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Wes

@jwhulette.bsky.social
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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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LibreOffice @libreoffice.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
LibreOffice 26.8.1 is now available: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10...
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Laravel News @laravelnews.com · 08/10/2026
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Laravel News Podcast: Memoized Caches, Building a Social Network, and Classification. Have a listen:
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Memoized Caches, Building a Social Network, and Classification
Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and...
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Geocodio @geocod.io · 07/10/2026
Going to @laracon.au? If you're a woman or non-binary person in the Laravel community, come to the @larabelles.com 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 on Thu, 5 Nov. Skip the line to get your badge and head into Day 1 with new friends to sit with. 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘜 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘣.
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Laravel News @laravelnews.com · 07/10/2026
Stop SSH-ing into a server just to read a log. LogReader gives you Laravel logs in the browser: search, level filters, full stack traces, plus a deployment timeline. Install a Composer package, and you're done. logreader.dev/
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Folks have insulted:  My Southern drawl.  My loc’d hair.  My clothes.  My shoes.  My intelligence.  I’ve been called a ghetto Black b!t€h. Now @JDVance says I don’t belong and should leave the very country my ancestors helped build. This is a lot y’all. It is. #AngieForFlorida
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Brent @stitcher.io · 03/10/2026
I got a call at 8 in the evening to fix someone’s vibe coded app 🤔 stitcher.io/blog/artific...
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Artifical Debt | 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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nunomaduro @nunomaduro.com · 03/10/2026
wanted to see what all the fuss was about, so i tried tavus recorded the whole thing. let me know what you think video here: youtu.be/enoXuli17W4?...
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Now I’m scared.
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Duncan McClean @duncanmcclean.com · 02/10/2026
Just published Best Before, a package to make sure temporary code, like backfill commands, is deleted instead of hanging around for years. Plop #[BestBefore('2026-12-25')] on a class or a method and CI will fail once it's gone off. Like out-of-date milk! 🥛
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
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Len Woodward @projektgopher.com · 02/10/2026
Pick a password longer than 72 bytes and PHP's default hash keeps only the first 72, so a shortened password still logs you in. An RFC wants PHP to refuse instead, and the list can't agree it's worth the break. youtu.be/3Hp0E0SbusM #PHP #PHPInternals #PHP87
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This Week in PHP Internals | Oct 1, 2026
14 stories from the PHP internals mailing list, September 24 – October 1, 2026.
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Freek Van der Herten @freek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I just sent out a new edition of my newsletter. Since I skipped the summer, it's packed with links to good content on Laravel, PHP and AI. Read it and subscribe for the next editor here: freek.dev/newsletter/...
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freek.dev newsletter #207
Freek Van der Herten writes about Laravel, PHP and AI. Co-owner of Spatie, maintainer of 300+ open source packages with over 2 billion downloads.
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nunomaduro @nunomaduro.com · 30/09/2026
nothing prepares you for a database migration you think a query builder or db-agnostic layer keeps you safe for the future. it doesn't every db is different internally. stuff is either unsupported or behaves differently
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nunomaduro @nunomaduro.com · 30/09/2026
php family: october 15 is coming 48 hour live stream with brent and matthieu (yes, 48 hours straight..) and we are going to build a social network using PHP, the best language on the planet 🤌🏻 click on the notify me thing: www.youtube.com/live/6zCNQa3...
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Building a social network in PHP in 48h (Day 1, JetBrains office)
YouTube video by nunomaduro
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Laravel News @laravelnews.com · 29/09/2026
Laravel 13 is now the only version getting bug fixes. Laravel 12 is on security fixes only until February 24th, 2027, and Laravel 10 and 11 are end of life. We updated our Laravel release cycle guide with support dates for Laravel 10 through 14: laravel-news.com/laravel-rele...
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nunomaduro @nunomaduro.com · 28/09/2026
one thing you're going to learn with time is how similar all programming languages literally are all of them share the same kind of feature set behind the scenes: static analysis, linters, testing, frameworks, etc..
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Wes @jwhulette.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#Fnsup
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Linuxiac @linuxiac.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
OBS Studio 33 is nearing its stable release with a new plugin-loading system, CEF 150, improved source snapping, and several capture improvements. linuxiac.com/obs-studio-3... #OBSStudio #OpenSource #Streaming
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OBS Studio 33 Nears Release: Here’s What to Expect
OBS Studio 33 is nearing its stable release with a new plugin-loading system, CEF 150, improved source snapping, and several capture improvements.
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Larajobs @larajobs.com · 26/09/2026
Exciting opportunity! 🚀 Evolution Collect, LLC is looking for a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (PHP/Laravel) to join their team. US applicants only. Ready to take the next step? Apply here: larajobs.com/job/3939 #laravel
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
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Brent @stitcher.io · 24/09/2026
We've selected the five new projects we'll sponsor as of next month with PhpStorm ! blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/202... There are honestly so many good ones, so it's impossible to pick, but let that be encouragement to all of you to pitch in as well if you can :)
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Continuing to Move PHP Open Source Forward - The JetBrains Blog
A year ago, we introduced the first wave of PhpStorm’s open-source sponsorships. We truly believe in the power of open source and the importance of it to the PHP community, and so we want to do our bi
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Tighten @tighten.com · 21/09/2026
Ever have your whole page come to a screeching halt as JavaScript processes something heavy? Web Workers give your app more threads for running CPU-intensive work without blocking the UI. Check out @nicodevs.bsky.social's practical introduction to Web Workers: tighten.com/insights/web...
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Web Workers: A Second Thread for Your JavaScript
Suppose you have a web app that lets users upload photos. Cool! But there's a catch: photos straight from a phone camera can easily be around 8 MB each. On a weak mobile connection, uploading the full...
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Laravel News @laravelnews.com · 21/09/2026
Difflock: Lint Laravel Migrations and Diff Your Schema posted by @ylynfatt.bsky.social laravel-news.com/difflock-mig...
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Difflock: Lint Laravel Migrations and Diff Your Schema
Difflock is a Laravel package that checks pending migrations for risky changes, records schema baselines, and can block them in CI.
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Laravel News @laravelnews.com · 21/09/2026
What We Know About Laravel 14 laravel-news.com/laravel-14
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What We Know About Laravel 14
Laravel 14 is the next major release of the Laravel framework, expected in Q1 2027. Here is what we know about new features, PHP 8.4, and breaking changes.
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NativePHP @nativephp.com · 18/09/2026
This is SyncUp - the app you'll build from scratch in the Masterclass. A native iOS and Android app. You'll ship this to the stores for real. nativephp.com/course
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nunomaduro @nunomaduro.com · 17/09/2026
48 hours on Omarchy: honest thoughts New video: youtu.be/N_8Pwh7h0UM?...
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48 hours on Omarchy: honest thoughts
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Freek Van der Herten @freek.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚀 There There, the help desk we've been building at @spatie_be, is ready. 💅 We gave it a full redesign, and anyone can now sign up and start using it. A few words on why we built it 🧵
Support ticket management interface showing various customer issues, with highlighted conversation and action buttons.
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Laravel News @laravelnews.com · 15/09/2026
What's New in PHP 8.6 laravel-news.com/php-8-6
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What's New in PHP 8.6
PHP 8.6 arrives November 19, 2026 with partial function application, a clamp() function, a Duration class, readonly property defaults, and new deprecations.
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Laravel Idea @laravel-idea.com · 15/09/2026
The next version will include Japanese 🇯🇵, Korean 🇰🇷, and Chinese 🇨🇳 (Simplified) localizations
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nunomaduro @nunomaduro.com · 14/09/2026
you familiar with rust's cargo vet or go vet? we just did the same for php, introducing: laravel vet see the code [composer update] is about to write into your vendor/ directory before it does 🤌🏻
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Wes @jwhulette.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#Finsup
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Christoph Rumpel @christophrumpel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📺 Here is What's New in Laravel 13.30 ➡️ Queue worker stop reasons ➡️ Collection::chunkBy() ➡️ DevCommands opt-outs Thank you Jack & Joseph 🙏 youtu.be/fbegFAp3zyk
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What's New in Laravel 13.30: Queue Workers, chunkBy() & Dev Commands
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nunomaduro @nunomaduro.com · 04/09/2026
So.. This Happened at the PHP Foundation. Urgent PHP #4 is out: Roman leaving the PHP Foundation, TypePHP, Omarchy, and much more. Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I15...
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So.. This Happened at the PHP Foundation
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Laravel News @laravelnews.com · 02/09/2026
Collections chunkBy() and Storage Path Hardening in Laravel 13.30 laravel-news.com/laravel-13-3...
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Collections chunkBy() and Storage Path Hardening in Laravel 13.30
Laravel 13.30 adds a chunkBy() collection method, confines Storage::path() to the disk root, and prints why a queue worker stopped in queue:work output.
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The PHP Foundation @thephpf.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
As @pronskiy.bsky.social's term on The PHP Foundation Board comes to an end, he is replaced by the wonderful @stitcher.io. elcome Brent! 🚀 And thank you for your years of dedication and commitment to The PHP Foundation, Roman! ❤️🐘 thephp.foundation/blog/2026/0... #php
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Roman Pronskiy Leaves The PHP Foundation Board and Brent Roose Joins
Announcement about the replacement of Roman Pronskiy with Brent Roose to the Foundation Board.
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Chris Morrell @cmorrell.com · 31/08/2026
I've deployed github.com/glhd/paralle... to a bunch of projects now. It's so nice to cut deploy time by 30–60s!
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nunomaduro @nunomaduro.com · 21/08/2026
if you think php is still $_POST and html together in one file, please watch this
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The PHP Foundation @thephpf.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
If you've wanted to contribute to PHP but weren't sure exactly where to start, Foundation Board member @mattstauffer.com has compiled a list of places where you can contribute with your specific skillset. thephp.foundation/blog/2026/0... #php #opensource
Photo is by photographer Randy Faith via Unsplash. It depicts dozens of people building a barn together.
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The PHP Foundation @thephpf.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is a friendly reminder that if you have not yet completed the State of PHP Survey, you should do so. And you should tell your PHP friends and family to do so, too. I mean, look how excited these people are to be taking this! surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/phpnet-s... #php #stateofphpsurvey #phpstorm
Photo by a photographer named Windows on Unsplash. Shows a group of people around a laptop, smiling and fist pumping.
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Wes @jwhulette.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#FinsUp
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The PHP Foundation @thephpf.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Curious about the PHP Ambassador Program we started a few weeks ago? We posted a progress update on our blog today. Exciting things are happening and you can be a part of the movement! Read more: thephp.foundation/blog/2026/0... #php #phpc #phpambassadors
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PHP Ambassadors: Six Weeks In
Update of the progress made by the PHP Ambassador Group
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Freek Van der Herten @freek.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🎆 Flare now uses OAuth for MCP clients, the CLI and the API. You don't have to create an API token anymore with full admin access and pasting it into a config file. You approve a connection in your browser and pick what it gets: read, write or admin, scoped to teams or projects.
A permission request interface showing connection details for "Claude on MacBook Pro," with options for read, write, and admin access.
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Joe Tannenbaum @joe.codes · 11/08/2026
Welcome to your new Laravel local development experience: 𝚙𝚑𝚙 𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚗 𝚍𝚎𝚟 ↔️ Toggle between tabbed and interleaved output 🔁 Restart processes inline 🧹 Clear process logs 🔍 Search output Freshly released in v13.25.0, enjoy! 🤘
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Laravel News @laravelnews.com · 11/08/2026
Laravel Discount: Coupon Codes, Usage Limits, and Stacking posted by @ylynfatt.bsky.social laravel-news.com/laravel-disc...
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Laravel Discount: Coupon Codes, Usage Limits, and Stacking
Laravel Discount adds percentage and fixed coupons, expiry windows, per-user usage limits, and stacking rules to Laravel apps, with Laravel Cart support.
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Laravel News @laravelnews.com · 11/08/2026
Mock PHP Classes in Tests With the Double Library laravel-news.com/double-php-t...
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Mock PHP Classes in Tests With the Double Library
Double is a PHP mocking library from Jason McCreary with one API for mocks, spies, and partials, plus failure messages that show the actual call log.
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Larajobs @larajobs.com · 10/08/2026
🚀 Exciting Opportunity! Join Geocodio as a Software Engineer (Laravel/PHP). Work remotely on large-scale software with a fun team. Must be in the US Eastern time. Great pay and benefits! Apply now: larajobs.com/job/3912 #laravel
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Software Engineer (Laravel/PHP)
We're looking for two experienced Laravel developers to join our team
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Alain Poupart @alainpoupart.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
NEW: We've got the update many Dolphins fans have been awaiting regarding WR Chris Bell, with Jeff Hafley also explaining his approach and the preseason outlook. www.si.com/nfl/dolphins...
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Hafley Explains Approach with Chris Bell with Latest Update
The Miami Dolphins are into their second week of training camp, and one of the most discussed players remains someone who has yet to practice. And with every vi
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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
New addition to the stands at the Dolphins practice field — LED boards that show the day’s schedule, explain drills, etc. The team’s made several moves these past few years to improve fan (and media) experience at practice, most notably installing 7 “Big Ass Fans” to keep things cool out here
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nunomaduro @nunomaduro.com · 02/08/2026
pest 5 introduces time-balanced sharding this feature allows you to scale your CI horizontally while ensuring all those workflows take exactly the same time insane, check this: youtu.be/bBXsr1ix_dQ?...
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time-balanced sharding makes your ci super fast (pest 5, day 6/6)
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nunomaduro @nunomaduro.com · 01/08/2026
rector is insane and i don't know why everyone isn't using it anyways, now it just works with pest too enjoy: youtu.be/oNU41o3pz5M?...
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rector rewrote 4000 tests while i got coffee (pest 5, day 5/6)
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/07/2026
Dr. Fauci had us wear masks during a global pandemic. RFK Jr. collects raccoon penises. But okay.
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