Laravel Creator Spotlight - Tim Leland: URL Shorteners and browser extensions | Laravel Creator Spotlight #19

Tim Leland: URL Shorteners and browser extensions | Laravel Creator Spotlight #19

02/06/25 • 43 min

We chat with Tim Leland about creating T.ly, a URL-shortening service. The discussion also touches on his experiences with building browser extensions and the impact of weather apps like Dark Sky on his projects.

Show Links

Tim Leland: https://timleland.com
URL Shortner: https://t.ly

Show Links

Tim Leland: https://timleland.com
URL Shortner: https://t.ly

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Aaron Francis: Laravel Solo, Courses, Screen casting | Laravel Creator Spotlight #18

In this episode of the Laravel Creator Spotlight, we speak with Aaron Francis and look at his journey to fame, his recent Laravel package called Solo, Try Hard Studios courses, transitioning from full-time work to running a full-time business, parenting, and his future plans.

## Show Links

Aaron's Twitter → https://twitter.com/aaronfrancis
Aaron's Bluesky →https://bsky.app/profile/aaronfrancis.com
Aaron's Website → https://aarondfrancis.com
Solo for Laravel → https://github.com/aarondfrancis/solo
Try Hard Studios → https://tryhardstudios.com/
Screencasting.com → https://screencasting.com/
High-Performance SQLite → https://highperformancesqlite.com/
Mastering Postgres: A video course on PostgreSQL → https://masteringpostgres.com/

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HydePHP - The Static Site Generator with Caen De Silva

Join us as we discuss the features and benefits of HydePHP, its integration with existing Laravel applications, and the motivation behind its creation.

Caen shares insights into the challenges of maintaining an open-source project and the importance of providing a quality developer experience. The conversation also touches on the use cases for HydePHP beyond blogging, including documentation, and introduces Caen's new project, Release.new, which generates release notes from Git history.

🔗 Show Links:

https://hydephp.com
https://github.com/hydephp/hyde
https://github.com/hydephp/framework
https://windowlight.desilva.se
https://caen.desilva.se/projects
https://x.com/CodeWithCaen
https://bsky.app/profile/caen.bsky.social
https://linkedin.com/in/caen-de-silva/
https://release.new