Padres are killing me! Hats off to the Brewers for another great battle and come back to win in the 9th. San Diego has a long road to stay in this run for the series. Should be an exciting game 3.

🚀 Exciting news for PHP devs! MySQL 26.7 just handed the thread pool to the community, and guess what? PHP-FPM has a big role in this. Dive into the details and see how it can amp up your apps! #PHP #MySQL https://shocm.me/posts/2026-09-29-mysql-267-thread-pool-community-php-fpm/

OMG, this is so much fun it's crazy. https://destroy.spritefusion.com/

I finally got a WTF configuration I'm happy with and find helpful

🚀 PHP Developers, meet your new best friend: NativePHP Mobile 4.5! 🌟 Async Tasks bring you a second thread for smooth multitasking. Your apps just got a serious upgrade! Dive into the details and elevate your coding game. #PHP #Nati… https://shocm.me/posts/2026-09-26-nativephp-mobile-async-tasks/

🚀 Big news for Laravel lovers! Laravel 13 now runs vector searches on MariaDB! Plus, check out the AsVector cast that makes it all possible. Dive into this game-changing update and level up your dev skills! #Laravel… https://shocm.me/posts/2026-09-14-laravel-13-mariadb-vector-search-asvector-cast/

The first PHP Foundation Podcast is live on the @phparch.com YouTube channel with Elizabeth Barron. Today she's speaking with @mattstauffer.com, who is always a great person to hear from. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja9JqyYshAE

Tired of Claude not running Pint? 🧐 It’s time to take control! Learn how to enforce your PHP toolchain with hooks and say goodbye to mishaps. 🚀 Let’s keep your code as sharp as your wit! #PHP #CodingLife https://shocm.me/posts/2026-09-08-claude-code-hooks-php-pint-phpstan/

Picking the "Bubble"

🚀 PHP 8.6 just lifted a four-year-old restriction on readonly properties! What does this mean for your code? Say goodbye to those pesky limitations and hello to cleaner, more efficient coding! Dive into the details! #PHP8 #Devel… https://shocm.me/posts/2026-08-30-php-86-readonly-property-defaults/

🚀 PHPTek 2027 is looking for speakers🗣️. Got a talk idea that helps devs solve everyday problems? Submit it here: https://cfp.phptek.io #PHPTek #PHP

For people who like to ask me, "Would you talk that away in front of your kids?" First off, my "kids" are 28 years old, and the joke is on you; our family chat is unhinged. The real fact is I've always filtered myself more on social media than I ever did with my family, regardless of age

🚀 Exciting news, PHP devs! PHP 8.5.10 & 8.4.25 just dropped, bringing major security enhancements to core array and DOM functions. Get ready to code with confidence! 💪 #PHP #Security https://shocm.me/posts/2026-08-21-php-stack-overflow-hardening-8-5-10/

People born in the 19-something are realizing kids won't even use their birth year to fake an ID anymore because no one would believe they're that old 🤣

🚀 Big news for Alpine.js users! 🌟 Say goodbye to positioning headaches with the new x-anchor, plus the addition of .noflip and a fix for Livewire teleport issues! Dive into the details and elevate your dev game! #Alpin… https://shocm.me/posts/2026-08-18-alpinejs-anchor-fixed-positioning-livewire/

Honest question. Why do people make the distinction of being from "East Texas" as opposed to the city in Texas? Is there something special about that region? Also, what is considered "East Texas"? Can I get some help from my Texas friends out there?

Hot take on "Best PHP Framework": if you're a professional dev making a living from PHP, the best framework is whichever one pays your bills. If you're a hobbyist, it's whichever one you enjoy, and that gets stuff done. #laravel #symfony #cakephp #slim #whatever-makes-you-happy

New family members. Bruce (Wayne), Clark (Kent), and John (Constantine). Didn't go to the rescue with the goal of adopting 3 kittens, but they are brothers and I couldn't separate them.

I am hopeful about the new Lanterns series on HBO Max. I really like the actors in it. Episode 1 was alright. I know they need to set things up, so I don't want to be too judgy. The ending caught me by surprise. Not what I remember from the comics.

Continuous Integration

I decided before I watch the new HBO Max Lanterns series, i am going to watch the extended cut of Green Lantern with ⁦⁨Ryan Reynolds⁩ (yes that is a real thing) to recalibrate the bar of my expectations for a good Lantern representation. Wish me luck.

A language that taught half the internet to code, runs on basically every shared host on Earth, and still powers your grandma's blog from 2009. Respect the legacy. Respect PHP. 💚

🚀 Exciting updates in the PHP Foundation Q2 2026! Dive into URI Builders, unleash the power of Raw Sockets, and discover a leaner zval. Your PHP journey just got a major upgrade! Check it out! #PHP #WebDev https://shocm.me/posts/2026-08-06-php-foundation-q2-2026-report/

Let's GO! First try on this one.

My migration from `composer global require` to `cpx` has begun.

My wrap-up of LaraconUS 2026. Not only the new things coming to Laravel, but also the talks I enjoyed. https://laravelmagazine.com/laracon-us-2026-a-complete-wrap-up

Wife: Have a good time at LaraconUS but please don’t come home with a bunch of conference stuff Me: No worries. I have enough conference shirts and swag for a life time … Also me: But I didn’t have a keyboard with a “Merge It” key 😁 Jokes on her. She married me ❤️

Day 1 of LaraconUS is done. Lots of walking around and catching up with friends

Not exactly the text message you wanna get from your kid when they’re almost 3000 miles away. To be fair, my response wasn’t very fatherly

Walking around Boston before some of the LaraconUS social events start. And you know I’m going to find m elePHPants in the wild.