We’re joined by Aaron Francis who shares his experience after joining Laravel, Laravel's evolution, marketing strategies, and the future of cloud computing. How is Jev changing the cost and way we use LLMs. And what is the future of education and training on the web?

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
03:03 - Aaron's Laracon reveal and why he took the job
09:03 - Open source roots, cloud money, and VC-scale growth
14:58 - Who Laravel Cloud is actually built for
19:07 - Taylor's "best in category" tweet, unpacked
22:52 - Ambition and care beat chasing every feature
27:02 - Founders need a point of view, not just a new tool
31:46 - PHP's culture keep Laravel grounded
35:25 - Justin's Vegas Retreat
45:10 - Introducing Jev, and how it's different from an LLM
58:23 - Rosie, ChatGPT Live, and whether full-stack agents are any good
62:16 - "Eat the pain" for your customers as a strategy
77:41 - Aaron's Astra 3D office walkthrough demo
81:11 - Are courses dead? Where dev education goes next

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Links mentioned in this episode:

• Jev announcement post
• Syntax: WTF is Jev?
• Aaron's product - Solo
• Aaron's 3D modeling with Astra
• 90s PC game: Incredible Machine
• New Builder Methods page
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