93: Laracon US Recap

Ian and Aaron recap everything that happened during Laracon US 2025 - the Mostly Technical parties, highlights from the conference, the "longest night in a decade", and so much more.  Oh, and Aaron also MC'd another conference?!

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• (00:00) - Where Is Ian?
• (02:59) - Travel Issues + Golf
• (10:11) - MT Parties!
• (20:28) - The Hot Take Game
• (36:11) - Future Laracon Ideas
• (40:03) - Aaron On Stage
• (56:04) - Laracon Highlights
• (01:08:41) - The Longest Night In A Decade
• (01:27:02) - Big Sky Dev Con

Links:

• Laracon US
• Eric Barnes on Twitter
• Sam Lewis on Twitter
• Luke Towers on Twitter
• Marcus Moore on Bsky
• Josh Cirre on Twitter
• Taylor Desseyn (Torc) on Twitter
• Laracon AU
• Hot Take Arena
• Hank Taylor on Twitter
• Samantha Sappenfield on Twitter
• Abby Gilson on Twitter
• Aaron's talk notes
• Aaron & Ian closing out Laracon
• Mary Perry on Twitter
• Thiery Laverdure on Bsky
• Chris Sev on Twitter
• John O'Nolan on Twitter
• Keith Damiani on Twitter
• Pete Heslop on Bsky
• Big Sky Dev Con
• HTMX on Twitter
• community.laravel.com

Creators and Guests

Host

Aaron Francis

Founder of Solo. Sincere poster. No cynicism. Dad to two sets of twins!

Host

Ian Landsman

Founder HelpSpot, LaraJobs, and Outro.fm

Producer

Dave Hicking

Agency Partnerships at @laravelphp

What is Mostly Technical?

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