In this episode, Matt Stauffer interviews Ryuta Hamasaki, a senior software engineer at Laravel, who shares his journey from discovering Laravel to becoming a key player in the Laravel community. Ryuta discusses his experiences attending international conferences, his motivations for organizing Laravel Live Japan, and his day-to-day work at Laravel, particularly on the Nightwatch team. The conversation highlights the importance of community, collaboration, and the challenges of organizing tech events in Japan.

• Matt Stauffer on Twitter
• Ryuta Hamasaki (@avosalmon) on X
• Ryuta on GitHub
• Laravel Live Japan
• Laravel Twitter
• Laravel Website
• Tighten Website
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