130: Two Grandmas Roll Up

About this episode

Ian and Aaron share a harrowing personal experience, discuss the Laravel Roadshow, and explore new developments with Solo.

Ian and Aaron discuss the most harrowing experience of Aaron's life (complete with the funniest ad transition in Mostly Technical history), talk about Ian's trip to the Laravel Roadshow in NYC, and dive into what's cooking with Solo. Sponsored by InterNACHI , Honeybadger , Bento , Vask , and NativePHP Ultra Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Going to Laracon? Sign up for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party ! (00:00) - The Birthday Party Incident (10:45) - He Starts Doing The Slip & Slide (21:01) - The Stuff of Legends (26:57) - More Kids = More Productive? (32:58) - Solo Is A Meta Harness (48:13) - It's Video Week! (55:06) - Laravel Roadshow Links: Native PHP: The Vibes Solo Soak Testing Faster Vehikl Laravel Roadshow: Dallas

People in this episode

Hosts: Ian Landsman, Aaron Francis

Topics covered

• personal experiences
• Laravel Roadshow
• Solo
• ad transitions
• productivity
• video content

Keywords

• harrowing experience
• Laravel Roadshow
• Solo
• ad transition
• productivity
• video week

Sponsors

InterNACHI, Honeybadger, Bento, Vask, NativePHP

Mentioned in this episode

Places: NYC, Dallas

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