Laravel Creator Spotlight – Details, episodes & analysis

Alfred Nutile dives deep into the intersection of Laravel and the growing influence of Large Language Models (LLMs) in development. With over a decade of experience, including introducing Laravel at Pfizer, Alfred shares how LLMs are shaping the future of programming and content creation. We discuss how he leverages LLMs in his current work, his thoughts on the potential they unlock for developers, and what it means for the evolution of the Laravel ecosystem.

Show Links

• Alfred Nutile - https://bit.ly/m/alnutile
• LaraLamma - https://docs.larallama.io
• PHP and LLM's the book - https://leanpub.com/php_and_llms
• PHP and LLM's the Discord Channel - https://discord.com/invite/CKj7kVQDVU
• PHP and LLM's the NewsLetter https://sundance-solutions.mailcoach.app/php-and-llms

This week, we welcome Tobias Petry to the Laravel Creator Series show to discuss his journey into database optimization, the development of his MySQL Explain tool, and the acquisition of the domain `mysqlexplain.com`. Tobias also shares insights about his other projects, including Stack Bricks, a tool for managing different database versions, and his contributions to the Laravel Debug Bar.

➡️ Save 10% on his Indexing Beyond the Basics book and video package with the coupon code `LARAVELNEWS`

Show Links

• https://x.com/tobias_petry
• https://tpetry.me
• https://mysqlexplain.com
• https://stackbricks.app
• https://sqlfordevs.com
• https://goodindexes.com

Ben Holman discusses his new project called the Pair-amid Scheme, which involves pairing with strangers to work on programming projects. He shares his experience of pairing with different people and highlights the benefits of this approach. Ben provides insights into how to have a successful pairing session, including setting up the right infrastructure and creating a positive and collaborative environment. He also discusses the importance of building connections and friendships within the programming community through pairing. Ben encourages others to join the Pair Scheme and grow the culture of pairing in the programming community.

Read more about the Pair-amid Scheme. 

We are joined by Ben Bjurstrom to talk about his new project named Prezet which is a blogging app for Laravel that allows you to transform your markdown files into SEO-friendly blogs, articles, and documentation!

## Show Links

* Prezet - https://prezet.com
* Intro Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkfCnjflA3Q
* Ben's site - https://benbjurstrom.com
* Ben's X - https://x.com/benbjurstrom

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In this conversation, Eric Barnes interviews Andrew Schmelyun, a full-stack developer and content creator. They discuss Andrew's experience with Laravel, his viral TikTok videos, and his current projects, including building a framework for publishing video courses, creating a Rube Goldberg machine that combines the virtual and physical worlds, and developing a new version of https://subvert.dev with support for self-hosted LLMs. Andrew also talks about his passion for teaching and recent one-on-one sessions with other developers.

Show Links:

• Andrew Homepage: https://aschmelyun.com
• Viral TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aschmelyun/video/7143866819739159850
• Self-Made SaaS: https://selfmadesaas.com
• Video Courses: https://aschmelyun.com/courses/
• Subvert https://subvert.dev

Watch all past interviews on the Laravel Creator Series Youtube. 

We are joined by  @PatricioOnCode to talk about Mingle JS which allows you to mix React and Vue components in Livewire. 

EPISODE LINKS:

* Mingle JS https://minglejs.unitedbycode.com
* PHP WASM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-MAzsDm5d0
* Play with Laravel, save the code, and share it with others https://github.com/ijpatricio/playwithlaravel
* VoxPopSites: https://voxpopsites.com
* VoxPop Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnJFburXQfU 
* Patricio's links: https://pinkary.com/@PatricioOnCode

We talk with Len Woodward about his project Whisky. 

Whisky is the simplest, framework-agnostic, CLI tool for managing and enforcing a php project's git hooks across an entire team.

Show Links: 

* [Len's GitHub](https://github.com/ProjektGopher)
* [Len's Website](https://LenWoodward.com)
* [Len's Twitter](https://x.com/ProjektGopher) 
* [Len's YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@ArtisanBuild)
* [Whisky](https://github.com/ProjektGopher/whisky) 
* [Laravel ffmpeg tools](https://github.com/ProjektGopher/laravel-ffmpeg-tools)

In this episode, we are joined by Simon Hamp, the creator of Native PHP, about the project and its potential. Native PHP is a tool that allows developers to build desktop applications using PHP and distribute them without requiring PHP on the user's machine.

Show Links:

* NativePHP
* Cronikl
* Awesome NativePHP
* LaraDir

Today, Matt Stauffer joined us to discuss his newest project, BuiltWithLaravel, a list of companies and organizations using Laravel in the non-Laravel world. This is the list to use when you want to show someone how widespread Laravel's adoption is.

Show links

* BuiltWithLaravel: https://builtwithlaravel.com
* Tighten: https://tighten.com/
* Fieldgoal: https://fieldgoal.io
* Jigsaw: https://jigsaw.tighten.com
* Pull Request: https://github.com/tighten/built-with-laravel/pull/3
* CSS View Transition: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::view-transition
* Full page caching: https://laravel-news.com/page-cache
* Back of the box recipes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCTKqalleVQ_yfam2o2Zb4r5xSOSdygfu

In this episode of the Laravel News creator spotlight, Matt Stenson talks about his package called Laravel Advanced String that features methods like:

* redacting credit cards
* redacting social security numbers
* splitting names
* generating advanced passwords
* extracting email domains
* and more!

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