
The Laravel Podcast
The Laravel Podcast brings you Laravel and PHP development news and discussion.
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Jun 9, 2020 • 1h
Object Oriented Programming, with Alena Holligan
Most modern web applications and frameworks are built on the principles of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP),. Laravel itself is object-oriented.But many of us learn about OOP bit by bit as we're coding, not in any formal way.In this episode we talk to Alena Holligan, veteran PHP programmer, OOP implementer, and educator about what exactly OOP is and how a deeper knowledge of OOP can help us.Lorna Jane Mitchell: https://lornajane.net/Craig Dennis - Java: https://teamtreehouse.com/craigsdennisLumen Learning: https://lumenlearning.com/Some treehouse courses from Alena: https://teamtreehouse.com/alenaholliganLate static bindings, w/r/t self and static: https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.late-static-bindings.phpHeadcanon: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=headcanonSketchings on GitHub: https://github.com/sketchingsAlena Holligan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alenaholligan -----Editing sponsored by Tighten; transcript sponsored by Larajobs.

May 26, 2020 • 1h 30min
Getting Good with Git, with Gemma Anible
Most modern development workflows rely on version control, and most of those use Git. It's easy to follow a quick tutorial and learn a few basic commands--and you should, before listening to this episode--but how much do you know about Git's history, how it compares to other version control systems, or what's actually happening with branches and commits and merges and rebases?Git enthusiast and expert Gemma Anible joins us this week to teach about some of the foundational basics of Git--not "git commit", but how it's actually architected--and then some common mistakes and pro tips.Gemma on twitter: https://twitter.com/ellothethGemma on Mastodon: https://mastodon.technology/@ellothethGemma’s web site: https://ramblinations.com/Gemma on YouTube: Navigate your git repository: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeABW6OU1GgWonderProxy: https://wonderproxy.com/CVS: https://nongnu.org/cvs/Subversion: https://subversion.apache.org/Washington, DC legal code: https://github.com/DCCouncil/dc-law-xmlSolo TV show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo_(TV_series)Felicity Kendal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicity_KendalEffervescent: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/effervescentThe Ars Technica article where I read about it: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/11/how-i-changed-the-law-with-a-github-pull-request/TortoiseSVN (https://tortoisesvn.net/) and TortoiseGit (https://tortoisegit.org/), both for WindowsGit fast forwards: https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/git-fast-forwards-and-branch-management-329977726.htmlImage halfway down this blog, “The Git History Is A Graph!“: https://jqassistant.org/shadows-of-the-past-analysis-of-git-repositories/For what would be in the Git reflog on Github: https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events/Git: https://git-scm.com/Pro Git boo: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2Learn Git Branching: https://learngitbranching.js.org/Matt’s Git Cherry Pick article: https://mattstauffer.com/blog/how-to-merge-only-specific-commits-from-a-pull-request/Timothy Zahn’s Star Wars trilogy: https://www.goodreads.com/series/42348-star-wars-the-thrawn-trilogyMara Jade Skywalker - https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Mara_Jade_SkywalkerEnder’s Game - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender's_Game -----Editing sponsored by Tighten; transcript sponsored by Larajobs.

May 12, 2020 • 54min
Intro to Composer, with Jordi Boggiano
As PHP and Laravel programmers, we use Composer every day. But we often don't know its history, nuances, or the plans for the future.In this episode Matt talks with Jordi Bogianno, co-creator and co-maintainer of Composer, about the powerful tool's history, common use cases, and overall purpose. But we also dive into some nuances, some common mistakes, how it differs from NPM, and the future of the tool.TeamUp: https://www.teamup.com/Jordi's Twitter: twitter.com/seldaekComposer docs: https://getcomposer.org/doc/Private Packagist: https://packagist.com/Jordi's Composer Deep Dev talk at Laracon EU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3UfxubW_PUComposer Best Packages talk by Nils: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpvihKaQyLsJordi's OSS wish list: http://seld.be/wishlistBalvenie scotch: https://www.thebalvenie.com/-----Editing sponsored by Tighten; transcript sponsored by Larajobs.

Apr 28, 2020 • 45min
Learning & Keeping Up To Date, with Eric Barnes
If you're going to work with Laravel -- or any tech stack -- you need to find the best way to learn it, and then you need to find the best way to stay up to date over time.Eric Barnes has been a member of the Laravel community since the earliest days; he worked at UserScape with Taylor when Taylor was building out Laravel 2, 3, and 4; and he runs Laravel-News.com, the largest and most comprehensive aggregator (and one of the larger creators) of Laravel-related content.Laravel News: https://laravel-news.com/Laracasts: https://laracasts.com/Laravel News Newsletter: https://laravel-news.com/newsletterEric Barnes' web site: https://ericlbarnes.com/Eric Barnes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericlbarnesUserScape: https://userscape.comLarajobs: https://larajobs.com/Laracon Online: https://laracon.net/Tumblr: https://tumblr.com/Popular YouTube Laravel teachersMatt's streams: https://youtube.com/mattstaufferCoder's Tape: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQI-Ym2rLZx52vEoqlPQMdgTraversy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29ju8bIPH5as8OGnQzwJyAPopular Laravel blogsMatt Stauffer: https://mattstauffer.com/Tighten: https://tighten.co/blogLaravel Daily: https://laraveldaily.com/Freek: https://freek.dev/Adam Wathan's video coursesRefactoring to Collections: https://adamwathan.me/refactoring-to-collections/Test-Driven Laravel: https://course.testdrivenlaravel.com/News podcastsLaravel News Podcast: https://laravel-news.com/category/podcastLaravel Snippet: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-laravel-snippet/id1451072164Todo app tutorials in the Laravel docsLists of open source Laravel apps:https://github.com/chiraggudeawesome-laravel#codebases-for-referenceTighten open source SaaSesNovaPackages: https://github.com/tightenco/novapackagesOnramp: https://github.com/tightenco/onrampSymposium: https://github.com/tightenco/symposiumOzzie: https://github.com/tightenco/ozzieGistlog: https://github.com/tightenco/gistlogGiscus: https://github.com/tightenco/giscusLaravel: Up and Running: https://laravelupandrunning.com/Onramp: https://onramp.dev/-----Editing sponsored by Tighten; transcript sponsored by Larajobs.

Apr 14, 2020 • 49min
The Ethos of Laravel, with Taylor Otwell
Laravel Podcast Season Four is all about the topics you need to know to work in Laravel.This episode is about The Ethos of Laravel, and Matt is joined by Taylor Otwell, creator of Laravel. They talk about what makes Laravel tick--why Taylor created it, how it's unique, what the driving forces are behind the decisions he made in creating it, and much more.Taylor on season 3 of the podcastJiro dreams of sushiTaylor asking about obsession with “pretty” code on StackExchangeSymposiumThe Laravel Snippettaylorotwell on Twitter Laracon-----Editing sponsored by Tighten; transcript sponsored by Larajobs.

Apr 10, 2020 • 3min
Introducing Laravel Podcast Season Four
We're back! It's a new season, and a new format: Each episode will bring a guest or guests on to talk about a single topic in the Laravel world.-----Editing and transcription sponsored by Tighten.

Mar 20, 2019 • 38min
Interview: Lalit Vijay, Curator of Laravel Live India and Co-Founder of StyleDotMe
An Interview with Lalit Vijay, Curator of Laravel Live India and Co-Founder ov StyleDotMeLalit on twitterStyleDotMeMasters of ScaleReply AllThe Knowledge ProjectInside Intercom-----Editing sponsored by Tighten; transcript sponsored by Larajobs.

Feb 8, 2019 • 1h 11min
Interview: Steve Schoger, Famous Designer and Co-Creator Of Lots Of Things
An interview with Steve Schoger, designer and creator or co-creator of many online tools like Tailwind and Refactoring UI and Heroicons and Zondicons.Refactoring UI bookRefactoring UI website@SteveSchoger on Twitter-----Editing sponsored by Tighten; transcript sponsored by Larajobs.

Aug 29, 2018 • 52min
Interview: Abed Halawi, Tech Lead at Vinelab
An interview with Abed Halawi, Laracon EU speaker and Tech Lead at VinelabAbed on twitterAbed's talk at Laracon EU 2016, "The lucid architecture for building scalable applications"VineLabNeo4jNeoEloquentBeirut-----Editing sponsored by Tighten; transcript sponsored by Larajobs.

Jul 23, 2018 • 57min
Interview: Freek Van der Herten, Lead Developer at Spatie
An interview with Freek Van der Herten, lead developer at Spatie.@freekmurzeSpatieColecoVisionHyperCardBASICKrautrockAntwerpBrowsershot packageSpatie Postcard PageOh Dear!-----Editing sponsored by Tighten; transcript sponsored by Larajobs.