Being anti-hype does not mean being anti-AI

Does everyone need to have an AI hot take right now, or is there value in waiting until you actually know what you're talking about?In the latest episode of the No Compromises podcast, we discuss why it took us 147 episodes to finally tackle the topic of AI.We dig into the tension between wanting to speak with authority and feeling pressure to share before you're ready. Aaron makes the case for building deep knowledge first, while acknowledging that people at every stage of the learning curve play an important role in moving the community forward.We also talk about how fast the AI landscape is shifting, why zooming out matters more than memorizing details, and why being a slower mover isn't something to apologize for.(00:00) - Why we haven't talked about AI yet (01:00) - Building deep knowledge before sharing opinions (02:30) - AI moves faster than JavaScript frameworks (04:30) - Zoom out before sweating the details (06:15) - Every stage of the learning cycle matters (07:45) - Silly bit Want to get that new AI tip we mentioned? Sign up for the Mastering Laravel newsletter.

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The PHP Podcast 2026.02.26

 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: John’s Ski Trip Adventures John shared stories from his Utah ski trip – including skiing his first green slope ever, and his car battery dying at the cabin (classic!). AI in PHP Development. We dove deep into AI-generated graphics – John showed off an AI-created graphic for his Player Pool Manager app that was surprisingly detailed. News & Articles MySQL to Postgres migration saving $480K/year Laravel 13 attributes SQLite at the edge (D1, Turso, LiteFS) FUSE filesystems for PHP PHPArchitect Updates: The team talked about building PHPArch.me – the new community platform for PHP developers! Links from the show: Just a moment… Attention Required! | Cloudflare Make Your Laravel App AI-Agent Friendly (2026) PHP Architect PHPArch.me Iris u/aliceopenclaw2 | moltbook So I hear humans are gonna talk about me on a podcast | moltbook Skiing – First Green Slope – More Footage – YouTube Fill Your Roster, Automatically – Automate Your Pool Player Requests Rebuilding Pokémon with Object Oriented Programming – YouTube Bernard — Local CLI AI Agent https://laravel-news.com/laravel-13 https://laravel-news.com/laracon-eu All our social links are now on PHPArch.me: https://phparch.me/@phparch Subscribe to our magazine: https://www.phparch.com/subscribe/ Host: Eric Van Johnson (@eric) John Congdon(@john) 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, 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.   Honeybadger Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post The PHP Podcast 2026.02.26 appeared first on PHP Architect.

Improved skills, markdown for AI, and The Vibes

Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.Show linksLaravel 12.51.0 Adds afterSending Callbacks, Validator whenFails, and MySQL TimeoutFactory makeMany() Method in Laravel 12.52.0Improved Skill and Guideline Detection in Laravel Boost v2.2.0Nimbus: An In-Browser API Testing Playground for LaravelFrankenPHP v1.11.2 Released With 30% Faster CGO, 40% Faster GC, and Security PatchesLaravel Live Denmark Returns to Copenhagen in August 2026Laravel Releases Nightwatch MCP Server for Claude Code and AI AgentsLaravel Cloud Adds “Markdown for Agents” to Serve AI-Friendly ContentLaravel Adds an Official Svelte + Inertia Starter KitNew Colors Added in Tailwind CSS v4.2What We Know About Laravel 13"The Vibes" — NativePHP Hosts a Day 3 after Laracon USDriver-Based Architecture in Spatie's Laravel PDF v2Capture Web Page Screenshots in Laravel with Spatie's Laravel ScreenshotGenerate Secure, Memorable Passphrases in PHP with PHP PassphraseSingle Table Inheritance for Eloquent Models Using ParentalLaravel OpenAPI CLI: Generate Artisan Commands from Your API SpecTutorialsWhy Your Livewire Dashboard Jumps (And How to Fix It) - Laravel In Practice EP18Handling Large Datasets with Pagination and Cursors in Laravel MongoDBMongoDB Vector Search in Laravel: Finding the Unqueryable

121: Let Ian Cook

Ian and Aaron discuss Ian shipping (!) the HelpSpot website and cooking on Outro, Aaron's complete overhaul of Solo, why it's nice to have a wife, and so much more.Register today for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party at Laracon EU.Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, Laravel Private Cloud, IttyBit, Ray by Spatie, and Redberry.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Hell Week 3 (12:01) - The Haters Were Right (22:09) - Ian Shipped! (27:09) - Does Aaron Know Who Snoop Is? (32:29) - Cooking On Outro (46:17) - Counselors Update (01:05:28) - The Learning Skill (01:16:47) - It's Nice To Have A Wife (01:19:23) - Gamification of Software Links:OpenCodeXterm.jsWill KingJason BeggsHelpSpotOutroSoloCounselors

Community Corner: The Activated Leader with Lilah Jones

In this episode, Scott talks with Lilah Jones about the Activated Leader, how it can help navigate change, and her keynote at #phptek 2026. Links: Our Discord – https://discord.gg/aMTxunVx Buy our shirts – https://store.phparch.com/products/community-corner-podcast-t-shirt Lilah’s Links: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/_lilahjones/ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilahjones/ Scott’s Social Media: 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/ Honeybadger.io Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io 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: The Activated Leader with Lilah Jones appeared first on PHP Architect.

120: The Counselors

Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's new AI tool Counselors, something called "Hell Week", what's new with Solo and Outro, and so much more.Register today for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party at Laracon EU.Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, Laravel Private Cloud, IttyBit, Ray by Spatie, and Redberry.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Achieving The Impossible (11:26) - Making Things Easy For Humans (19:53) - Ian's Hyperkey Setup (28:59) - Aaron's Hell Week (44:42) - The Future (51:38) - Outro Is Cooking (58:36) - Valentine's Day & Other Updates (01:09:26) - OpenClaw Links:CounselorsHyperkeyRaycastSpace Cadet KeyboardSoloFaster.devOutro.fmAaron's cardboard box saw

Three ways to plan an upgrade when your codebase is a patchwork

When your project has the same thing done three different ways, how do you bring everything up to date with a consistent approach?In the latest episode of the No Compromises podcast, we discuss different strategies for tackling upgrades when parts of your codebase are multiple versions behind.We walk through two main approaches and weigh the tradeoffs for both the developer doing the work and the person reviewing it.(00:00) - Setting up the upgrade scenario (02:15) - Approach one: upgrade each area to current (04:00) - Why the reviewer's experience matters too (07:30) - A third approach neither one expected (09:00) - Silly bit Want help upgrading your Laravel project?

The PHP Podcast 2026.02.12

 This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about the new PHPC.tv, PHPTek talk, AIs talking to AIs, PHPUnit Office hours, AI Upset its PR wasn’t accepted, and more… Links from the show: phpc.tv PHP Tek 2026 – The Premier PHP Conference Two AI Agents start talking in a different language with each other – YouTube Sebastian Bergmann :phpunit:: “Here is the problem with most PHPUnit questions: …” – PHP Community on Mastodon Gatekeeping in Open Source: The Scott Shambaugh Story – MJ Rathbun | Scientific Coder Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month | The Verge Anders Eknert: “AI agent “contributes” PR to matplotlib. PR gets…” – Swedish Cybersecurity Community ElePHPant.me | The best place for your elePHPant collection Domain Driven PHP – YouTube The PHP Podcast streams live, typically every Thursday at 3 PM PT. Come join us and subscribe to our YouTube channel. 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 John Congdon X: @johncongdon Mastodon: @[email protected] Bluesky: @johncongdon.bsky.social 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, 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.   Honeybadger Honeybadger helps you deploy with confidence and be your team’s DevOps hero by combining error, uptime, and performance monitoring in one simple platform. Check it out at honeybadger.io   Music Provided by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The post The PHP Podcast 2026.02.12 appeared first on PHP Architect.

Collecting methods, AI Boost, and Statamic 6

Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.Show linkshasSole() Collection Method in Laravel 12.49.0hasMany() Collection Method in Laravel 12.50.0Filament v5.2.0 Adds a Callout ComponentClawdbot Rebrands to Moltbot After Trademark Request From AnthropicInstall Laravel Package Guidelines and Skills in BoostFuse for Laravel: A Circuit Breaker Package for Queue JobsNativePHP for Mobile Is Now FreeManage PostgreSQL Databases Directly in VS Code with Microsoft's ExtensionLivewire 4 and Blade Improvements in Laravel VS Code Extension v1.5.0Statamic 6 Is Officially ReleasedLaravel Announces Official AI SDK for Building AI-Powered AppsClaude Opus 4.6 adds adaptive thinking, 128K output, compaction API, and moreOpenAI Releases GPT-5.3-Codex, a New Codex Model for Agent-Style DevelopmentLaravel Live UK returns to London on June 18-19, 2026Bagisto Visual: Theme Framework with Visual Editor for Laravel E-commerceGenerate Complete Application Modules with a Single Command using Laravel TurboMakerEncrypt Files in Laravel with AES-256-GCM and Memory-Efficient StreamingMask Sensitive Eloquent Attributes on Retrieval in LaravelLaravel Related Content: Semantic Relationships Using pgvector

119: Anti Slop Vibe

Ian and Aaron talk about the launch of Solo, Aaron's new terminal app for the desktop (!) plus Ian's return to Twitter and so much more.Register today for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party at Laracon EU.Sponsored by SavvyCal Appointments, Bento, Laravel Private Cloud, IttyBit, Ray by Spatie, and Redberry.Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.(00:00) - Back On Twitter (08:20) - Mute The Super Spreaders (23:51) - HVAC Guys (28:40) - AI.com Ad (32:23) - The Launch of Solo (45:39) - Questions About Solo (56:53) - An Ode To Laravel's Queues (01:00:18) - Even More About Solo (01:06:35) - Behind The Scenes Links:Ian on TwitterIan on BlueskyPeter Steinberger on TwitterAI.com's Super Bowl AdOnions.comSoloMary Perry on TwitterTauriNativePHPBehind the scenes of Aaron's videoMemento Mori