Hi

I really struggled coming up with a theme for this newsletter 😅 I feel like there are many small things to say, but nothing that stands out in particular. I guess I should mention that Roman Pronskiy has left the PHP Foundation Board, and I've joined as his replacement. As I mentioned in the blog post: I continue to be very passionate about PHP, and I'm happy to help in any way possible.

I actually talked about joining the PHP Foundation Board in-depth with Nuno on our podcast (did you know Nuno and I have a podcast?) The episode isn't live yet, but you can listen to the previous episodes and subscribe as well if you want. Search for "Urgent PHP" in whatever podcast app you're using, and you should find it. For convenience, here's the Spotify link.

Oh, maybe there is one thing that stands out! I just published a video which talks about my struggles with AI, and how I deal with them. This video has been in the making for a very long time because it's an adaption of a conference and meetup talk I've been giving for the past year and a half. I'm super excited to see how many reactions the video is getting, and so feel free to share your thoughts about it as well, either in the comments on YouTube or by replying here.

Then there was also this really interesting article written by Sebastian about how PHP is used in so many government systems; I highly recommend reading it if you have 10 minutes to spare.

Two fun things to end with, Mattias wrote about how engines are much faster than your screen's refresh rate, and I continued with my RuneScape quest, which I'm still enjoying very much!

That's about all I wanted to share, have a great end of your week!

Brent