It was so awesome catching up with Sammy K again. It's been so long, and it was so much fun talking about old times and what he's been up to lately.
That guy is such a treasure of the PHP Community.
www.phparch.com/podcast/the-...
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๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต โ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป
https://shocm.me/posts/2026-04-13-php-tek-2026-chicago/
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๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต โ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป
https://shocm.me/posts/2026-04-13-php-tek-2026-chicago/
That saidโฆ it still feels a bit clunky to me. Iโm still dialing in my NVim bindings and figuring out the right workflow.
Weโll see where I land. But for now, this is the experiment.
5/5
But I still want a solid tool to recommend. So last weekend I dusted off @vscode.dev . First time Iโve really used it in years. This week Iโm forcing myself to live in it. So far? Itโs fine. No major complaints.
Laravel having an official extension definitely helps.
4/5
Part of the reason I stuck with it so long is because it was easy to recommend. Not everyone can just pick up Vim.
I always wanted to understand a tool I could confidently point other developers to.
Ideavim made that easy. I could stay in my Vim workflow while still using PhpStorm regularly.
3/5
That said, Iโm not walking back what Iโve said for years:
โIf you make money coding in PHP, invest in PhpStorm.โ
I still believe that. Itโs a great product. And I can always come back to it.
2/5
Iโve been thinking about this for a while. With the rise of AI, Iโm spending more time in tools like Claude Code, then jumping into NVim when I need to tweak or track something down.
So I finally did it. Iโm stepping away from PhpStorm. At least for now.
1/5
Wife and I are having some adult beverage time.
Hockey night in San Diego with the family
For anyone looking for an awesome PHP / AI Developer, one of the best in the community is on the market. Check out @tjmiller.bsky.social post over on X x.com/heytjmiller/...
OK, I need to know if I know anyone who's ever had a "Farmers Coke". They mention it's drunk in North Carolina. I've never heard of this, and now I need to see if I have any peanuts in the house.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/geXCDahWqhs
PHP Tek / JS Tek, buy your ticket to either and attend both conferences.
Full Story: www.phparch.com/podcast/community-corner...
Be sure to catch ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ Domain Driven PHP talk with MergePHP
https://www.youtube.com/@MergePHP/streams
It's good to know someone with a good 3D printer. @johncongdon.bsky.social printed me this awesome stand for my HomePod mini.
Someone uploaded all the Jeffery Epstein documents to Gmail clone and it's awesome. JMail, JPhotos, there's a Drive, and JFlight section as well. Very well done. https://www.jmail.world/
End of an era. The Black in Ocean Beach is closing after 57 years. I lived in OB, and The Black was a landmark. A piece of San Diego counterculture that somehow survived all the changes around it. Gonna miss that place.
https://bit.ly/3ZiQxrN
Check out my interview about this years PHP Tek and @jstek.io in Chicago.
www.phparch.com/podcast/community-corner...
Weโre live-streaming the @phparch.com PHP Podcast today at ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐ง. Bring your hot takes and your โit works on my machineโ energy. ๐
Join us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4rn6O5GAh8
Hey, come and hang out with @johncongdon.bsky.social and me for today's live recording of the @phparch.com Podcast. We are kicking off in about an hour and a half.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kFJRTSYc5M
I talked about this on the last podcast but couldn't remember that is was called. Thanks to @johncongdon.bsky.social I now know it's called Pasabolo Tablรณn which is a traditional Spanish bowling sport popular in Cantabria, Vizcaya, รlava, and Burgos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvRppeCoEII
We were talking about @jetbrains.com @datagrip.bsky.social on the show last night, and I hadn't realized that they made DataGrip free for non-commercial use back in October blog.jetbrains.com/datagrip/2025/10/01/data...
Today's PHP Podcast with @ericvanjohnson.bsky.social and @johncongdon.bsky.social will be starting early today, 2:30 PM PDT. Why you ask, you'll need to tune in to fine out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkCaXIZmzDE
Had a special "in studio guest" today. My kid brought her dog Ollie. She looked at us and said "You make Ollie look normal sized". For those who don't know me, I'm about 6'4.
This one is for my broader FLOSS/OSS people out there. Especially those in and around SoCal. Clock is ticking to submit talks to SCaLE 23X. Share your solutions, project, and general knowledge on all this Open Source.
bsky.app/profile/soca...
@johncongdon.bsky.social and I will be doing our PHP Podcasting thing in about an hour. Not sure what we are going to talk about this week. Obvious PHP Tek and JS Tek. SOC 2 might come up.
๐๏ธ Join us live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlcZ5K51NmE
๐๐ก Ever wish you could write PHP extensions in Go instead of C? Myles Hyson will show you how with FrankenPHP! Wed, Nov 19 @ NEST CoWork. RSVP now โก๏ธ https://www.meetup.com/sandiegophp/events/311910789
โ 20 MINUTES!
Estelle Gaits is about to drop knowledge on PHP, Symfony, building with Sylius and contributing to major open-source frameworks - this conversation will be ๐ฅ
Don't miss it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlUZQAd49fo
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