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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Taylor Otwell, the creator of Laravel. Taylor shares insights on his journey from creating Laravel in his free time to building a strong community and user base. He discusses Laravel’s growth, including the major features and tools that were developed over the years. Taylor also shares his outlook on the PHP ecosystem, productivity tips, and plans for Laravel Cloud, a new deployment platform for PHP and Laravel applications.
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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Taylor Otwell, the creator of Laravel. Taylor shares insights on his journey from creating Laravel in his free time to building a strong community and user base. He discusses Laravel’s growth, including the major features and tools that were developed over the years. Taylor also shares his outlook on the PHP ecosystem, productivity tips, and plans for Laravel Cloud, a new deployment platform for PHP and Laravel applications.
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In this episode, Wes and Scott welcome Taylor Otwell, the creator of Laravel, a popular PHP framework known for its ease of use and robust community. The discussion starts with Taylor's journey from creating Laravel in his spare time to leading a strong ecosystem while maintaining his commitment to open source.
Taylor discusses the major features of Laravel, including user authentication and built-in database management. He explains the significance of community packages and other tools such as Livewire and Inertia, which help connect the backend with modern front-end frameworks like React.
Reflecting on the Laracon conferences, Taylor shares his surprise at the growth from just 90 attendees at the first conference in 2013 to nearly 950 attendees in the latest event. He discusses the inspiration to host such events to build community and engage Laravel users.
Taylor reveals plans for Laravel Cloud, aiming to provide a comprehensive managed solution for deploying Laravel applications, thereby facilitating better experiences comparable to platforms like Vercel for the PHP community.
In comparing Laravel with JavaScript frameworks, Taylor discusses why PHP frameworks like Laravel find a stronger foothold in building comprehensive applications, mentioning the capabilities Laravel provides right out of the box. He also addresses misconceptions about modern PHP, reinforcing its relevance and maintainability.
The conversation touches on Taylor's approach to writing code, emphasizing the importance of consistent coding standards and the significance of keeping APIs simple and intuitive. He shares insights into his productivity mindset and how he prefers to tackle the hardest features of a project first.
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