PHP Sussex

PHP Sussex

@phpsussex.uk

A PHP and web development meetup for Brighton and surrounding areas. Run by @osteel.bsky.social and @jobyh.bsky.social

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📢 Our next event is up! On Wednesday 11 November, James Turner will share how he’s building and running software with AI tools. A useful temperature check one year into the rise of agentic models. 📅 Details & registration 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s... #php

📢 Our next event is up! On Weds 8 April, Gina Banyard and Oliver Davies will join us for two great talks about backwards compatibility and Nix for PHP developers. 📅 Details and registration 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s... Big thanks to Jump24 for sponsoring this event! https://jump24.co.uk

meetup.comApril | Nix for PHP Developers + Breaking Backwards Compatibility, Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 6:30 PM | MeetupWe’re back in April with another PHP Sussex meetup, this time featuring two excellent talks covering very different aspects of software development. First up, **Oliver Dav

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📢 Bristol! I'm speaking at PHPSW this Wednesday (11 March). I’ll be giving an extended version of my talk Escaping the Code Maze, introducing the Closed-by-Default Principle. Are you based in Bristol or in the area? Come say hi!

meetup.comEscaping the Code Maze, Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 6:30 PM | MeetupWe return in March and we have Yannick giving his talk "Escaping the Code Maze". **Escaping the Code Maze** Yannick Chenot Exploring a code base is like navigating a maze

📢 Our next event is up! On Wednesday 11 February, Dave Liddament will show us how to get as close as possible to the Holy Test Trinity of extensive coverage, speed, and implementation ease. 📅 Details and registration 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s... #php

meetup.comThe Test Suite Holy Trinity, Wed, Feb 11, 2026, 6:30 PM | MeetupHoly moly (mole? 🥑) we're blazing into 2026 and February is fast approaching meaning PHP Sussex is back after our winter hiatus with an in-person talk from [David Liddamen

📢 Our next event is up! On Wednesday 12 November, Yannick Chenot @osteel.bsky.social will help us navigate our maze-like code bases with the Closed-by-Default Principle. This one won't be live-streamed so come Join us in Brighton! 📅 Details and registration 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s... #php

meetup.comEscaping the Code Maze, Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 6:30 PM | MeetupWinter is almost upon us which means it’s time to cue up the final PHP Sussex session of 2025! In ‘Escaping the Code Maze’, back end consultant and PHP Sussex Host [Yannic

⏰ One week to go before our next meetup! Dan Johnson @danjohnson.xyz will demystify character encoding after a lightning talk about the impostor syndrome. Can't join in person? Join us online! All the details are in the meetup's description 👇

meetup.comSeptember | Encoding Explained + Debugging Self-Doubt, Wed, Sep 10, 2025, 6:30 PM | MeetupThis September we’re lucky to have two fantastic speakers. Following his talk on hardware at Laravel Live UK this summer, Laravel scene regular [Dan Johnson](https://x.com/

📢 Our next event is up! On Wednesday 10 September, @danjohnson.xyz will demystify encoding and Adria Figueres will talk about the Impostor syndrome. Join us in person in Brighton or follow the broadcast on YouTube! 📅 Details and registration 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s... #php

meetup.comSeptember | Encoding Explained + Debugging Self-Doubt, Wed, Sep 10, 2025, 6:30 PM | MeetupThis September we’re lucky to have two fantastic speakers. Following his talk on hardware at Laravel Live UK this summer, Laravel scene regular [Dan Johnson](https://x.com/

⏰ One week to go before our next meetup! Join us for lightning talks about Drupal and PHPStorm's Junie followed by Steve McDougall @juststeveking on the Outbox Pattern. Can't join in person? Watch online! All the details are in the meetup's description 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s...

meetup.comJune | Reliable API Calls Without the Stress 🧘‍♂️ + Lightning Talks ⚡, Wed, Jun 11, 2025, 6:30 PM | MeetupThis month we welcome returning speaker [Steve McDougall](https://x.com/JustSteveKing) a.k.a. JustSteveKing a.k.a. The API Guy, for a new talk about implementing the outbox

📢 Our next event is up! On Wednesday 11 June, Steve McDougall @juststeveking.com will show us how to implement the Outbox Pattern in Laravel. There will also be two lightning talks about Drupal's latest and PHPStorm's Junie. 📅 Details and registration 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s... #php

meetup.comJune | Reliable API Calls Without the Stress 🧘‍♂️ + Lightning Talks ⚡, Wed, Jun 11, 2025, 6:30 PM | MeetupThis month we welcome returning speaker [Steve McDougall](https://x.com/JustSteveKing) a.k.a. JustSteveKing a.k.a. The API Guy, for a new talk about implementing the outbox

⏰ It's tomorrow! Darren Arbon and Christopher Miller are joining us to talk about transferable skills and burnout. This is a hybrid event – you can either join in person or online. 📍 Details and registration 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s...

meetup.comApril | Double bill – Transferable Skills and Burnout, Wed, Apr 9, 2025, 6:30 PM | MeetupThis month we’ve got two great speakers for two not-so-technical talks about Transferable Skills and Burnout (see details further down). As usual the event will be hybrid,

⏰ Less than one week to go! Join us on Wednesday 9 April for two talks about transferrable skills and burnout by Darren Arbon and Christopher Miller @ccmiller2018.bsky.social. Can't join in person? Join us online! All the details are in the meetup's description 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s...

meetup.comApril | Double bill – Transferable Skills and Burnout, Wed, Apr 9, 2025, 6:30 PM | MeetupThis month we’ve got two great speakers for two not-so-technical talks about Transferable Skills and Burnout (see details further down). As usual the event will be hybrid,

📢 Our next event is up! Join us on Weds 9 April for two talks about transferrable skills and burnout by Darren Arbon and Chris Miller @ccmiller2018.bsky.social. Join us in person in Brighton or follow the broadcast on YouTube! 📅 Details and registration 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s... #php

meetup.comApril | Double bill – Transferable Skills and Burnout, Wed, Apr 9, 2025, 6:30 PM | MeetupThis month we’ve got two great speakers for two not-so-technical talks about Transferable Skills and Burnout (see details further down). As usual the event will be hybrid,

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📣 I am available in February for your PHP/Symfony missions 👨‍💻 For more than 10 years, I have been accompanying teams on all types of projects by contributing my expertise. 🦾 Member of the Symfony Core Team, you will benefit from my expertise on the framework. Contact me to learn more!

📢 Our next event is up! On Wednesday 12 February, Joby Harding will dive into HTMX and explore whether the library lives up to its promises. Join us in person in Brighton or follow the broadcast on YouTube! 📅 Details and registration 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s...

meetup.comFebruary | HTMX: A Pragmatic Poke, Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 6:30 PM | MeetupThis month, we welcome back a returning speaker and regular attendee of PHP Sussex, **Joby Harding**, for a new talk about HTMX and Laravel. If you’re not familiar with [H

⏰ One week to go before our next meetup! Elie Busanga will show us how to write secure PHP apps by keeping OWASP's Top Ten security risks in mind. Can't join in person? Join us online! All the details are in the meetup's description 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s...

meetup.comOctober | Why should software developers care about security?, Wed, Oct 9, 2024, 6:30 PM | MeetupAutumn is upon us, which means it's time for pumpkin spice lattes and… software security? [Elie Busanga](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elie-busanga/) will patch in from Nair

📅 Our next event is up! On Wednesday 9 October, Elie Busanga will show us how to write secure PHP apps by keeping OWASP's Top Ten security risks in mind. Join us in person in Brighton or follow the broadcast on YouTube! 📍 Details and registration 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s...

meetup.comOctober | Why should software developers care about security?, Wed, Oct 9, 2024, 6:30 PM | MeetupAutumn is upon us, which means it's time for pumpkin spice lattes and… software security? [Elie Busanga](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elie-busanga/) will patch in from Nair

⏰ One week to go before our next meetup! Peter Fox will show us how to use Composer, PHPStan and Rector to keep our dependencies up-to-date. Can't join in person? Join us online! All the details are in the meetup's description 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s...

📅 Our next event is up! On 10 July, returning speaker Peter Fox will show us how to use Composer, PHPStan and Rector to escape the dependency hell. The event will take place in-person in Brighton and live on YouTube. 📍 Details and registration 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s...

📅 Our next event is up! On Wednesday 12 June, PHP Core Developer Gina Peter Banyard will take a deep dive into PHP's type system. The event will take place in-person in Brighton and live on YouTube – come join us! 📍 Details and registration 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s...

⏰ It's tomorrow! Paul Bunkham from Automattic is joining us to take a look back on two decades of WordPress. This is a hybrid event – you can either join in person or online. 📍 Details and registration 👇 www.meetup.com/php-s...

meetup.comMarch | Two Decades of WordPress, Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 6:30 PM | MeetupThis month we've got [Paul Bunkham](https://mastodon.social/@paulb) joining us for a look back on two decades of WordPress, the well-known PHP CMS that currently powers [an