being selected alongside Mateo Botticelli and Daniel Szmida for the 8.6 release team PHP Foundation Updates – Elizabeth Nacin’s new blog post summarizing community outreach and the Foundation’s direction PHP Tek 2026 – Coming up in Chicago at the Sheraton O’Hare – Eric shares stories about the signed baseball tradition PHP Day Verona – May 14-16 in Italy, organized by release manager Mateo Botticelli PHP Roundtable Memories – Nostalgia about the show’s history and vision for community-driven episodes CodeRabbit Sponsorship – AI-powered code reviews for your pull requests Links from the show: The PHP Podcast 2026.04.16 with Sara, Joe, and Sammy CodeRabbit – AI Code Review Co-pilot PHP Foundation Blog – Elizabeth Nacin’s Community Outreach Summary Subscribe to PHP Architect Magazine externals.io – PHP RFCs and Release Manager Announcements PHP Architect YouTube Channel PHP Tek 2026 – Chicago PHP Day 2026 – Verona, Italy (May 14-16) PHP Architect on Mastodon PHP Architect on Bluesky PHP Architect Discord 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/ Host: Eric Van Johnson X: @shocm Mastodon: @[email protected] Bluesky: @ericvanjohnson.bsky.social PHPArch.me: @eric John Congdon X: @johncongdon Mastodon: @[email protected] Bluesky: @johncongdon.bsky.social PHPArch.me: @john Streams: Youtube Channel Twitch Connect & Hire PHP Architect Website Twitter/X Mastodon Hire PHP Developers Looking to hire PHP developers? Email [email protected] – Joe and the team are available for consulting, infrastructure work, Ansible playbooks, and code review. 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, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/     PHPScore Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore   CodeRabbit   Cut code review time & bugs in half instantly with CodeRabbit.   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post The PHP Podcast 2026.04.16 with Sara, Joe, and Sami appeared first on PHP Architect.

What will take for me to trust these agents

Rust language servers, JSON Alexander, and Cloud CLI

Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.Show linksUnitTest Attribute and More in Laravel 13.3.0Tim MacDonald's testing performance tipsPestPHP Intellisense in Laravel VS Code Extension v1.7.0Axios npm Package Compromised With Remote Access TrojanPHPantom: A Fast PHP Language Server Built in RustPhpStorm 2026.1 ReleasedPAO: Agent-Optimized Output for PHP Testing ToolsManage Laravel Cloud from the Terminal with the New Cloud CLIMatt Stauffer Joins the PHP Foundation Board — What It Means for LaravelJSON Alexander Gives Developers a Simpler, More Trustworthy Way to View JSON in the BrowserJSON HeroLaracon US 2026 AnnouncedFormRequest Strict Mode and Queue Job Inspection in Laravel 13.4.0Laravel Cloud Adds Path Blocking to Prevent Bots From Waking Hibernated AppsLaravel Starter Kits Now Include Toast NotificationsDrop in comments for Filament with CommentionsLog User Activity in Your Laravel App with Activity Log v5 Manage Software Licenses in Laravel with Laravel LicensingArtisanFlow: A Flowchart Engine for Laravel and Alpine.jsLaravel QuickBooks MCP Server: Connect QuickBooks Online to AI ClientsPretty PHP Info: A Modern Replacement for phpinfo()Passage: A Lightweight API Proxy Gateway for LaravelTutorialsBuild an AI Chat Agent with Laravel 12, MongoDB Atlas Vector Search, and Voyage AIShip AI with Laravel: Smart Ticket Triage with Structured OutputShip AI with Laravel: Stop Your AI Agent from GuessingMaking Laravel MongoDB Operations Idempotent: Safe Retries for Financial Transactions

Claude vs. Codex: An experiment

The Future of Laravel Partnerships with Dave Hicking

The Laravel Podcast is brought to you by Tighten, your friendly neighborhood Laravel experts. Check us out at tighten.com and also by other sponsors you will hear about later in the episode. Matt Stauffer sits down with Dave Hicking, Laravel's Agency Partnership Manager, to trace his winding path into the Laravel world — from a UConn IT library to Tighten (twice), Yale's rare books collection, Userscape, and finally Laravel HQ.They dig into the evolution of the Laravel partner program, including the newly restructured tiers, and what Dave is actively building to make "partner" mean something beyond a logo on a page. The conversation covers the strategic thinking behind community growth, what real collaboration between Laravel and its agencies looks like, and why their success is genuinely, structurally mutual.Matt Stauffer on Twitter - https://x.com/mattstaufferDave Hicking Website - https://davehicking.comDave Hicking on Twitter - https://x.com/dhickingDave Hicking on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhicking/https://randsinrepose.com/ - https://randsinrepose.com/Pragmatic AI Podcast - https://pragmaticai.fm/Laravel Twitter - https://twitter.com/laravelphpLaravel Website - https://laravel.com/Tighten Website - https://tighten.com/Suggestion Box - https://suggest.gg/laravelpodcast----- Editing and transcription sponsored by Tighten - https://tighten.com/Big thanks to the companies that support the show:Honeybadger - https://www.honeybadger.io/for/laravel/Mailtrap - https://l.rw.rw/laravel_pod_1Thunk - https://tidyup.agency/Laravel - Laracon US and Laravel Cloud

127: Charge It To The Game w/ John Drexler & Daniel Coulbourne

Ian is joined by John Drexler & Daniel Coulbourne of Thunk to talk about their new app Tidy, what constitutes a moat in the age of AI, why phone spam is the absolute worst, and so much more.Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, & Laravel Private Cloud.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Bottomless Pits (03:05) - Tidyup.agency (15:30) - Zero Risk Agency (23:23) - The Schtick Is The Moat (37:52) - You Might Need To Pay Some Professionals (44:53) - Everyone's Playing Their Hands (52:39) - Business Dad Thoughts (01:22:03) - The Hard Pitch Links:ThunkDaniel CoulbourneJohn DrexlerTidyTalking Businessly Ep 89 w/ Justin JacksonLaravel Road Show: New York CitySilicon Valley clip 'Why would you go after revenue?'Laravel PartnersArango

Local and production should match even for Laravel tools

Ever installed a Laravel package locally and immediately accessed it, only to wonder later whether your access controls are actually working in production?In the latest episode of the No Compromises podcast, we discuss why tools like Telescope and Horizon behave differently in local environments versus production, and why that inconsistency is a problem worth solving.We make the case that developer convenience should never come at the cost of security confidence. If your gate logic cannot be exercised locally, you cannot truly trust it is protecting your production environment.We also dig into how Aaron worked around the issue by overriding the package's service provider logic, and why Laravel has since made this easier to handle cleanly.(00:00) - Why local and production environments should match (01:42) - How Telescope's gate logic behaves differently locally (03:01) - The risk of untestable access control logic (07:53) - How Aaron overrode the service provider to fix it (10:23) - Silly bit (00:00) Why local and production environments should match(01:42) How Telescope's gate logic behaves differently locally(03:01) The risk of untestable access control logic(07:53) How Aaron overrode the service provider to fix it(10:23) Silly bitOur courses took the production hits so your app doesn't have to.

The PHP Podcast 2026.04.09

The PHP Podcast April 9, 2026 | Guest Hosts: Joe Ferguson & Sara Golemon  Guest Hosts Joe Ferguson Senior Developer at PHP Architect Running for PHP 8.6 Release Manager (hands-on position, third attempt). Working on PHP infrastructure with Derek using Ansible and Proxmox. Fixed emoji Unicode support on people.php.net. @joepferguson Sara Golemon PHP Core Developer PHP Foundation board member. Former 7.x release manager. PHP Appalachia organizer. Moving out of the country soon. Deep expertise in Unicode, internals, and language design. Vocal advocate for balanced AI approaches. @[email protected] Connect & Hire PHP Architect Website Twitter/X Mastodon Hire PHP Developers Looking to hire PHP developers? Email [email protected] – Joe and the team are available for consulting, infrastructure work, Ansible playbooks, and code review. 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, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/     PHPScore Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore   CodeRabbit   Cut code review time & bugs in half instantly with CodeRabbit.   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The PHP Podcast The Official Podcast of PHP Architect Subscribe at phparch.com   The post The PHP Podcast 2026.04.09 appeared first on PHP Architect.

Community Corner: I Said No With Dr Jen Fry

 In this episode, Scott talks with Dr Jen Fry about Sports Geography, Saying NO, and her keynote at https://phptek.io/ (tickets still available). Links: Our Discord – https://discord.gg/aMTxunVx Buy our shirts – https://store.phparch.com/products/community-corner-podcast-t-shirt Jen’s Links: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenfry13/ Website – https://jenfrytalks.com/ Scott’s Links: Website – https://scott.keck-warren.com/ Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/scottkeckwarren.bsky.social LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-keck-warren-91689810/ Mastodon – https://phpc.social/@scottkeckwarren 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/ Partners 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, and scale your infrastructure with ease. https://displace.tech/ PHPScore Put Your Technical Debt on Autopay with PHPScore https://phpscore.com/ CodeRabit CodeRabbit – Cut code review time & bugs in half instantly with CodeRabbit. https://www.coderabbit.ai/ Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ #phpc #php #communityCornerPodcast #podcast #phptek The post Community Corner: I Said No With Dr Jen Fry appeared first on PHP Architect.

126: Scope Explosion

Ian and Aaron talk about why neither of them shipped this past week, how to surface features in an application, tweets going viral....oh, and they're starting a new podcast.  Welcome to Token Town.Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, & Laravel Private Cloud.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Ian Didn't Ship (06:33) - Aaron Didn't Ship (11:48) - Solo & MCP (21:16) - Surfacing Features (32:45) - Is AI Hype Dying Down? (37:42) - Viral Tweets (50:29) - Filter Out vs. Filter In (01:01:07) - Claude vs. OpenClaw (01:15:29) - Durable Objects & Databases (01:27:04) - Welcome to Token Town Links:Aaron's tweet about getting to 120fpsAaron's viral tweet about the astronautNate Silver vs. Nikita Bier on TwitterIan's viral tweet about Claude & OpenClawOpenAI acquires TBPNAaron's course on durable objectsLaravel Cloud MySQLToken Town