80: The Big Announcement w/ Taylor Otwell

Ian and Aaron are joined by Taylor Otwell to discuss the Mostly Technical Party at Laracon, what exactly Taylor does on a day-to-day basis, how they all use AI, and so much more.

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• (00:00) - Revenge of the Sith
• (09:18) - The Big Announcement
• (12:00) - Laracon US
• (14:57) - Taylor's Day-to-Day
• (21:57) - Forge Updates
• (28:00) - Starter Kits & WorkOS
• (36:35) - Using AI
• (55:11) - You Still Need Good Ideas
• (01:05:28) - Tina Fey & Amy Poehler
• (01:10:48) - Aaron's Climbing Wall

Links:

• Mostly Technical Laracon Pre-Party! sponsored by Diagonal
• Revenge of the Sith re-release
• Andor Season 2
• Kamal
• Jason McCreary on Twitter
• YAGNI
• Aaron's ChatGPT sidebar
• Aaron's video about AI
• OpenAI's Codex
• Tina Fey & Amy Poehler on tour
• Aaron's tweet about his climbing wall

Creators and Guests

Host

Aaron Francis

Co-founder https://t.co/iQBe3dPhc1.Sincere poster. No cynicism. Dad to two sets of twins! 🖥️ https://t.co/wIdhAlsrlX 📹 https://t.co/hM9ogEIevT🎤 @MostlyTechPod

Host

Ian Landsman

Founder HelpSpot, LaraJobs, and Laracon Online.

Producer

Dave Hicking

Agency Partnerships at @laravelphp

Guest

Taylor Otwell ☁️ 🦹

Founder, CEO - @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.