Gareth Drew

Laravel fanatic and rugby loving geek.

[Visual Studio Code @code]

Today, we're announcing plans to make VS Code an open source AI editor.

We believe AI development should stay true to VS Code's core principles: open, collaborative, and community-driven. Let's build the future of software development together.

https://t.co/C3ffio6X88

[PJ Ace @PJaccetturo]

What if Studio Ghibli directed Lord of the Rings?

I spent $250 in Kling credits and 9 hours re-editing the Fellowship trailer to bring that vision to life—and I’ll show you exactly how I did it 👇🏼

[Taylor Otwell @taylorotwell]

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[Taylor Otwell @taylorotwell]

People are always asking me about how to replicate the kind of community we built for Laravel.

They’re usually after viral organic growth, which is great and definitely something we’ve benefited from. But I don’t think you can approach building community disingenuously and have it be successful.

Here are two things I’ve learned you need to build a successful community:

- A genuine appreciation of what motivates people to belong to something.

- A product that makes their lives meaningfully better in some way.

I shared this and some of the other things I’ve learned over the 14 years of building Laravel with @Mkclements for a conversation on @Accel's Spotlight On podcast.

You can check out the whole conversation here: https://t.co/W4xCEIWz4B

[GitHub @github]

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[Cyber-Duck @cyberduck_uk]

Register now for tomorrow’s FREE webinar: Exploring the Intersection of #Drupal, #UX and Design. Enrique and Siobhan will discuss how a robust UX process can empower Drupal website owners to deliver better end products. https://t.co/Ub1pZIIcVE

[Daniel Box @dbox]

I asked ai to make a realistic version of the Firefox logo and this was the very first image it rendered. Really not sure whether to be terrified or excited.

[Gareth Drew @gareth_drew]

Happy New Year!

[Gareth Drew @gareth_drew]

@jeffrey_way Trying to keep house plants alive.

[Vic 🌮 @VicVijayakumar]

1995: PHP is dead, learn ColdFusion
2002: PHP is dead, learn ASP​.net
2003: PHP is dead, learn Django
2004: PHP is dead, learn Ruby on Rails
2010: PHP is dead, learn Flask
2011: PHP is dead, learn AngularJS
2016: PHP is dead, learn Next.js
2022: okay this is awkward

[nunomaduro @enunomaduro]

Unpopular opinion: PHP is rising in popularity.

[Cyber-Duck @cyberduck_uk]

It's 2022 and time to change #Digital for the better.

In No.1 of our '7 Secrets to Digital Success' video series, Paralympian & #inclusion expert Yahye Siyad & @DuckyMatt talk about why Digital Inclusion and #a11y must be the very first place to start... https://t.co/pJats1HOof

[Gareth Drew @gareth_drew]

Happy New Year!

[Randall Munroe @xkcd]

December 25th Launch https://t.co/nvzAymZLIF

[Modernizing PHP @ModernizingPHP]

The problem with “working on it until it works” is that eventually, for reasons, it will stop working.

This is why we write tests. Tests help us ensure that past work continues to function as designed, and alerts us when it stops.

Code rots. Tests don’t let it.

[Cyber-Duck @cyberduck_uk]

We're delighted to see our Senior UX Designer, Fabiola Degani @deganifab, talk with Narelle Ong of Essex County Council at the prestigious #UX event UCD Gathering this Friday 19th November. If you are attending, make sure you don't miss this session. #UCDGathering

[Gareth Drew @gareth_drew]

@Caneco 🏆

[Gareth Drew @gareth_drew]

@john_hamelink Yeah sure sounds good. I actually moved to Bath in the south west. But do go back to London occasionally. If you’re ever about in either places would be good to catch up.

[Gareth Drew @gareth_drew]

@john_hamelink Certainly does, time flies doesn’t it! 😅

[Gareth Drew @gareth_drew]

@john_hamelink Hope you feel better soon John.