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Programmer, #PHP, Laravel and a Miami Dolphins fan. Married with a bunch of beautiful daughters and a beautiful wife.
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Same request format. Same response structure.

Saving 90%+ on geocoding by switching from Google to Geocodio just got so much easier: www.geocod.io/updates/2025...
Switching to Geocodio Just Got Easier with Google Maps API Compatibility - Geocodio
Announcing Google Maps API compatibility mode
www.geocod.io
December 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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As holiday travel picks up, we have heard reports of travelers being detained by DHS.

If you are a NY-14 constituent worried about detention, consider filling out an ICE privacy release form. This form allows my office to contact ICE on your behalf ⬇️
bit.ly/dhsprivacyform
DHS Privacy Release Form
If you or a loved one has an open order of removal or are worried about getting picked up by ICE, consider filling out this
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Flux is 40% off this week. Buy it. fluxui.dev/pricing
Pricing · Flux
The official Livewire component library. Built by the folks behind Livewire and Alpine.
fluxui.dev
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food.

The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
November 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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🎵 “We need to abolish DST. Keep Standard Time! It’s a practice so harmful and obsolete. Keep Standard Time! No more debating. Keep Standard Time!” 🎶
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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🔗 How to use Flexible Caching in Laravel | Tutorial | Quick Win Wednesday #QWW
How to use Flexible Caching in Laravel | Tutorial | Quick Win Wednesday #QWW
In this episode of the Quick Win Wednesday series, I'll have a look at how to use flexible caching in Laravel. A great way to avoid unhappy users who'll hit invalid cache.
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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PHP 8.5 will release this week. Here's what's new: aggregate.stitcher.io/posts/73782
Stitcher.io
A blog about modern PHP, the web, and programming in general. Follow my newsletter and YouTube channel as well.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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I know there are more people using Laravel in the northeastern US than are on this map!

Head over to laramap.dev and add yourself today 🤝
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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We're proud to support @statusgator.bsky.social's Women in Tech scholarship!
StatusGator launched a $1.5K women-in-tech scholarship via Bold.org. With help from Geocodio & Alex Synelnykov, it grew to $3.1K. From 200+ apps, we chose Lara Djukic, a 1st-gen American & CS student at Columbia. Details: statusgator.com/blog/statusg...
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Happy Monday, nerds! Snipe-IT v8.3.5 is out, featuring LDAP improvements, Permission Groups improvements and more!

github.com/grokability/...
Release v8.3.5 · grokability/snipe-it
CautionThis version of Snipe-IT REQUIRES PHP 8.2.0 or greater, 8.3+ recommended. Happy Monday! This release better handles how the system handles partially broken LDAP configurations, makes some ...
github.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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It's just a game..
It's just a game..

scope-creep.xyz
The Scope Creep
A chilling tale of deliverables, deadlines and doomed decisions
scope-creep.xyz
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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PHP Streams are getting a long-awaited upgrade 🚀

Thanks to an investment from Germany's @sovereign.tech the PHP Foundation is improving async I/O, error handling, networking, and TLS for modern workloads.

Read more: thephp.foundation/blog/2025/10...
Evolving PHP Streams for Async, Security, and Performance
The PHP Foundation — Supporting, Advancing, and Developing the PHP Language
thephp.foundation
October 31, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Did you know PHP 8.5 adds a new FILTER_THROW_ON_FAILURE option for the `filter_var` function?

If the `filter_var` validation fails, it will trigger an exception to be thrown 🔥
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Which one is your favorite design? You can vote by adding a 👍 to the comments: github.com/php/web-php/...
🗳️ [VOTING] PHP 8.5 Release Page Design Contest · Issue #1563 · php/web-php
A huge thank you to everyone who submitted their designs! Together with the jury we carefully reviewed all entries and selected a shortlist. Our main criteria were how well the task was understood,...
github.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Stronger types, faster apps! 💪

FrankenPHP now includes improved utilities for converting PHP arrays to strongly-typed Go slices and maps.

Go extensions for PHP apps are going to redefine your web development workflow!

github.com/php/frankenp...
feat: allow creating strongly typed slices and maps from PHP values with type utilities by dunglas · Pull Request #1933 · php/frankenphp
Improved type conversion API for extensions, to allow converting PHP arrays to strongly typed Go maps and slices such as map[int]string or []string. Also, this patches improves error handling. (Ext...
github.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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🔗 What’s New in PHP 8.5?
What’s New in PHP 8.5?
A good overview of everything coming in PHP 8.5.
www.phparch.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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🔗 Seven Real-World Examples of Using the Pipe Operator in PHP 8.5
Seven Real-World Examples of Using the Pipe Operator in PHP 8.5
I'm really looking forward to PHP 8.5's pipe operator. Here are a few nice use cases.
amitmerchant.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Say goodbye to parse_url() headaches! 🥳

PHP 8.5 is introducing a new URI Extension with standards-compliant (RFC 3986 & WHATWG) and secure URL parsing. It provides a clean API and lets you easily modify URI components.

Learn more 👇

thephp.foundation/blog/2025/10...
PHP’s New URI Extension: An Open Source Success Story
The PHP Foundation — Supporting, Advancing, and Developing the PHP Language
thephp.foundation
October 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Tomorrow, I’ll be giving two talks at the ForumPHP conference in Paris 🇫🇷
event.afup.org/forum-php-20...

In the first talk I’ll be showcasing our multi-tenancy package (spatie.be/docs/laravel...), and in the second I’ll demo a few over our smaller packages.

See you there! !
Programme – Forum PHP 2025 – Cycles de conférences AFUP
Découvrez le programme du Forum PHP 2025, l'édition des anniversaires
event.afup.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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The PHP Foundation application form for 2026 is now open!

If you’re interested in contributing to PHP core development with Foundation support and meet the requirements, we encourage you to apply.

More details and the form here:
thephp.foundation/blog/2025/09...
The PHP Foundation application form for 2026 is now open
The PHP Foundation — Supporting, Advancing, and Developing the PHP Language
thephp.foundation
September 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Sound Up 🔊

( ht: @stanrezaee.bsky.social )
September 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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php forever / the dev rap music anthem.

listen here: youtu.be/iStPaL3tJOM?...
PHP Forever (The Dev Rap Music Anthem)
YouTube video by nunomaduro
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September 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM