In this episode, Scott talks to Keith “Danger” Casey about being called “Danger”, his talks at php[tek] 2024, and the benefits of going to conferences.  Links: caseysoftware.com LinkedIn Learning – https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/keith-casey Tickets to php[tek] 2024 – http://tinyurl.com/tek-2024-tickets The post Community Corner: Keith “Danger” Casey appeared first on php[architect ..read more

In this episode, Scott talks to Mark Niebergall about his talks at php[tek] 2024, preparing to do a 3-hour tutorial track talk, his work as a PHP-FIG Secretary, and the current opening as a PHP-FIG Secretary.  Links: PHP-FIG: www.php-fig.org Tickets to php[tek] 2024 – http://tinyurl.com/tek-2024-tickets The post Community Corner: Mark Niebergall appeared first on php[architect ..read more

In this video, Scott talks to Nils Adermann about composer, Private Packagist, and Nil’s talk at php[tek] 2024.  Links: Private Packagist – https://packagist.com/ Tickets to php[tek] 2024 – http://tinyurl.com/tek-2024-tickets The post Community Corner: Nils Adermann appeared first on php[architect ..read more

In this video, Scott talks to James Seconde about what services Vonage provides developers and his talks at php[tek] 2024. Links: Tickets to php[tek] 2024 – http://tinyurl.com/tek-2024-tickets The post Community Corner: James Seconde appeared first on php[architect ..read more

In this video, Scott talks to Tim Lytle about tips for new conference attendees and his talk on Docker at php[tek] 2024.  Links: Dev Friday Show – https://devfridayshow.com/ Tickets to php[tek] 2024 – http://tinyurl.com/tek-2024-tickets The post Community Corner: Tim Lytle appeared first on php[architect ..read more

In our industry, you can’t be too set in your ways. You have to always be open to learning. You keep learning, or you fall behind. That’s not to say some of us older developers in the industry can’t teach new people some old tricks that are still relevant. Whether you’re new to the game and writing your first “Hello World,” or you’re a seasoned developer with battle scars in a Git repository to prove it, you should never pass up the opportunity to sit down with others in your industry and talk about ideas, patterns, and challenges. This has always been a challenge for me. I’m not very social ..read more

Scott talks to Larry Garfield about his talks at php[tek] 2024 and the open source projects he’s created and maintained for the community. Links: Larry’s Blogs – https://www.garfieldtech.com and https://peakd.com/@crell Serde – https://github.com/Crell/Serde AttributeUtils – https://github.com/Crell/AttributeUtils Tickets to php[tek] 2024 – http://tinyurl.com/tek-2024-tickets The post Community Corner: Larry Garfield appeared first on php[architect ..read more

In this episode, Scott talks to April Wensel from Compassionate Coding about empathy in coding and her keynote at php[tek] 2024. The post Community Corner: Interview With April Wensel of Compassionate Coding appeared first on php[architect ..read more

Every month, we here at php[architect], as well as an extended group of fantastic PHP community members from around the world, work very hard to deliver a magazine that will help equip you with not just the knowledge but also the perspective needed to navigate the complexities of managing projects and day to day coding. As the PHP landscape evolves, staying informed and adaptable is key. We hope this issue serves as both a compass and a map, guiding you through the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in PHP development. The post The PHP Gambit: Winning Strategies in Code appeared first ..read more

Docker is one of the best ways to have a consistent environment across multiple computers, but for new developers (and even not-so-new developers), it can be hard to understand and set up. Thankfully, the Laravel team has created Laravel Sail to make Docker a much easier tool to use when we’re working on Laravel projects. In this article, we’ll discuss what Laravel Sail is, how to install and configure it, and then go through some common tasks.  What is Laravel Sail? The Laravel Sail library provides a lightweight command-line interface for interacting with Docker development environments in ..read more