Eric L. Barnes
@ericlbarnes
I write about the Laravel PHP framework on @laravelnews 📧 [email protected]
For people who do screencasts for YouTube, etc, are you keeping all your old raw footage? I'm struggling to think of a time when I'd ever go back to an old project without reshooting the whole thing.
🚨 Happening TOMORROW! Join @harrisrafto for a live talk on building robust queue systems in Laravel! Watch the event on the Laravel YouTube channel! 🕛 12PM EDT loom.ly/6EWAoWM
I love making little things like this. 😅
How much do we like Tinkerwell? Enough to make a little hype video for it. 🥰
I love Tinkerwell. I still use it almost every day and am super excited about this new version.
Tinkerwell v5 is now released laravel-news.com/tinkerwell-v5-… posted by @ericlbarnes
📸 I grabbed a few disposable cameras for Laracon US because… why not? If you want to borrow one, take some pics, and hand it back, I’ll get them developed after.

How my club makes sure the flag never touches the ground over the 4th. These holders are beside every green. 🇺🇸
Take a behind-the-scenes look at #PHPverse 2025 through the eyes of @ericlbarnes 🪄
JetBrains PHPverse 2025: Videos are now live! laravel-news.com/phpverse-2025 posted by @ericlbarnes
JetBrains PHPverse 2025: Videos are now live! laravel-news.com/phpverse-2025 posted by @ericlbarnes
Light mode for me. 🙌
Dark Mode vs Light Mode, the @phpstorm #PHPVerse showdown!
Behind the scenes of #PHPverse ✨ We brought together not only some inspiring speakers but also @official_php core contributors and @ThePHPF members – many of whom had never met in person before, despite having worked on PHP for years. Such a great evening! 🥰
A little video from the #phpverse speaker dinner. 🥂
NGL, these elephants are pretty cool.
🐘 PHP Lego Elephant GIVEAWAY! 🐘 At #PHPVerse, the @PhpStorm team released a special Lego elephant, and they are allowing us to give away some of these kits! To enter, all you need to do is join our newsletter: go.laravel.news/giveaway That’s it! The winners will be picked on…
🐘 PHP Lego Elephant GIVEAWAY! 🐘 At #PHPVerse, the @PhpStorm team released a special Lego elephant, and they are allowing us to give away some of these kits! To enter, all you need to do is join our newsletter: go.laravel.news/giveaway That’s it! The winners will be picked on…
At the @phpstorm #phpverse event, we asked attendees to share their favorite obscure PHP function or feature. What is yours? youtube.com/watch?v=S1ZdLA…
And just like that… it’s a wrap! 🎉 Our biggest Laravel Greece meetup ever just ended — incredible talks, great energy, surprises, and the best community vibes ❤️ Huge thanks to everyone who joined us tonight. This one truly felt special. Here’s to the next 10 years! 🚀 we even…
Had a blast meeting everyone and joining in the fun. 🎉
🎉 #PHPverse 2025 has wrapped up! Huge thanks to everyone who joined us in celebrating the 30th birthday of #PHP! A big shoutout to our amazing hosts — @brendt_gd and @naderman — to all the inspiring speakers, and to everyone who participated, both online and in person at the…