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Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Sep 3

Oh....my god.

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Ben Holmen @benholmen.com · Aug 14

Last call: I'm taking the kilopixel offline after it hits 200,000 pixels today!

Get your submission into the queue before it's too late: kilopx.com

Kilopixel screenshot showing 182,378 pixels changed

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Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Aug 14

Had to represent the Chi for @benholmen.com 's kilopx.com project

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Zuzana Kunckova @zuzana-k.com · Aug 14

Here we go again! We are running the Laracon AU ticket giveaway, hopefully giving folks enough time to enter, win, and sort out visa and travel.

It will also be my first time at Laracon AU! I'm a bit nervous about travelling all that way, but I'm very excited.

Let's do it!

Larabelles @larabelles.com · Aug 14

Larabelles are giving away one ticket to @laracon.au!

Don't miss out on the opportunity to level up your skills in the beautiful city of Brisbane.

Enter by September 30, 2025, using this link:

larabelles.com/giveaway/lar...

Can't wait to see you there!

Larabelles

Larabelles is a community for PHP and Laravel developers under-represented due to their gender.

larabelles.com

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Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Jun 4

Banger!

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Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Apr 29

I'd hit it. Jason and I tried the chocolate lava cups the other day, and I highly recommend them. I am also a garbage demon, so take that with a grain of salt.

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Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Apr 2

Once or twice a year I still try to find Dumb Starbucks merch on ebay and I always fail. One day!

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Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Apr 1

It's finally here!

Matt Stauffer @mattstauffer.com · Apr 1

I'm so excited to share a stealth project I've been working on: Laravel Up and Running, the audio book.

People thought I was crazy to narrate a code-heavy programming book, but I think we've done an incredible job; take a listen to our sample to see!

laravelupandrunning.com/audio-book

Laravel Up & Running - The Audio Book

Laravel Up & Running is an O'Reilly book from Matt Stauffer teaching the basics of Laravel.

laravelupandrunning.com

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Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Mar 27

Jimbo is incredible!!!

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DripTech eco-flow @bruceoyugi.bsky.social · Mar 27

When you don't use foreign keys in your Relational DB ,every join is a blind date. Good luck finding your match😂

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Matt Stauffer @mattstauffer.com · Mar 26

I'm working with the PHP Foundation to create a new page on the PHP site: "Why use PHP today?"

I'd love your input on who needs this page, and what they need to hear:
gist.github.com/mattstauffer...

What's the most compelling way to talk about "why use PHP today"?

What's the most compelling way to talk about "why use PHP today"? - notes.md

gist.github.com

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Larabelles @larabelles.com · Mar 25

🚀✨ GIVEAWAY ALERT! ✨🚀

We have teamed up with Moonbase Labs
to send two lucky Larabelles to Laracon US 2025 in Denver, Colorado! 🔥

We’ll provide the ticket plus a financial contribution to help with your travel and accommodation expenses - so don’t miss out and enter below!

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Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Mar 27

😍

Larabelles

Larabelles is a community for PHP and Laravel developers under-represented due to their gender.

larabelles.com

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Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Mar 13

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Tighten @tighten.com · Mar 13

There's not just one way to seed your Laravel apps.

Check out our latest article to learn:

✅ How to import thousands of records from CSV
✅ How to use AI to seed realistic data
✅ How to create interactive seeders

...and more!

tighten.com/insights/10-...

10 Efficient (and Fun) Ways to Seed Your Database

Seeders allow us to quickly fill our database with records to test our application. Let's say that you need a couple of users to test your authentication system—you could create them manually using yo...

tighten.com

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Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · Mar 6

trying to refill your ADHD meds while off your ADHD meds is like trying to find your glasses without your glasses

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Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Feb 14

Let me know when you find out! Probably had a lot to do with pizza 😆

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Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Feb 14

I think now’s the time to start

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Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Feb 14

You dirty dawg!

Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Feb 13

When you're married to someone named Jason, this happens A LOT.

Code snippet with the typo Jason instead of Json

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Tighten @tighten.com · Jan 27

Tired of fighting your WYSIWYG editor?

Today on the blog, @tonysm.com shows you how to integrate the Trix editor into your new and existing Laravel applications.

Learn about the basics, how to customize it, how to migrate, and how to attach files.

tighten.com/insights/ric...

Introducing Rich Text Laravel: A package to integrate Trix into Laravel applications

When we build forms for an application, it's common to need a field where a plain textarea isn't enough. So how do we proceed? We could process it on the backend and treat the input as Markdown, but t...

tighten.com

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Tony Messias @tonysm.com · Jan 27

I started a new series on the @tighten.com blog! Checkout the first post! More stuff coming soon.

Tighten @tighten.com · Jan 27

Tired of fighting your WYSIWYG editor?

Today on the blog, @tonysm.com shows you how to integrate the Trix editor into your new and existing Laravel applications.

Learn about the basics, how to customize it, how to migrate, and how to attach files.

tighten.com/insights/ric...

Introducing Rich Text Laravel: A package to integrate Trix into Laravel applications

When we build forms for an application, it's common to need a field where a plain textarea isn't enough. So how do we proceed? We could process it on the backend and treat the input as Markdown, but t...

tighten.com

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Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Dec 20

Nifty Fifty is my go-to!

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Zuzana Kunckova @zuzana-k.com · Dec 17

We are running another giveaway! The tickets have sold out now so this might be your last opportunity to score one!

Only eligible people to enter the giveaway, please. I do understand that some men might want to try their luck too, but this giveaway isn't for you, sorry 💚.

Larabelles @larabelles.com · Dec 17

We are running a Laracon EU ticket giveaway!

The lucky winner will receive a ticket to the conference and financial assistance to cover some of the travel and accommodation costs.

If you are underrepresented due to gender and want to attend the conference, the entry link is below ⬇️.

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Mateus Junges @mateusjunges.com · Dec 18

If you are tired of waiting 24 hours for your next wordle, you can play it multiple times on my version! 😄 Just shipped my first React app ever, thanks to @joshwcomeau.com Joy of React course

You can try it out at wordle.mateusjunges.com 🟩🟨⬛

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Marcy Lina @sugarcoded.bsky.social · Dec 20

All I ever want is pockets. APPROPRIATELY sized 😆

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