Eric, John, and Oscar talk about changes behind the screen and the September 2021 issue, It’s Really an Upgrade.

Topics Covered

* Changes in ownership at php[architect]

* The Rector project: using it to upgrade and downgrade library code.

* CQRS: using it to scale database reads and writes.

* JWTs and Security

* Livewire and JavaScript front end frameworks for PHP developers

* Sebastian Bergmann and the PHPUnit project

* Xdebug tutorials on YouTube

* MVC pattern in PHP applications

* Animating Life with Imagick

* Why its a good thing that PHP is “the Worst” and why that makes it successful.

* Why its essential to keep learning.