I was a Laravel user for years and I was a speaker at the very first Laracon in 2013. Although I don’t really use PHP/Laravel professionally anymore (with the exception of a project at my job a couple years ago, a few personal projects over the past 5 years, and a project I maintain every now and then for an old client), every time I look at all of the progress Taylor Otwell and the team have made over the years (without sacrificing the experience or ecosystem) while elevating the PHP ecosystem along with them, I’m just in awe.
I’ve said this before [0][0] and I’ll say it again: I truly admire Taylor—he’s one of those rare and brilliant humans whose contributions and work leave a personal lasting impact on you.
Congratulations on launching Laravel Cloud!