PHP UK Conference

🐘🎉 And they're live! You can now watch the full recordings from PHP UK Conference 2026! ▶️ Check out the playlist here: youtube.com/playlist?list=… There are currently 3 videos still waiting to be launched. Alex, Chris and Sara will all be available very shortly!

@vinceAmstoutz API Platform session was a huge hit at PHP UK! Watch the full video below! youtu.be/L9yw3mxl_lg?si…

Exciting news – we’re preparing a new report on the state of PHP! 🐘 But first, what would you like to know about the PHP ecosystem? Help us shape the survey that will inform the report. Share your suggested questions and vote on others by April 28 👇 app.sli.do/event/3NShya1P…

ICYMI👀 Pauline Vos (@vanamerongen) delivered her session on 'Why Investing in Open Source Matters' at PHP UK 26. Watch the full video below! youtu.be/W9UXUE8lmVQ?si…

Want to see what Wim Godden (@wimgtr) had to say about stepping away from the code? Stream the full talk now. youtu.be/Fa2WywiwFik?si…

Missed Rob Allen’s (@akrabat) session “Securing Your API: The OWASP Top 10”? 👀 Learn about the most critical API security risks and how to prevent them in your applications. We’ve got the whole thing waiting for you below👇 youtu.be/OKSP-akKuYs?si…

Want to understand what’s really happening inside your PHP applications? 💡 Volker Dusch’s talk “PHP Performance Demystified – Measure, Understand, Optimize” explores profiling, benchmarking, and spotting performance bottlenecks. Catch the full session 🎥 youtu.be/hiU4HwS1JKA?si…

In case you missed it 👀 @dantleech gave a brilliant session at PHP UK 2026 on “PHP, Value Objects and You 🫵.” In this talk, Dan explains how value objects can make your code more expressive, maintainable, and easier to model. Watch the full video from PHP UK 🎥 youtu.be/woNLYVamn3A?si…

Florian Engelhardt’s popular session “The Four Pillars of Observability” is now available to watch. 🔍 Learn how metrics, logs, tracing, and profiling can help you better understand and optimise your PHP applications. Watch the full talk 👇 youtu.be/DVSq54wZL00?si…

PHP for native mobile apps? 👀 In “Building Native Apps with PHP,” @simonhamp explores how PHP can be used to power native mobile applications. Watch the full session 🎬 youtu.be/ojy6LtaoRdI?si…

Curious how data actually moves across the internet? 📡 In “Packets, Protocols and PHP: Networking Fundamentals for Developers,” Jessica Smith explores the networking concepts every developer should understand. Watch the full talk 🎥 youtu.be/Z-sYEwWdBrM?si…

More than 120 ⭐️ on GitHub for Ember in a few days, thanks to everyone supporting it! 🔥 The next gen tooling for #PHP is here. We're already discussing to add a plugin system so you can display your own info as well. Don't miss the announcement 👉 les-tilleuls.coop/en/blog/ember-…

Curious what happens when a weekend PHP side project meets AI? 🤖 In “Everything Is Showbiz: Lessons from a PHP + AI Side Project,” Paul Conroy (@conroyp) shares the story behind building a Laravel-powered AI transcript engine. Watch the full replay 🎥 youtu.be/8aZN_1NzBAM?si…

Take a look at Sebastian Bergmann’s talk on “Testing and Documenting Event-Based Software.” Learn practical approaches to testing event-driven systems using PHP and PHPUnit. Watch the full session below ⬇️ youtu.be/CySblzGly_U?si…

Want to see what Naomi Gotts (@naomigo) had to say about “Event-Driven Evolution with AI as my Partner in Design”? In this talk, Naomi shares how AI became a design partner while evolving a large Laravel application towards an event-driven architecture. Watch the full talk now ⬇️ youtu.be/Y5MaZ5F5tPQ?si…

What an incredible week for the Laravel community! With Laravel Manchester's second event buzzing with energy and Laravel Wales announcing their debut gathering, the community spirit is absolutely electric right now. In 🥇 place this week, @dgarbs51_ delivers an absolute masterclass in performance testing with their comprehensive load test of Laravel Cloud's autoscaling capabilities. This real-world analysis shows Laravel Cloud handling an incredible 17,000 requests per second and nearly 40 million total requests, proving the platform can sustain over a million requests per minute through the full middleware stack with minimal failures - essential reading for anyone considering the move to Laravel Cloud. t.ly/FOtxb In 🥈 place this week, @LeahTCodes sits down with Josh Cirre to explore Instruckt, his innovative tool that enables UI feedback for AI agents. This fascinating conversation dives into how developers can create more intuitive interactions between users and AI systems, showcasing the cutting-edge intersection of Laravel development and artificial intelligence. t.ly/rM2Dm In 🥉 place this week, the @PHPUKConference team has delivered a fantastic gift to the PHP community by releasing the complete video collection from their 2026 conference schedule. If you missed out on attending this year's event, now's your chance to catch up on all the incredible talks and insights from some of the brightest minds in PHP development. t.ly/7zWWT 🥇 @dgarbs51_ - K6 Load Testing on Laravel Cloud - t.ly/FOtxb 🥈 @LeahTCodes - Instruckt: UI Feedback for AI Agents w/ Josh Cirre - t.ly/rM2Dm 🥉 @PHPUKConference - PHP UK Conference 2026 - t.ly/7zWWT 4️⃣ @jwmcpeak - The Batteries Included AI Toolkit - t.ly/vm97o 5️⃣ @christophrumpel - What's New in Laravel 13: Vector Search, PHP Attributes, JSON:API Resources & More - t.ly/wYWxy 6️⃣ @ollieread - Composer Run Dev and Laravel Sail - t.ly/5GhUz 7️⃣ Chris Morrell - Laravel Matrix Generator - t.ly/tbYiW 8️⃣ @aschmelyun - Liminal - t.ly/9I0VQ 9️⃣ @harrisrafto - Ship AI with Laravel: Building Your First Agent with Laravel 13's AI SDK - t.ly/Tapxb 🔟 @christophrumpel - Why These Companies Switched to Laravel Cloud and Saved Big - t.ly/6shyU That's it for this week, hopefully there was something there for you to read and enjoy and don't forget there is now a Artisan Weekly Newsletter so head on over to artisanweekly.com and sign up, and while your there you can catch up on all the previous Artisan Weekly's You can follow me on x - x.com/DanielNewns Linkedin - lnkd.in/ebxS2SHN Youtube - lnkd.in/eVZkryy8

The recording of my talk Escaping the Code Maze at @PHPUKConference is available! Big thanks to the organisers. I just need to learn how to speak into a microphone on a stand 😬 youtube.com/watch?v=0emNLJ…

In case you missed it 👀 @OndrejMirtes delivered an excellent session on “Crafting Custom PHPStan Rules” at PHP UK 2026. Learn how to write custom PHPStan rules to enforce project standards, catch domain-specific bugs, and automate repetitive code review tasks. Watch the full talk below ⬇️ youtu.be/r6oc4Ctor4c?si…

🎤 Gary spoke about “It Depends” at PHP UK 2026. Software decisions are rarely black and white. In this talk, Gary explores the tradeoffs we make every day as developers and how thinking in compromises can lead to better choices. ▶️ Watch now on our YouTube channel:

My talk from @PHPUKConference is up on YouTube: youtu.be/ojy6LtaoRdI?is…

My talk at @PHPUKConference is now at youtube.com/watch?v=8aZN_1…. If you're wondering what to do when your AI makes a homophobic transcription error, or how Prince Andrew's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein connects to accurate text searching, have I got the talk for you.. #wdydy