The Laravel Podcast

Welcome back to another episode of the Laravel podcast! In this episode, we dive into the exciting release of Laravel 11 and discuss its impact since it has been out in the wild. Taylor also shares his insights on the release and other recent developments in the Laravel ecosystem, including the launch of Herd Pro. Additionally, we discuss the new hires at Laravel, including Andre Valentin, Chris Fadao, Mohammed Said, and Alyssa Mazzina and touch on the topic of open-source sustainability.

• Taylor Otwell's Twitter - https://twitter.com/taylorotwell
• Matt Stauffer’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/stauffermatt
• Laravel Twitter - https://twitter.com/laravelphp
• Laravel Website - https://laravel.com/
• Tighten Website - https://tighten.com/
• Laravel 11 - https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/releases
• Laravel Careers - https://laravel.com/careers
• Laravel Reverb - https://laravel.com/docs/master/reverb
• Laravel Herd - https://herd.laravel.com/
• Laravel Herd for Windows - https://herd.laravel.com/windows
• Laravel Valet - https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/valet
• Christoph Rumpel Forge Productivity Tweet: https://x.com/christophrumpel/status/1773738874264600608?s=20
• Andre Valentin Twitter - @‌theandreval Laravel Director of Engineering
• Chris Fidao Twitter - @‌fideloper Laravel Infrastructure Engineer
• Mohammed Said Twitter - @‌themsaid
• Alyssa Mazzina Twitter - @‌alyssamazzina
• Laragon - https://laragon.org/
• Django - https://www.djangoproject.com/
• Spatie - https://spatie.be/
• Laracon US - https://laracon.us/

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(Posted in the middle of Season Six, to take advantage of new features in our podcast hosting platform)

In this episode of the Laravel Podcast, we are diving into the highlights of Laracon EU including the unveiling of Laravel 11 and the introduction of Laravel Reverb. Taylor Otwell shares insights on the streamlined application structure and new features in Laravel 11. We also discuss the launch of Laravel Herd for Windows and Herd Pro, offering power user features for local development, and provide some exciting updates about the upcoming Laracon US.

• Taylor Otwell's Twitter - https://twitter.com/taylorotwell
• Matt Stauffer’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/stauffermatt
• Laravel Twitter - https://twitter.com/laravelphp
• Laravel Website - https://laravel.com/
• Tighten Website - https://tighten.com/
• Laracon EU Photo Gallery Tweet - https://x.com/LaraconEU/status/1755957896209113444?s=20
• Laravel Reverb - https://laravel.com/docs/master/reverb
• Laravel 11 - https://laravel.com/docs/master/releases
• Thiery Laverdure's Project - https://github.com/tlaverdure/laravel-echo-server
• Pusher - https://pusher.com/
• Ably - https://ably.com/
• Laravel Herd - https://herd.laravel.com/
• Adam Wathan Twitter - https://twitter.com/adamwathan
• Jess Archer Twitter - https://twitter.com/jessarchercodes
• Luke Twitter Downing Twitter - https://twitter.com/lukedowning19
• Daniel Coulbourne Twitter - https://twitter.com/DCoulbourne
• Joe Dixon Twitter - https://twitter.com/_joedixon
• Philo Hermans Twitter - https://twitter.com/Philo01?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
• Laracon US - https://laracon.us/
• Laracon CFP Talk Submission Form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlyTDvqeKNB3r-wVNmDBlE23oHKEL4m8lzL5nci0YPH_5WYA/viewform

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In this episode of the Laravel Podcast, we talk about the recent announcement of hiring a new head of engineering at Laravel and the impact it will have on the future of Laravel. We also dive into the upcoming conferences and events, including Laracon EU, Laracon US, and Laracon India. Additionally, we talk about Typesense, a potential alternative to Meilisearch and Algolia for self-hosted search functionality.

• Taylor Otwell's Twitter - https://twitter.com/taylorotwell
• Matt Stauffer’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/stauffermatt
• Laravel Twitter - https://twitter.com/laravelphp
• Laravel Website - https://laravel.com/
• Tighten.co - https://tighten.com/
• VP/Head of Engineering at Laravel - https://frequent-pick-a8d.notion.site/VP-Head-of-Engineering-at-Laravel-149b566a670841f7a74b3e904e261693
• Laracon EU - https://laracon.eu/
• Laracon US - https://laracon.us/
• Laravel Herd - https://herd.laravel.com/
• Laravel 11 - https://laravel.com/docs/master/releases
• Laravel Live Denmark -https://laravellive.dk/
• Laravel Live UK - https://laravellive.uk/
• Laracon India - https://laracon.in/
• Caleb Porzio Twitter - https://twitter.com/calebporzio
• Livewire: https://laravel-livewire.com/
• ThePrimeagen Twitter - https://twitter.com/ThePrimeagen
• The Factory - https://www.thefactoryindeepellum.com/
• Eric Barnes Twitter - https://twitter.com/ericlbarnes
• Joe Dixon Twitter - https://twitter.com/_joedixon
• James Brooks - https://twitter.com/jbrooksuk
• Freek VAn der Herten Twitter - https://twitter.com/freekmurze?lang=en
• Peter Suhm Twitter - https://twitter.com/petersuhm
• Michele Hansen Twitter - https://twitter.com/mjwhansen
• Laracon AU Twitter - https://twitter.com/LaraconAU
• Laravel Scout - https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/scout
• Typesense - https://typesense.org/
• Algolia -https://algolia.com/
• Meilisearch - https://www.meilisearch.com/
• Elasticsearch - https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch
• Laravel Sail - https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/sail
• Laravel Vapor - https://vapor.laravel.com/
• Early Vapor Tweet - https://x.com/taylorotwell/status/1748782542663131442?s=20
• Tailwind CSS - https://tailwindcss.com/

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In this episode of the Laravel Podcast we are packing it in! We're diving into the freshest drops, like FrankenPHP, Cashier Quickstarts, and the buzz about the upcoming Laravel Worldwide Meetup. We'll also weigh Cashier against Spark, discuss boot service providers for all your apps, pit Pest versus PHPUnit for testing, and get into the details of how we manage our teams.

• Taylor Otwell's Twitter - https://twitter.com/taylorotwell
• Matt Stauffer’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/stauffermatt
• Laravel Twitter - https://twitter.com/laravelphp
• Laravel Website - https://laravel.com/
• Tighten.co - https://tighten.com/
• Taylor and Ramus Tweet - https://x.com/taylorotwell/status/1732607829239116057?s=20
• Chris Fidao Frankenphp video - https://youtu.be/q6FQaaFZVy4?si=MU1AAi7-UNgLH-Ni
• Laravel Worldwide Meetup - meetup.laravel.com
• Colin DeCarlo Twitter -  https://twitter.com/colindecarlo
• Vehikl Twitter -  https://twitter.com/vehikl
• Cashier Quick Start -  https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/billing#quickstart
• Dries Vints Twitter - https://twitter.com/driesvints
• Ian Landsman Twitter - https://twitter.com/ianlandsman
• Ian Boot Service Tweet: https://x.com/ianlandsman/status/1744903740329443588?s=20
• Eric Barnes Twitter - https://twitter.com/ericlbarnes
• Taylor Test Runner Poll Tweet -  https://x.com/taylorotwell/status/1744729110163988949?s=20
• Lambo - https://github.com/tighten/lambo
• Matt's video Pest as a Test Runner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3tfEtbMTEI
• Remote - https://basecamp.com/books/remote
• Lastlings - https://www.lastlings.com/
• Harry Styles - https://www.hstyles.co.uk/
• Don't Worry Darling - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10731256/
• Spider Man soundtracks - https://music.apple.com/us/album/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-soundtrack-from/1453876765 & https://music.apple.com/us/album/metro-boomin-presents-spider-man-across-the-spider/1690685331
• Jamila Woods - https://www.jamila-woods.com/

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In this episode of the Laravel Podcast, we revisit a Laravel Snippet from 2019 in which Taylor talks about how he comes up with ideas for products.

We also cover how to build your audience, how to balance perfection and just shipping, and how to finish what you’ve started.

Whether you identify as a programmer or harbor aspirations of entrepreneurship, this episode promises to offer valuable insights and inspiration for the successful launch of your software products.

• Taylor Otwell's Twitter - https://twitter.com/taylorotwell
• Matt Stauffer’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/stauffermatt
• Laravel Twitter - https://twitter.com/laravelphp
• Laravel Website - https://laravel.com/
• Tighten Website - https://tighten.com/
• Laravel Snippet: https://blog.laravel.com/laravel-snippet-15
• Forge - https://forge.laravel.com/
• Pennant: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/pennant
• Tailwind: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Vapor - https://vapor.laravel.com/
• Envoyer: https://envoyer.io/
• Nova: https://nova.laravel.com/
• Spark: https://spark.laravel.com/
• Digital Ocean: https://www.digitalocean.com/
• Pusher: https://pusher.com/
• How to Win Friends and Influence People Book: Amazon link
• Adam Wathan Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamwathan
• Steve Shoger Twitter: https://twitter.com/steveschoger
• Aaron Francis Twitter: https://twitter.com/aarondfrancis
• Nova Packages: https://novapackages.com/
• Built for Pulse: https://builtforpulse.com/
• Justin Jackson Twitter: https://twitter.com/mijustin

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In this episode, we're unwrapping the highlights from Laracon AU, with a special focus on Laravel Pulse leading our discussion. Taylor takes the reins to guide us through the origins and functionality of Laravel Pulse, a health monitoring tool for your Laravel applications.

We then shift our discussion to Laravel first party packages.  Taylor openly shares insights into his decision-making process—revealing how he selects packages to join the Laravel family and when it's time to bid them farewell.

Our conversation doesn’t end there though.  We also look at the future of Laravel and examine the strategies used for continually injecting innovation and fresh ideas into the Laravel ecosystem.

• Taylor Otwell's Twitter - https://twitter.com/taylorotwell
• Matt Stauffer’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/stauffermatt
• Laravel Twitter - https://twitter.com/laravelphp
• Laravel Website - https://laravel.com/
• Tighten.co - https://tighten.com/
• Laravel Pulse: https://pulse.laravel.com/
• Laracon AU - https://laracon.au/
• Bugsnag: https://www.bugsnag.com/
• Cashier: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/billing
• Docker: https://www.docker.com
• Forge - https://forge.laravel.com/
• Herd: https://herd.laravel.com/
• Horizon: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/horizon
• Inertia - https://inertiajs.com/
• Livewire: https://laravel-livewire.com/
• Lumen: https://lumen.laravel.com/docs/10.x
• Mix: https://laravel-mix.com/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• Passport: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/passport
• Pennant: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/pennant
• Sentry: https://sentry.io/for/php/
• Tailwind: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Telescope: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/telescope
• Tony Messias Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonysmdev
• Valet: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/valet
• Vapor - https://vapor.laravel.com/

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In this jam-packed episode, we dive deep into the world of app development, exploring the essential choices and tools that shape a successful project from start to finish. Join us as we share our preferred tech stacks for launching a brand new app, discuss the intricacies of hosting and deploying Laravel applications, and explore the myriad of options available.

Whether you're a seasoned developer or just embarking on your coding journey, consider this episode your roadmap to cultivating a robust and efficient app development process.

• Taylor Otwell's Twitter - https://twitter.com/taylorotwell
• Matt Stauffer’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/stauffermatt
• Laravel Twitter - https://twitter.com/laravelphp
• Laravel Website - https://laravel.com/
• Tighten.co - https://tighten.com/
• Laracon AU - https://laracon.au/
• Forge - https://forge.laravel.com/
• Livewire: https://laravel-livewire.com/
• Inertia - https://inertiajs.com/
• Tailwind: https://tailwindcss.com/
• Blade - https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/blade
• Breeze - https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/starter-kits#laravel-breezeJetstream:
• Herd: https://herd.laravel.com/
• Valet: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/valet
• Docker: https://www.docker.com
• DBngin: https://dbngin.com/
• Homebrew: https://brew.sh/
• Takeout: https://github.com/tighten/takeout
• VS code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• PHPstorm: https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/
• Sublime Text: https://www.sublimetext.com/
• Sarah Drasner Nightowl Theme: https://vscodethemes.com/e/sdras.night-owl/night-owl
• Bugsnag: https://www.bugsnag.com/
• Sentry: https://sentry.io/for/php/
• Pusher: https://pusher.com/docs/beams/reference/server-sdk-php/
• Envoyer - https://envoyer.io/
• Vapor - https://vapor.laravel.com/
• Postmark: https://postmarkapp.com/send-email/php
• Github actions: https://github.com/features/actions
• Honeybadger: https://docs.honeybadger.io/lib/php/
• Flare: https://flareapp.io/
• Chipper CI: https://chipperci.com/
• Algolia: https://www.algolia.com/
• Oh Dear: https://ohdear.app/
• Telescope: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/telescope
• Horizon: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/horizon
• Papertrail: https://www.papertrail.com

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You asked, we answered! In this episode we are addressing your questions! Join us as we explore a typical day in Taylor’s life at Laravel, share insights on remote team management, and inquire about Taylor’s productivity secrets. We also share our regrets related to Laravel and Tighten, and engage in a candid conversation about marriage.

• Taylor Otwell's Twitter - https://twitter.com/taylorotwell
• Matt Stauffer’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/stauffermatt
• Laravel Twitter - https://twitter.com/laravelphp
• Laravel Website - https://laravel.com/
• Tighten.co - https://tighten.com/
• Basecamp - https://basecamp.com/
• Slab - https://slab.com/
• Trello - https://trello.com/
• Laracon AU - https://laracon.au/
• Laracon EU - https://laracon.eu/

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Join us in this episode as we discuss the new Livewire + Volt Functional API stack for Breeze and its capabilities. We also demystify essential testing best practices to keep your code scandal-free and away from front-page mishaps. Uncover the art of crafting meaningful tests, evaluate the pros and cons of Pest vs. PHPUnit, venture into the realm of traits and inheritance, and determine the optimal number of tests for your project. Tune in for a jam-packed episode brimming with insights and strategies to elevate your testing game.

• Taylor Otwell's Twitter - https://twitter.com/taylorotwell
• Matt Stauffer’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/stauffermatt
• Laravel Twitter - https://twitter.com/laravelphp
• Laravel Website - https://laravel.com/
• Livewire Volt - https://livewire.laravel.com/docs/volt
• Laravel Folio - https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/folio
• PEST - https://pestphp.com/
• Podcast: Pest, With Nuno Maduro: https://laravelpodcast.com/episodes/pest-with-nuno-maduro
• PHPUnit - https://phpunit.de/
• Inertia - https://inertiajs.com/
• Tighten.co - https://tighten.com/
• Docker - https://www.docker.com/company/
• Vala’s Pumpkin Patch - https://www.valaspumpkinpatch.com/

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