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 th…

In this conversation, Joel Clermont shares insights into his work within the Laravel ecosystem, including his educational initiatives through Mastering Laravel, the impact of daily tips, and the community he has built. He discusses his unique consulting model with No Compromises, emphasizing a flat fee structure that simplifies client relationships…

Here is the summary of the Chapter from NoteBookLM Marketing Assistant and Other Automations This excerpt from the book "marketing_assistant.md" describes how to build an AI-powered marketing assistant using Laravel, an open-source PHP framework, and n8n.io, an automation tool for connecting services. The book focuses on concepts rather than code, …

Today, we're diving into the world of AI-powered chat systems using OpenAI's Assistant API. We'll explore how PHP developers can leverage this technology to create context-rich conversations, manage threads, and handle file uploads. From setting up an AI assistant to implementing real-time updates, we'll cover the key steps to build a sophisticated…

This is out of the book "PHP and LLMs". https://bit.ly/php_llms Scraping the web for data can feel like wrestling with a tangled mess of HTML. But what if you could skip the wrestling match and have a powerful AI assistant do the heavy lifting for you? On today's episode, we're exploring how Large Language Models are transforming the web scraping g…

In this episode, we welcome Jack McDade to the show to discuss Statamic, his Radical Design course, business, marketing, and more. Show Links Statamic Radical Design Course Torched Tuna YouTubeDe către Laravel News

This is the start of 10 part series as the "PHP and LLMs" book uses NotebookLm to create discussions around each chapter. These episodes are created using https://notebooklm.google.com/ 🎉 Buy the book now it is 40% done https://bit.ly/php_llms 📰 Join the news letter https://sundance-solutions.mailcoach.app/php-and-llms Tools Overview Enhancing LLM …

Here are many of the links from this episode Another Coding Assistant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VkR9Sj_dOc Plus a good Youtuber to watch imo Laravel News Interview with Me about LLMs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRG_eZJ0CnQ One thing that came after the interview was a conversation with Eric and we found more then one way to help automat…

This is the start of 10 part series as the "PHP and LLMs" book uses NotebookLm to create discussions around each chapter. These episodes are created using https://notebooklm.google.com/ 🎉 Buy the book now it is 40% done https://bit.ly/php_llms 📰 Join the news letter https://sundance-solutions.mailcoach.app/php-and-llms Why LLMs - Chapter 2 Eight ye…

This is the start of 10 part series as the "PHP and LLMs" book uses NotebookLm to create discussions around each chapter. These episodes are created using https://notebooklm.google.com/ 🎉 Buy the book now it is 40% done https://bit.ly/php_llms 📰 Join the news letter https://sundance-solutions.mailcoach.app/php-and-llms Prompting Overview - Chapter …

This is the start of 10 part series as the "PHP and LLMs" book uses NotebookLm to create discussions around each chapter. These episodes are created using https://notebooklm.google.com/ 🎉 Buy the book now it is 40% done https://bit.ly/php_llms 📰 Join the news letter https://sundance-solutions.mailcoach.app/php-and-llms Prompting Overview - Chapter …

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 h…

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 infrastru…

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://benbjurstr…

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 …

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 * VoxPop…

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…

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/ * Fieldg…

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! Visit our post for more details: https://laravel-…

You can read the article here https://alnutile.medium.com/small-teams-should-focus-on-dev-not-ops-63d7938a314a Enjoy! 🎉 Buy the book now it is 40% done https://bit.ly/php_llms 📰 Join the news letter https://sundance-solutions.mailcoach.app/php-and-llmsDe către Alfred Nutile

As a freelance developer, my relationship with clients extends far beyond coding. The engagement is educational, helping clients become efficient product owners, understand the value of iterative development, and adopt a proactive approach to Quality Assurance (QA). Also on my end making sure I really understand their domain, their goals and help b…

News & Other Happenings Al (tool/app) [CGR] https://github.com/alnutile/cli_skel great command line starter library for PHP with a focus on testing, CI and code quality NK: How Can We Optimize AI for the Greatest Good, Instead of Profit? https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608049/how-can-we-optimize-ai-for-the-greatest-good-instead-of-profit Al: PHP…

News & Other Happenings Al (tool/app) Copied – Copy and Paste Everywhere by Kevin Chang http://copiedapp.com/ Make sure to enable the keyboard NK: Intro Video to Pickle - a BDD layer on top of Dusk and PHPUnit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmA-6hnhljI&feature=youtu.be https://github.com/alnutile/pickle Al: Github moving to GraphQL https://develop…

News & Other Happenings Al (tool/app) Moom https://manytricks.com/moom/ NK: Leaflet - an open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps http://leafletjs.com/ Al: https://martinfowler.com//bliki/PurposeOfEstimation.html Just a reminder that quotes are not to lock you in but to help decide if the work is even worth taking on NK: …

Author: Alfred Nutile Read By: Alfred Nutile Original Source: https://medium.com/@alnutile/we-code-in-the-context-of-our-quoting-dab391fe0881#.6a1k99bu1 Whether you are working Waterfall, or Agile we still need to quote out the time it will take for new features . We still need to give the product owners, or the people with the money, a sense of ti…

News & Other Happenings UnitTest - Al Adam Watham link to Martin Fowler https://martinfowler.com/bliki/UnitTest.html Vue.js Comparison with Other Frameworks - Nathan https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/comparison.html PHPStan - PHP Static Analysis Tool - Al Found in PHPArch https://github.com/phpstan/phpstan Shipping Docker - Nathan https://shippingdocker.c…

News & Other Happenings Al (tool/app) TextExpander/Auto Text https://smilesoftware.com/textexpander http://lifehacker.com/5843903/the-best-text-expansion-app-for-mac Even Alfred Plugin Point is be more efficient including clipboard history into string etc and syncing NK: Laravel Dusk Browser Testing https://www.sitepoint.com/laravel-dusk-intuitive-…

Author: John Ferguson Smart Author: Jan Molak Read By: Alfred Nutile Original Source: http://johnfergusonsmart.com/five-stages-bdd-agile-adoption/ Other links https://martinfowler.com/bliki/ShuHaRi.html 🎉 Buy the book now it is 40% done https://bit.ly/php_llms 📰 Join the news letter https://sundance-solutions.mailcoach.app/php-and-llms…

News & Other Happenings Al “Abstracting HTTP Clients in PHP By David Buchmann” Excerpt From: php[architect]. “php[architect] - December 2016.” iBooks. Yes I am still in December! NK: Use your eyes and Deep Learning to command your computer https://hackernoon.com/talk-to-you-computer-with-you-eyes-and-deep-learning-a-i-odyssey-part-2-7d3405ab8be1#.q…

News & Other Happenings Al - PHPArch December 2016 Behat - Beyond Browser Testing https://www.phparch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Behat-Beyond_Browser_Automation-phparchitect-December2016.pdf Konstantin (Con-Stan-Teen) Kudryashov NK - Laravel Dusk is Coming https://laravel-news.com/laravel-dusk-is-coming Al - Shipping Docker all the videos https…

News & Other Happenings Machine Learning is Fun https://medium.com/@ageitgey/machine-learning-is-fun-80ea3ec3c471#.wlk5uwkvd Three Horizons of Innovation https://steveblank.com/2015/06/26/lean-innovation-management-making-corporate-innovation-work/ Generate Migrations from Existing Database https://github.com/Xethron/migrations-generator ServerLess…

News & Other Happenings PHPArch May 2016 Mastering Oauth2 Ben Ramsey Vue.js 2.0 https://medium.com/the-vue-point/announcing-vue-js-2-0-8af1bde7ab9#.87222rvto Event Sourcing - Martin Fowler http://martinfowler.com/eaaDev/EventSourcing.html PHP 7.1 Updates https://dotdev.co/upcoming-changes-in-php-7-1-76ebea53b820#.ttl517y8f Microsoft Cognitive Servi…

Author: Jesse Schutt Read By: Jack Fruh Original Source: http://zaengle.com/blog/diving-in-to-a-laravel-audit Recently the Zaengle team was asked to look over an existing Laravel application and give a review of the overall state of the code. We were to act as an independent third party, between a new studio who had inherited the codebase, and the …

Author: David Heinemeier Hansson Read By: Ryan MacAllan Original Source: https://signalvnoise.com/posts/2188-theres-no-room-for-the-idea-guy Startups need people able and willing of doing the actual work. They need programmers, designers, and eventually folks to do marketing, support, and more. What they don’t need, though, is someone who’s just go…

News & Other Happenings PHPArch February 2016 Looking forward to the “Docker for PHP” by Ben Hosmer Preventing API Drift with Contract Tests http://adamwathan.me/2016/02/01/preventing-api-drift-with-contract-tests/ Diving Into a Laravel Audit by Jesse Schutt http://zaengle.com/blog/diving-in-to-a-laravel-audit Tired Of Waiting for NPM and Composer …

Author: Alfred Nutile Read By: Alfred Nutile Original Source: https://alfrednutile.info/posts/177 This document will cover how to use a Behat specific API to setup a site for testing. What this includes is setting up a Scenario so that it has the data you need to run a test. This makes it possible not to rely on Seed data for this. This will allow …

Author: Matthew Machuga Read By: Alfred Nutile Original Source: http://matthewmachuga.com/blog/2015/activerecord-and-the-beauty-lost-in-translation.html Sometime in 2014, PHP-land started to debate whether Active Record was a tolerable ORM pattern, and whether one should use Active Record or Data Mapper ORMs. In PHP, this comes down to something li…

News & Other Happenings PHPArch January 2016 “Finding the Solution to the Problem” Ditching Scrum for Kanban — The best decision we’ve made as a team https://medium.com/cto-school/ditching-scrum-for-kanban-the-best-decision-we-ve-made-as-a-team-cd1167014a6f#.yifsdma0r AngularJS 2 Beta 1: Hello World With ES5 And RequireJS by Ben Nadel http://www.be…

Author: Alfred Nutile Read By: Alfred Nutile Original Source: https://alfrednutile.info/posts/175 We are working on using FeatureFlags or Toggles in our applications. For one we are aiming to do all our work on mainline branch at all times so this would be a key coding discipline to use FeatureFlags so we can hide a feature in progress knowing it w…

Author: Lorna Jane Mitchell Read By: Lorna Jane Mitchell Original Source: http://www.lornajane.net/posts/2015/git-pull-causes-a-merge If you type git pull and expect a fast-forward update, but get a merge instead, don't panic! This usually happens when we're collaborating on a branch with other people, and we've made changes on our local version of…

Author: Lorna Jane Mitchell Read By: Lorna Jane Mitchell Original Source: http://www.lornajane.net/posts/2014/using-composer-without-gitignoring Recent additions to the joind.in API have introduced some new dependencies so we decided we'd start using Composer to manage these - but we don't want to run composer unsupervised. I'm sure this will bring…

Author: David Heinemeier Hansson Read By: Alfred Nutile Original Source: http://david.heinemeierhansson.com/2014/tdd-is-dead-long-live-testing.html It didn't start out like that. When I first discovered TDD, it was like a courteous invitation to a better world of writing software. A mind hack to get you going with the practice of testing where no t…

Author: Alfred Nutile Read By: Alfred Nutile Original Source: https://alfrednutile.info/posts/160 BETA: This is a Code Heavy Read :) Not all apps need to be an SPA (Single Page Application). Sure they have their place but in most cases the task might benefit from just a Blade template and Angular widget. This saves you from having to write an angul…

Author: Grant Ammons Read By: Alfred Nutile Original Source: https://medium.com/cto-school/ditching-scrum-for-kanban-the-best-decision-we-ve-made-as-a-team-cd1167014a6f#.8hh5rddu0 The following is a story about how we matured as an engineering team. We went from an ad-hoc process to Scrum, and used Scrum for a whole year. Scrum leveled us up as a t…

#News ##Latest PHPArch Articles of Interest new issue out 01-2016! Writing better CLI Tools ##Using selenium and a virtual frame buffer for behat tests on a headless server http://zigbop.io/blog/using-selenium-and-a-virtual-frame-buffer-forbehat-tests-on-a-headless-server ##Better Together: Amazon ECS and AWS Lambda https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/com…

Author: Alfred Nutile Read By: Alfred Nutile Original Source: https://alfrednutile.info/posts/172 This will cover two things. One, how helpful it can be to make a clickable Proof of Concepts (POC), not just with images, or tools the spit out html but instead just enough javascript and base theme to help "sell" the idea, or more importantly to help …

Author: Konstantin Kudryashov Read By: Alfred Nutile Original Source: http://stakeholderwhisperer.com/posts/2014/10/introducing-modelling-by-example "For the last year I have been experimenting with the new approach to a Behaviour-Driven Development, which could be summarised as "Ubiquitous Language is a thing again". The core premise of this appro…

Author: Alfred Nutile Read By: Alfred Nutile Original Source: https://alfrednutile.info/posts/171 Some reasons why putting all library files into version control might be a good idea. You can read about it here as well https://alfrednutile.info/posts/171 🎉 Buy the book now it is 40% done https://bit.ly/php_llms 📰 Join the news letter https://sundan…

#News & Other Happenings Latest PHPArch Articles of Interest December 2015 Article Power of Interface Learning Vim for Beginners http://www.labnol.org/internet/learning-vim-for-beginners/28820/ Introducing Modelling by Example http://everzet.com/post/99045129766/introducing-modelling-by-example Modeling an Aggregate with Eloquent http://www.sitepoi…