Laravel Creator Spotlight
Episodes
The first official Laravel Meetup in Georgia
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The conversation revolves around the launch of a brand new Laravel Meetup in the country of Georgia, featuring discussions with the co-founders of Red...
Matt Stauffer on Shaping the Future of PHP Through the Foundation
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Stauffer discusses his recent appointment to the PHP Foundation board and provides insights into the foundation's purpose, structure, and impact ...
NativePHP After Laracon India: Mobile, Plugins, and AI Workflows
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The conversation covers experiences at Laracon India and preparations for Laracon EU, as well as announcements made at Laracon India regarding Native ...
Laravel, AI, and the Future of PHP (Live Chat with Jump24 Co-Founder Daniel Newns)
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this live episode of the Laravel Creator Series, I’m joined by Dan Newns, co-founder of Jump24, a Laravel development studio with over a decade o...
PHP Pie with James Titcumb
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
PIE is a new installer for PHP extensions intended to eventually replace PECL. It is distributed as a PHAR, just like Composer, and works similarly to...
Inside the New Laravel Forge with James Brooks
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Eric Barnes sits down with James Brooks, team lead for Laravel’s core services team, to dive into the new Laravel Forge launch. Jam...
Laravel Boost with Ashley Hindle
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Laravel Boost is your new AI coding starter kit, designed to make working with AI agents better. It does this by feeding them Laravel-specific data to...
PHPverse - Celebrating PHP's 30th Anniversary with Brent Roose
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Brent discuss the evolution of PHP, the importance of testing, and the introduction of Tempest, a new PHP framework. They delve into the chal...
Whisp, a Pure PHP SSH server, with Ashley Hindle
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WhispPHP is a Pure PHP SSH server created by Ashley Hindle. It is the simplest way to build PHP SSH apps and allows you to run your Laravel Prompts ap...
Larabelles, Conference Speaking, and more with Zuzana K
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Eric L. Barnes sits down with Zuzana to explore the power of community in tech and her journey building Larabelles, an initiative sup...
How to Get Hired and Hire Better with Dave Hicking
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Dave Hicking to talk about LaraJobs' new section of articles and videos to help you advance your career and improve your hiring proce...
Connect your Laravel application to the physical world with Pinout
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pinout is a Laravel package that bridges the gap between web applications and hardware, enabling developers to control hardware components directly fr...
ImapEngine with Steve Bauman
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Bauman talks with us about his newest package, ImapEngine, which provides a simple API for managing mailboxes -- without the PHP extension.## Sh...
Laravel 12 and Laravel Shift with Jason McCreary
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined by Jason McCreary (JMac) to discuss the upcoming release of Laravel 12, the importance of small improvements in the framework, and the r...
Introducing Fusion - write PHP inside Vue and React components with Aaron Francis
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Francis and Try Hard Studios just officially launched Fusion! Fusion is the simplest way to combine your modern JavaScript frontend with your L...
NativePHP for iOS with Simon Hamp
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Hamp discusses the development of Native PHP iOS, a project that allows PHP applications to run natively on iOS devices without needing a web se...
HydePHP - The Static Site Generator with Caen De Silva
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss the features and benefits of HydePHP, its integration with existing Laravel applications, and the motivation behind its creation...
Tim Leland: URL Shorteners and browser extensions | Laravel Creator Spotlight #19
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with Tim Leland about creating T.ly, a URL-shortening service. The discussion also touches on his experiences with building browser extensions...
Aaron Francis: Laravel Solo, Courses, Screen casting | Laravel Creator Spotlight #18
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Laravel Creator Spotlight, we speak with Aaron Francis and look at his journey to fame, his recent Laravel package called Solo,...
Curotec, Building and Leveraging AI, and more with Brian Dainis
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined by Brian Dainis, the founder of Curatech, discussing his journey in the Laravel community, the evolution of Laravel, and the business mo...
PHPxWorld - The resurgence of PHP meet-ups with Chris Morrell
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eric L. Barnes and Chris Morrell discuss the resurgence of PHP meetups post-COVID, focusing on the creation and growth of PHPX, a new initiative to re...
Securing Laravel Applications with Stephen Rees-Carter
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Stephen Rees-Carter delves into Laravel security, discussing security consulting, the importance of penetration testing, and common vulnera...
How to Create Tech Videos for YouTube with Josh Cirre
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Josh Cirre to discuss his journey from creative beginnings in music and graphic design to his current role at Larave...
Laracon AU with Michael Dyrynda
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Laravel News Creator Spotlight, Eric Barnes interviews Michael Dyrynda, the creator of Laracon AU. They discuss the importance of n...
Mastering Laravel, No Compromises, and SourceDive with Joel Clermont
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Joel Clermont shares insights into his work within the Laravel ecosystem, including his educational initiatives through Masterin...
Statamic, Radical Design, and more with Jack McDade
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome Jack McDade to the show to discuss Statamic, his Radical Design course, business, marketing, and more. Show LinksStatamicR...
Exploring LaraLamma, LLMs, Prompts, and the Future of Development with Alfred Nutile
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alfred Nutile dives deep into the intersection of Laravel and the growing influence of Large Language Models (LLMs) in development. With over a decade...
MySql Explain with Tobias Petry
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome Tobias Petry to the Laravel Creator Series show to discuss his journey into database optimization, the development of his MySQL ...
Building Connections and Friendships through Pair Programming with Ben Holmen
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Holman discusses his new project called the Pair-amid Scheme, which involves pairing with strangers to work on programming projects. He shares his...
Prezet: Laravel Markdown Blogging with Ben Bjurstrom
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 markdo...
Andrew Schmelyun: Publishing Video Courses, Virtual and Physical Worlds, LLM's | LCP №6
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Eric Barnes interviews Andrew Schmelyun, a full-stack developer and content creator. They discuss Andrew's experience with Larav...
Mingle JS - Use React or Vue components in Livewire with Patricio
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ht...
Git Hooks Made Easy: How Whisky Helps Developers with Len Woodward
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 g...
Building Desktop Applications using Native PHP with Simon Hamp
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 develop...
Built With Laravel featuring Matt Stauffer
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Matt Stauffer joined us to discuss his newest project, BuiltWithLaravel, a list of companies and organizations using Laravel in the non-Laravel...
Laravel Advanced String package with Matt Stenson
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Laravel News creator spotlight, Matt Stenson talks about his package called Laravel Advanced String that features methods like:...