Matt Stauffer
@mattstauffer.com
🧳 CEO @tighten.com: Laravel and more w/some of the best devs alive.
🎙️ Host of the Laravel Podcast and Business of Laravel Podcast
🍑 "Worst twerker ever, best Dad ever" –My daughter
💍 @imanivaughnjones.bsky.social
🎙️ Host of the Laravel Podcast and Business of Laravel Podcast
🍑 "Worst twerker ever, best Dad ever" –My daughter
💍 @imanivaughnjones.bsky.social
I'm working on something I'm very excited about. It's launching in a few weeks.
Could you help? I'd love to share, as a part of this project, ways normal ppl use AI creatively as a part of their day-to-day. Not "OMFG Ralph Wiggum", more "I used chat to help plan vacation" etc.
Could you help? I'd love to share, as a part of this project, ways normal ppl use AI creatively as a part of their day-to-day. Not "OMFG Ralph Wiggum", more "I used chat to help plan vacation" etc.
January 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I'm working on something I'm very excited about. It's launching in a few weeks.
Could you help? I'd love to share, as a part of this project, ways normal ppl use AI creatively as a part of their day-to-day. Not "OMFG Ralph Wiggum", more "I used chat to help plan vacation" etc.
Could you help? I'd love to share, as a part of this project, ways normal ppl use AI creatively as a part of their day-to-day. Not "OMFG Ralph Wiggum", more "I used chat to help plan vacation" etc.
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Parental, our Single-Table-Inheritance package, has a new release: v1.5.0! 👇
• Models can now transition from one child type to another, with become()
• You can store child type as integers instead of strings
• Eager loading children is even easier than ever
tighten.com/insights/new...
• Models can now transition from one child type to another, with become()
• You can store child type as integers instead of strings
• Eager loading children is even easier than ever
tighten.com/insights/new...
New in Parental v1.5.0: Becoming, Integers, and Eager-Loading
Parental v1.5.0 introduces three new features for Single Table Inheritance in Laravel: types can now transition to other types with the become() method, you can use integer columns instead of strings,...
tighten.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Parental, our Single-Table-Inheritance package, has a new release: v1.5.0! 👇
• Models can now transition from one child type to another, with become()
• You can store child type as integers instead of strings
• Eager loading children is even easier than ever
tighten.com/insights/new...
• Models can now transition from one child type to another, with become()
• You can store child type as integers instead of strings
• Eager loading children is even easier than ever
tighten.com/insights/new...
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They say AI is the end for developers.
They say the job market is gone.
They say learning to code is pointless.
I don’t buy it.
I think we're just getting started.
They say the job market is gone.
They say learning to code is pointless.
I don’t buy it.
I think we're just getting started.
January 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM
They say AI is the end for developers.
They say the job market is gone.
They say learning to code is pointless.
I don’t buy it.
I think we're just getting started.
They say the job market is gone.
They say learning to code is pointless.
I don’t buy it.
I think we're just getting started.
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In addition to Good's murder, ICE has been busy in Minneapolis causing car wrecks and traffic jams, filling the streets with tear gas and goons with loaded weapons, issuing specific threats and sewing general chaos.
This is not law enforcement to preserve order. It's an occupation to cause chaos.
This is not law enforcement to preserve order. It's an occupation to cause chaos.
Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
January 12, 2026 at 9:58 PM
In addition to Good's murder, ICE has been busy in Minneapolis causing car wrecks and traffic jams, filling the streets with tear gas and goons with loaded weapons, issuing specific threats and sewing general chaos.
This is not law enforcement to preserve order. It's an occupation to cause chaos.
This is not law enforcement to preserve order. It's an occupation to cause chaos.
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I've been saying for a while that we, as expert Laravel developers, are just moving a lot of our projects from rescuing bad offshore work to rescuing bad vibe code. You still need the experts.
I just finished up a call with someone who had vibe-coded an error into a revenue-generating application that cost the company 6 figures in (fortunately recoverable) lost revenue. It's recoverable because two developers with a combined 40 years of experience managed to unwind the problem.
January 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I've been saying for a while that we, as expert Laravel developers, are just moving a lot of our projects from rescuing bad offshore work to rescuing bad vibe code. You still need the experts.
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Join Laravel's SRE team! 🚀
I'm looking for experienced Engineers who want to work on infrastructure that powers Laravel apps at global scale.
Apply: wrkbl.ink/jbFJn5
I'm looking for experienced Engineers who want to work on infrastructure that powers Laravel apps at global scale.
Apply: wrkbl.ink/jbFJn5
Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Laravel
At Laravel, we don’t just build tools; we build the foundation that empowers millions of developers to ship their dreams. We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to help us scale that mi...
wrkbl.ink
January 7, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Join Laravel's SRE team! 🚀
I'm looking for experienced Engineers who want to work on infrastructure that powers Laravel apps at global scale.
Apply: wrkbl.ink/jbFJn5
I'm looking for experienced Engineers who want to work on infrastructure that powers Laravel apps at global scale.
Apply: wrkbl.ink/jbFJn5
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Reposted by Matt Stauffer
I occasionally like to share these "Mercator vs Real Country Size" animations to encourage you to buy a globe. Nothing fancy - just a basic globe. It does wonders in helping you (and your kids) to understand the world. Source: buff.ly/EGdKGR3
December 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I occasionally like to share these "Mercator vs Real Country Size" animations to encourage you to buy a globe. Nothing fancy - just a basic globe. It does wonders in helping you (and your kids) to understand the world. Source: buff.ly/EGdKGR3
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via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
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Is AI good at Pictionary?
In our latest post, we build a Laravel app to test—using Prism by @tjmiller.bsky.social to connect with our AI provider in a snap.
And it supports images, too! We'll capture an image using HTML canvas and then send it off to the AI.
tighten.com/insights/bui...
In our latest post, we build a Laravel app to test—using Prism by @tjmiller.bsky.social to connect with our AI provider in a snap.
And it supports images, too! We'll capture an image using HTML canvas and then send it off to the AI.
tighten.com/insights/bui...
Build an AI-Powered Drawing Guessing Game with Laravel, Prism, and HTML Canvas
AI is everywhere. It can create songs, build entire apps, and even drive our cars. But... can it play Pictionary? We're about to find out.
Today, we're building an AI-powered drawing guessing game. I...
tighten.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Is AI good at Pictionary?
In our latest post, we build a Laravel app to test—using Prism by @tjmiller.bsky.social to connect with our AI provider in a snap.
And it supports images, too! We'll capture an image using HTML canvas and then send it off to the AI.
tighten.com/insights/bui...
In our latest post, we build a Laravel app to test—using Prism by @tjmiller.bsky.social to connect with our AI provider in a snap.
And it supports images, too! We'll capture an image using HTML canvas and then send it off to the AI.
tighten.com/insights/bui...
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JUST IN: Around 90% of the released Epstein files are redacted, per the Guardian.
December 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
JUST IN: Around 90% of the released Epstein files are redacted, per the Guardian.
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I’m starting a new role and am looking to hire a Staff Developer Advocate immediately (Remote in the US)
Range is $168,000—$252,000
Fully remote
Looking for someone that:
- Excels at events
- Has high+positive energy 🤩
Let me know if you or someone you know would be interested!
Range is $168,000—$252,000
Fully remote
Looking for someone that:
- Excels at events
- Has high+positive energy 🤩
Let me know if you or someone you know would be interested!
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I’m starting a new role and am looking to hire a Staff Developer Advocate immediately (Remote in the US)
Range is $168,000—$252,000
Fully remote
Looking for someone that:
- Excels at events
- Has high+positive energy 🤩
Let me know if you or someone you know would be interested!
Range is $168,000—$252,000
Fully remote
Looking for someone that:
- Excels at events
- Has high+positive energy 🤩
Let me know if you or someone you know would be interested!
Reposted by Matt Stauffer
I've been telling people "six figures does *not* mean what it used to" for a while but this video does a better job than I ever could of explaining just how much that's changed.
www.youtube.com/shorts/X-NGm...
(via @imanivaughnjones.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/shorts/X-NGm...
(via @imanivaughnjones.bsky.social)
What’s $100k household income buy you? Not nearly as much as it used to. Certainly not security.
YouTube video by GenericArtDad
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I've been telling people "six figures does *not* mean what it used to" for a while but this video does a better job than I ever could of explaining just how much that's changed.
www.youtube.com/shorts/X-NGm...
(via @imanivaughnjones.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/shorts/X-NGm...
(via @imanivaughnjones.bsky.social)
If you're building a Laravel application that needs a forum embedded in it, are there any good options?
I know about Flarum and Waterhole, but they're both (correct me if I'm wrong) intended to be their own standalone thing, not included in an existing app.
I know about Flarum and Waterhole, but they're both (correct me if I'm wrong) intended to be their own standalone thing, not included in an existing app.
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
If you're building a Laravel application that needs a forum embedded in it, are there any good options?
I know about Flarum and Waterhole, but they're both (correct me if I'm wrong) intended to be their own standalone thing, not included in an existing app.
I know about Flarum and Waterhole, but they're both (correct me if I'm wrong) intended to be their own standalone thing, not included in an existing app.
Every time I buy an electric razor (mainly for trimming my beard), no matter how expensive or cheap, it does the job fine but the battery slowly dies over months & 6-12 months in it's basically useless.
Does anyone have a favorite portable electric trimmer that doesn't do this?
Does anyone have a favorite portable electric trimmer that doesn't do this?
November 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Every time I buy an electric razor (mainly for trimming my beard), no matter how expensive or cheap, it does the job fine but the battery slowly dies over months & 6-12 months in it's basically useless.
Does anyone have a favorite portable electric trimmer that doesn't do this?
Does anyone have a favorite portable electric trimmer that doesn't do this?
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Do you need AI in your app but can’t share private data with AI providers?
You can self host and run models on your own servers thanks to Ollama 🦙
Join @nicodevs.bsky.social set it up & integrate it with your Laravel app, building a chat for super spies (TOP SECRET!) 👇
tighten.com/insights/bui...
You can self host and run models on your own servers thanks to Ollama 🦙
Join @nicodevs.bsky.social set it up & integrate it with your Laravel app, building a chat for super spies (TOP SECRET!) 👇
tighten.com/insights/bui...
Build Your Own Private, Self-Hosted AI Applications with Ollama & Laravel
Imagine your team wants to bring AI into their workflow to automate routine tasks, extract insights from data, assist with content creation, or improve customer support. Smart move!
You can integrate...
tighten.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Do you need AI in your app but can’t share private data with AI providers?
You can self host and run models on your own servers thanks to Ollama 🦙
Join @nicodevs.bsky.social set it up & integrate it with your Laravel app, building a chat for super spies (TOP SECRET!) 👇
tighten.com/insights/bui...
You can self host and run models on your own servers thanks to Ollama 🦙
Join @nicodevs.bsky.social set it up & integrate it with your Laravel app, building a chat for super spies (TOP SECRET!) 👇
tighten.com/insights/bui...
TIL you can't pass "week" number into DateTime/Carbon's "CreateFromFormat". Building an app that's based around weeks instead of days and it's proving more difficult than I expected.
www.php.net/manual/en/da...
www.php.net/manual/en/da...
PHP: DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat - Manual
Parses a time string according to a specified format
www.php.net
November 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
TIL you can't pass "week" number into DateTime/Carbon's "CreateFromFormat". Building an app that's based around weeks instead of days and it's proving more difficult than I expected.
www.php.net/manual/en/da...
www.php.net/manual/en/da...
Dang. Just got a notification from my tests on an old project that we won't be able to use /** @test */ on PHPUnit anymore?
It's a sad day.
(I know I can replace them with the #[Test] annotation, it's just.. these were such an integral part of my learning to test...)
It's a sad day.
(I know I can replace them with the #[Test] annotation, it's just.. these were such an integral part of my learning to test...)
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Dang. Just got a notification from my tests on an old project that we won't be able to use /** @test */ on PHPUnit anymore?
It's a sad day.
(I know I can replace them with the #[Test] annotation, it's just.. these were such an integral part of my learning to test...)
It's a sad day.
(I know I can replace them with the #[Test] annotation, it's just.. these were such an integral part of my learning to test...)
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Every year, JavaScript brings new features that save us from relying on heavy libraries. From formatting dates to cloning objects, discover some of these handy additions in today's article.👇
tighten.com/insights/new...
tighten.com/insights/new...
17 New(ish) Vanilla JavaScript Features You Might Have Missed
JavaScript: the language many love to hate. Yeah, we've all seen the memes about its quirks and limitations. Maybe that's why we slap a whole typing system on top of it. And add one, two, or... ten th...
tighten.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Every year, JavaScript brings new features that save us from relying on heavy libraries. From formatting dates to cloning objects, discover some of these handy additions in today's article.👇
tighten.com/insights/new...
tighten.com/insights/new...
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BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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We have a rare job opening at UserScape for a Support Engineer. Apply or tell a friend! jobs.userscape.com/support-engi...
Support Engineer
As a Support Engineer for HelpSpot, you’ll have the unique opportunity to directly impact our customers by providing world-class technical support.
jobs.userscape.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We have a rare job opening at UserScape for a Support Engineer. Apply or tell a friend! jobs.userscape.com/support-engi...