This week @ianlandsman.com had a bombshell announcement for @aaronfrancis.com about Outro.fm - he Laravel New'd it! Is this two steps forward, three steps back? Is this a "business dad" move or is Ian actually "developer dad"? Is this the first time Aaron's ever been speechless?!

We crossed 1 million deployments on Laravel Cloud 🔥 blog.laravel.com/1m-deploys-o...

Look at this lineup of speakers 🔥

Want to help the NativePHP cause? Please give a little upvote and share this with others www.producthunt.com/products/nat...

Ticket sales and more details are live now: wire-live.com

OK, so the Tighten logo isn't the only thing exciting (to me) about the Wire:Live web site. I'm also super excited to share I'll be speaking! We love using Livewire as one of our primary frontend stacks at @tighten.com, so I'm honored to be on stage for the inaugural conference!

ICYMI: The first-ever Wire Live is coming to Buffalo on October 28th-29th! Grab your tickets now at wire-live.com ⚡️

Last week on Mostly Technical, @ianlandsman.com talked to @aaronfrancis.com about his plans for a Molly's Game situation. He wants to build a stable of horses! For poker! Trust us - it all makes sense.

Laravel Cloud is SOC 2 Type II certified. Forge & Nightwatch are next.

What happens when code is cheap to create? Last month I spoke at Laracon US about this very question and why while we might see a flood of vibe coded apps, that doesn't mean this is the end of the line for traditional software development.

My talk from Laracon US is live 🥳 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1tD... In 10 minutes & 66 (!) slides I cover everything from academic libraries📚 to Y2K-era dotcom puppets🐶 and why your taste & judgement will matter more than ever before.

Excited about the next generation of Laravel Forge? So are we! Sign up for the Early Access list at vps.laravel.com

On this week's show, @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com recap the most important event that happened during Laracon: The Hot Takes Game during the Mostly Technical Party. And frankly? Ian's got a lot of problems with a lot of people.

"AI can generate code, but it can't generate taste. Invent the unexpected, and embrace your humanity" - @davehicking.com #laraconus

I really really love how many conversations at Laracon started with “hi, I’m [name], we know each other from the Internet?”

Trump's new executive order about AI states that companies' models must not incorporate the idea that trans people exist as a concept. Seems bad.

Typical morning discussion with my wife about today’s Connections

Superman was tremendous. So much fun. Highly recommended, on the best quality screen you can find.

Here's the full instrumental so you can keep shimmying whenever 🤣

Definitely need some more stickers on this laptop but Laracon is only a month away 🙏

I got introduced to some amazing pizza tonight courtesy of @johnbon.dev 🔥

This week @ianlandsman.com tells @aaronfrancis.com about his mysterious new side project: outro.fm

We've had a fair number of requests for Nightwatch setup instructions on Vapor, so we put together a guide to help get you started. Nightwatch 🤝 Vapor nightwatch.laravel.com/docs/guides/...

Just spent 20 minutes poking around Nightwatch with @cmorrell.com and his "what the hell is this" per minute was pretty high! And this is on an app he's maintained for 20 years 👏🏻 well done Nightwatch team

We just shipped Nightwatch: application monitoring & logging obsessively optimized for Laravel. ✨ Start with a single command 📊 Monitor every event ⏱️ Review precise timelines & logs ⚠️ Hear less noise with smart alerts And much more, including a free plan for anywhere you deploy Laravel apps.

Forget vanity metrics. The real test of whether an ad is working is whether people mention it in Slack. (Congrats to @aaronfrancis.com and @ianlandsman.com and the @mostlytechnical.com on this one) Podcast ads work!

🚨 Folks - tickets for this year's #LaraconAU go on sale tomorrow! Early bird and Premium Bundle tickets will be available in limited quantities. Community sponsors and companies sending their teams can grab their tickets, too! We can't wait to #LevelUp in November!

Reactionaries hate universities because they create open-minded liberated people open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

Ready for my first day at @laravel.com LFG 🚀

↗️ Ready to level up? Tickets for #LaraconAU 2025 drop very soon. You won't want to miss what we've got in store this year 👀 📬 Sign up at laracon.au to be the first to know when tickets are available

When do you know if you're ready to become a senior developer? @rissabubbles.bsky.social joins @davehicking.com to talk about how much experience you need and how to talk to your team about what it means to be a senior dev.

I've been considering this for a while, so it's time to throw it out into the world... Securing Laravel is now open to sponsorships! 🎉 Your company can sponsor my weekly Security Tips, supporting my work in improving security within the Laravel and PHP communities . 👉 securinglaravel.com/sponsor

My talk from @laracon.in is finally live! Come for the gigantic white text on black backgrounds, stay for the secrets to developer happiness 👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kzx...

Hey that’s me! I’m honored to share the stage at this year’s Laracon US with an amazing crew of speakers. Early bird pricing ends on May 31st so head to laracon.us & grab your tickets ASAP!

Correct ideas are robust -- the more you poke them, the more true they are. Your 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 idea is brittle, because it’s not correct, though it contains a kernel of truth. Validation is the art of finding the kernel and changing the rest.

great crew go.bsky.app/En6zWEp

Laracon AU is an awesome conference, and an unbeatable speaker experience. If you haven't submitted yet, you really should.

With the job market feeling more competitive than ever, how can you stand out? @mattstauffer.com talks to @davehicking.com about how to go the extra mile and what he looks for when trying to decide if it's worth moving a candidate on to the next round.

Should all job postings have a listed salary range? Or is it more complicated than that? @benholmen.com joined @davehicking.com to talk about why it's increasingly expected, why it's better for all parties involved, and what to do if you're not allowed to share the salary range.

This week on MT @taylorotwell.bsky.social talks with @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com about why it’s the best time ever to be a coder, why you still need a good idea, and why we all need to learn how to step back and accept when your ideas are too niche or just not good enough.

The Mostly Technical Pre-Party is coming to Laracon US! @ianlandsman.com & @aaronfrancis.com talk with @taylorotwell.bsky.social about the MT party and other cool things in the works for Laracon US 🎉

If you've ever felt so much despair during a job search that you've wanted to cry, you're not alone. @leaht.codes talks to @davehicking.com about how she organized her job search earlier this year and how it’s totally normal and human to feel terrible when you don’t get an offer ❤️

Whoa whoa whoa you're not my therapist Slack, you're not supposed to read me so clearly.

Love love love this idea.

Another giveaway, y'all! The last two London Live conferences I went to were just amazing, the people, the talks, the food, the weather! Once again, I'll be reposting this a few times to make sure it reaches as many people as possible so please do not mute me 😇 💜.

This giveaway is still open, just sayin' 👀.

When you're hiring, how do you decide between hiring for experience or hiring for potential - or is that a false choice altogether? @benholmen.com & @davehicking.com talk about knowing what you need, what you can afford, & more.

It's been amazing to see what @zuzana-k.com has been able to do with @larabelles.com during whatever time she could scrape together outside of her regular job, so I can't *wait* to see what she does now that she's going to be full-time on Larabelles ❤️ Support them ASAP at larabelles.com/support-us!

Episode 28 of Over Engineered is out! 🎙️ The next era of Larabelles w/ Zuzana Kunckova Check it out:

overcast.fm/+ABLIFpXE4o4 We’re so back.