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Mostly Technical

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Hosted by Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis, Mostly Technical is a lively discussion on Laravel, business, and an eclectic mix of related topics.

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Tomorrow at 8am Eastern 🚀
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This week on Mostly Technical, @aarondfrancis & @ianlandsman talk about React - is it asking too much of developers? 🌶️
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This week on MT, @calebporzio waited until the end of the episode to drop a bombshell on @aarondfrancis : He thinks he wants to event source. 😳 They got him!
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This week on MT, @calebporzio pitched @jackmcdade on some ideas for @statamic , including embracing SQLite (and abandoning flat files altogether) and possibly doubling down on Laravel 👀 Agree? Disagree? Let us know ⬇️
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This week on MT, @taylorotwell joins @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis and previews a few new projects coming soon from the @laravelphp team 👀💥
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This week on Mostly Technical, @aarondfrancis goes into detail with @ianlandsman on how he builds ....and then things get a little spicy 🌶️
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This week on MT, @adamwathan brazenly cracks open an ice cold Coke Zero in front of poor @aarondfrancis while @ianlandsman is just trying to ask a question
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Tomorrow at 8am Eastern. Big week. Huge week.
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On this week's episode of Mostly Technical, @jeffrey_way talks with @aarondfrancis & @ianlandsman about what exactly Twitter is, feeling shame when you promote your work, having a personal brand, & more.
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This week on MT, @aarondfrancis & @calebporzio dive into why Caleb loves Flux () and why it's going to stay lean, clean, and high quality.
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The hat! The reaction! The smile! Episode 42 drops tomorrow at 8am Eastern 🚀
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★ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 37: S-Tier Software with Taylor Otwell. Listen:
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This week on MT, @calebporzio joins @aarondfrancis to talk about an interesting idea for his new project: What if it skipped the beta step entirely and was launched as a 1.0 on day one? 🔥🔥🔥
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This week on Mostly Technical, @aarondfrancis & @ianlandsman ask @adamwathan the most important question of all - what do you *want* to do?
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This week on MT, @calebporzio has a business idea for @aarondfrancis that starts with an important question: Why is Torchlight free? Why does he hate money when Torchlight is so great? Why can't Aaron charge Caleb money?! 💰
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Big shout out to @laracasts for sponsoring the show! We literally wouldn't be where we are without Laracasts. Thanks so much to Jeffrey and the crew there for the support. If you're not already a Laracasts subscriber be sure to check it out, it's the best way to improve your
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This week on Mostly Technical, @aarondfrancis explains to @ianlandsman why he uses gloves to change diapers, and Ian has some bad news for Aaron about what comes after diapers. (Hint: it's more 💩)
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We're going to be live streaming with @jackmcdade and friends at 10am eastern! We'll be talking the future of Statamic, CMSs, and more. The show will also go out tomorrow as our normal podcast if you can't make the stream.
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★ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 13: The SQL Injection Slide with Sam Selikoff. Listen:
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★ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 35: Laravel vs. JavaScript with Dax & Adam Elmore. Listen:
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This week on MT @ianlandsman reminisces about the good old days of phpBB which prompts @aarondfrancis to break some important news: He's bringing the forum back 🤘 Plus why Reddit sucks, why you can't trust some user named "Buttcrack72", and more 💥
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This week on MT @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis talk about a very important issue: Why are they both so tired?! 🥱 Plus: - Why does morning guy always post on social media? - Does anybody care about afternoon guy? It's an action packed two minutes y'all.
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★ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 27: The Layoff
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This week on MT, @aarondfrancis reveals his scandalous history with phishing, @ianlandsman admits he was once an accomplice, and both wonder if a podcast conversation is covered by attorney-client privilege 🧑‍⚖️
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🚨 Our emergency episode is live! Get the behind the scenes scoop from @aarondfrancis and @ianlandsman on Aaron's new company, Try Hard Studios.
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The Plan
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Thanks for the amazing support everyone! We never expected the podcast to take off this fast ❤️ We've got lots more cool stuff planned 🚀
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This week on MT, @ianlandsman pitches @aarondfrancis on making courses for enterprise customers, which causes Aaron to reveal a secret weapon with 40 years of experience: his dad! 👴🏻
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This week on MT, @aarondfrancis pitched the idea of @flair in his house to an incredulous @ianlandsman who was very, very worried about batteries 🔋
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This week on MT, @ianlandsman can't believe that @aarondfrancis made light AND dark mode videos for his new course (?!) and the two talk about why a little remarkability is never a bad thing 💥
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If you’re at Laracon and want a Mostly Technical sticker, find Producer Dave ( @dhicking ) (We’ve got @laraveljobs stickers too)
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Tomorrow at 8am Eastern 🚀
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This week on MT, @aarondfrancis has a scorching hot take: everybody's updating their Laravel apps too quickly! @ianlandsman then agrees (!) and uncorks an even spicier take 🌶️
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They're all good episodes, but this week's episode is *very* good. Tomorrow at 8am Eastern 🤝
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Producer Dave is on vacation so the show will be a few days late, but it's on the way. The wait will be worth it........
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★ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 15: Farming, Threadbois, & Meme Lords with Jeffrey Way. Listen:
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25,000+ downloads for our first 25 episodes - thanks to everybody who’s listened, shared, and yelled back at the podcast every time you wish you could chime in on the conversation 📣
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. @ianlandsman is still not feeling great but we've got a special guest joining @aarondfrancis on this week's show 👀 Tune in at 8am Eastern tomorrow to find out who our mystery guest is....or you can drop your guesses below in the replies! 🔍🕵️
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★ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 18: You Need Tinker Time with Adam Wathan. Listen:
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In a delightfully ridiculous clip from this week's episode, @taylorotwell reveals his dream retirement plan, @ianlandsman wants to be a movie producer (?), and @aarondfrancis 's ready to be a Rick Rubin of something.
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This week on MT, @ianlandsman tells @aarondfrancis that he's in a bit of a panic. He's got an idea (he's also got an idea about ideas) but not enough time to do anything about it! But what if....what if he found somebody to partner with?
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Every new venture needs a Master Plan™️ This week on MT @ianlandsman & @adamwathan help @aarondfrancis figure out the master plan and try to answer an important question - what do the first two months look like?
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★ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 12: All Things Livewire with Caleb Porzio. Listen:
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This week on MT, @aarondfrancis decides he wants to be more 'Indie Tycoon' than 'Indie Hacker' before @ianlandsman blows his mind & pitches him on a potentially lucrative line of business 💰
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This week on MT, @ianlandsman asked @aarondfrancis about the future and what comes next, so of course Aaron turned the tables on Ian and asked what he thought Aaron *should* do. If you were advising Aaron right now, what would you suggest he do next?
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This week on MT, @ianlandsman , @aarondfrancis , & @taylorotwell talk about why @laravelphp has the best community in software development right now before Ian shocks the world and praises (!) DHH (!!) 🤯
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This week on Mostly Technical, @aarondfrancis talks to @ianlandsman about his discovery that the youths are seemingly okay with tracking each other on their phones?!? 📱🗺️
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This week on MT, @DCoulbourne pitches @aarondfrancis on why he needs a "poker arc" 🃏 & @calebporzio talks about trying hard™️ is Aaron's IP.
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This week on MT @aarondfrancis & @ianlandsman tackle a fantastic question from a listener: what's the best identifier to use with Laravel & databases? (Believe it or not, Aaron & Ian had some thoughts)
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On this week's episode, @calebporzio talks with @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis about the guilt he sometimes feels when he reaches out to his email list and wonders if he's providing enough value to justify reaching out.
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This week on MT, @ianlandsman recaps @aarondfrancis 's run as the main character on Twitter in the aftermath of being laid off & Aaron talks about how it felt to receive such an outpouring of support ❤️
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In our latest episode @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis ponder exactly this question - why isn't somebody in the Rails community cloning what's happening in Laravel & make some serious cash?!
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On @MostlyTechPod there is a discussion about "Why not just clone everything in Laravel to Rails and make $$$" My thoughts: - Structurally Rails is not operated by a company like Laravel Inc so there are fewer "blessed" first-party components, it's the wild west - Rails is
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This week on Mostly Technical, @aarondfrancis reveals that he's Big Livewire now, @ianlandsman celebrates, & the two discuss when to use Inertia vs. why they default to using @LaravelLivewire more and more ⚡️
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This week on Mostly Technical, @aarondfrancis talks to @ianlandsman about the all new @PlanetScale Studios! It's an....apartment?! 🏠 With access to a gym? 🏋️ And a pool??? 🏊
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I'm down with this @calebporzio Landsman impression 🐐
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Who says tweets can't last forever? This week on Mostly Technical @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis talk about @LaserTweets before Ian does a surprise unboxing of an "instant classic" @tfadell tweet 📦
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This week on MT, @Ianlandsman surprises @aarondfrancis with an idea: What if they did a contest to let people apply to have them invest in their apps? 💰 Aaron, needless to say, loves this idea.
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On this week's episode @ianlandsman , @aarondfrancis , & @jeffrey_way go deep and talk about how we're hardwired to defend our "tribe", how that's translated to how we behave online, the idea of shared enemies and shared goods, & more.
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This week on Mostly Technical @calebporzio talks to @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis about how he's feeling three months after the launch of Livewire 3.
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★ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 48: Mostly NPTM with Caleb Porzio & Daniel Coulbourne. Listen:
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This week on Mostly Technical @ianlandsman pitches @aarondfrancis (jokingly?) on a "pure vengeance" plan and Aaron decides he's going to enter his hot & rich era.
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We just hit 1k subscribers on YouTube! Thanks to everybody for subscribing, liking, & commenting 🙌
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@MostlyTechPod @aarondfrancis @ianlandsman Just noticed we guys hit 1k subscribers on yt. Congrats!
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This week @aarondfrancis is joined by special guest @calebporzio (filling in for @ianlandsman ) to talk about everything from solo parenting to Caleb's new project to rejuvenating Torchlight and a lot more.
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This week on Mostly Technical, @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis dive into @Adib_Hanna 's tweet on salaries for PHP/Laravel devs.
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PHP/Laravel is probably the most enjoyable language/Framework to work with, but it’s also the least paying. Ever since I switched to Go/Node my salary almost doubled.
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This week on MT, @thdxr & @adamdotdev talk to @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis about @terminaldotshop at Laracon👀 before Ian unveils his SSH middleman empire "plan" 💸
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This week on MT, @calebporzio launched Flux live and started getting reports the site was too slow - so what should he do? Size up the droplet? How big of a droplet?!? 😰 @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis are on hand to advise, cajole, and offer encouragement 🤝
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This week on MT, @ianlandsman shared a very valuable idea for a SaaS with @aarondfrancis , the whole world, and (very specifically) @mijustin 🧠🚀
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This week on Mostly Technical @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis talk about (amongst other things) Lift for Laravel, a package from @wendell_adriel , and they have lots of thoughts and ✨ feelings ✨ about attributes. To hear the full conversation, head over to
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★ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 29: Super Epic Crazy with Adam Wathan. Listen:
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This week on Mostly Technical @ianlandsman talks to @aarondfrancis about his final take on component libraries after last week's chat with @calebporzio and how he's living on the absolute bleeding edge 🔥
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Mostly Technical has reached 50,000 Downloads! Thanks to everybody who’s been listening, sharing, and subscribing to episodes - we really appreciate it. Next up - 100k 🚀
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This week on Mostly Technical, @aarondfrancis gives us an update about his soda consumption, @ianlandsman admits the truth about being a morning person, and neither is particularly happy about it ☹️
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This week on MT @ianlandsman pitches @aarondfrancis on the idea of hiring somebody to help with marketing and the two of them dream about what's possible 💭 If this sounds like you or somebody you know, listen to the end of the clip for info on how to get in touch with Aaron 🤝
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This week on MT, @thdxr & @adamdotdev get a front-row seat to the most pressing question of our time: Who's right about New York City - @ianlandsman or @aarondfrancis ?
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This week @aarondfrancis is joined once again by @calebporzio to discuss everything that happened at @LaraconUS (including a basketball game?!) before diving deep into Flux, the online reaction to the price, and what comes next.
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★ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 50: Paid In Respect. Listen:
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This week on Mostly Technical, @aarondfrancis & @ianlandsman unveil the "Suburban Dad Scale" of how you're doing.
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This week @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis are back discussing men's fashion, DHH, location sharing follow-up, AI therapy hot takes, Laravel Octane, upcoming course update, is MySQL over?, non-competes and concierge medicine, hacking Laravel for prefix indexes, PHP x NYC Thanks to
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Say hello to Hat Guy 👋🧢 @aarondfrancis asks @ianlandsman all about his new 🦖 hat, which unfortunately has a fatal flaw (despite how freaking cool it looks)
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This week on MT, @aarondfrancis tells @ianlandsman all about making his first hire at Try Hard Studios - who he hired, how a cold DM (!) led to them getting hired, what they'll be doing, & more ✨
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Big news over here at Mostly Technical HQ - we just passed 20,000 downloads! Thanks to everybody for listening & watching - we really appreciate it 🙌
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In Episode 04 of Mostly Technical, @aarondfrancis talks about the rewards (potentially unlimited upside) and, frankly, the risks (potential embarrassment) of sharing what you're working on before it's finished.
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★ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 49: Stay Lean, Stay Clean with Caleb Porzio. Listen:
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★ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 47: Jack Free With Caleb Porzio. Listen:
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What a week 🔥
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On the latest episode of Mostly Technical, @ianlandsman makes the case for why using @LaravelLivewire is now the default when writing a @laravelphp app 🌶️
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This week on MT, @aarondfrancis announces that he's working on a physical product! @ianlandsman is of course intrigued and tries to get as much detail out f Aaron as possible...and you all get to try to guess what it is 🕵️
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Is it the first one? The only one? What does first mean? Who even knows! @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis try to figure out exactly what First & Sole mean and everything goes completely off the rails 🛤️
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This week on MT, @ianlandsman tells @aarondfrancis about how he fell victim to not just any old phishing attack , but the phishing attack of his dreams 🥰
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This week on MT, @ianlandsman pitches @aarondfrancis on a bonkers (but intriguing) idea: Does Aaron need a stage name? And if he does, why is it Todd?
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Welcome to our live show!
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★ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 38: Morning Person. Listen:
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This week @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis asked @calebporzio to come on the show to talk about something extremely important: Sock Strategy 🧦🧠 (Seriously).
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★ Just published a new episode of Mostly Technical: 46: Aaron Francis, Inc. Listen:
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We are so back 👏 This week on MT @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis break down the decision to leave config files in Laravel 11, and they are *loving* it 💞
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Statamic Roundtable!
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This week on Mostly Technical, @aarondfrancis workshops a take on Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar with @ianlandsman & special guest @dhicking , and yes, it involves the Fast & Furious franchise.
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This week on MT @samwhoo drops by to chat with @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis , so of course the "business dad" had to give him some advice (which caused Sam to admit he's "crushingly British" 🇬🇧)
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Can using down migrations in #Laravel get you.....fired? @ianlandsman makes the case to @aarondfrancis on this week's episode 🌶️
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This week on Mostly Technical @ianlandsman & @aarondfrancis are back with an important 🧦 update, inspired by @wesbos 's "truly unruly number of socks'
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