Stefan Priebsch

Stefan Priebsch

@spriebsch.bsky.social

Software Success Consultant, co-founder https://thephp.cc, creator of https://the-fluent-developer.com.

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PHP Reads is back! A curated selection of articles worth your time, hand-picked by Sebastian Bergmann and me. Our latest issue covers fifteen years of Packagist, getting arithmetic right in PHP, and the impressive performance improvements in PHPStan 2.3. Check it out: phpreads.com

Ich fahre nicht auf Konferenzen, um Folien zu zeigen, sondern weil gute Gespräche meine Sicht auf Software verändern. Up next: CMSCamp Mallorca, Suora Unconference, Software Architecture Summit, UnKonf, International PHP Conference, München. Wenn wir uns irgendwo treffen: Sprecht mich gerne an.

Issue #6 of PHP Reads is out: Debugging, Dependencies, and Discipline. This week’s picks look at a new approach to PHP step debugging, 10 years since Composer 1.0, and why keeping dependencies lean is as much an architectural decision as a tooling detail. phpreads.com

New issue of PHP Reads is out. Did you know we now have a community-run video platform for PHP? See for yourself: phpreads.com PHPReads is run Sebastian Bergmann and myself. It's a free service to the PHP Community. Please boost for reach.

As the year draws to a quiet close, what matters most remains. 2025 has shown me how much power lies in genuine conversations and shared moments. Thank you for that. I wish you a Christmas filled with closeness, time and honest joy.

How do you become a PHP release manager? What does a PHP release manager actually do? I will discuss this and much more with Volker Dusch, release manager of the recently released PHP 8.5. Join our conversation in my new format, the Codefire Conversations: codefire-conversations.com

codefire-conversations.comThe Codefire Conversations with Stefan PriebschA monthly live conversation series with Stefan Priebsch and invited experts. Honest, spontaneous, and relevant.