Hallway Track

About Hallway Track

The hallway track is the best place to discover new people in the Laravel scene. You'll hear conversations between people you already know, and get a fresh perspective and stories from people you don't.

Publisher

Mitchell Davis

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Dec 2023

Latest episode

9 May 2024

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 May 2024

   Pitching the perfect Laracon talk - Michael Dyrynda

   Michael sits down with Mitchell to discuss speaking at Laracon Australia! Michael Dyrynda is a Laravel developer, conference organiser, and serial podcaster, and he lives in Adelaide. The conversation delves into creating captivating conference talks through insights from Laracon AU, emphasising finding engaging topics, effective pitching, and tips for new speakers. It also highlights the benefits of public speaking engagements, different talk types, and tailoring content to enhance audience engagement. Additionally, it provides advice on preparing and delivering public speeches, covering various aspects like scripting, practice, managing nerves, live coding, and fostering a supportive conference environment. (00:00) - Michael Dyrynda (01:17) - The 50 other things (02:30) - Why should you submit a talk? (05:44) - The internet drops out (08:43) - The three types of talks at Laracon (10:24) - Don't sleep on a soft talk (12:36) - What makes a good conference talk? (16:02) - Finding your topic (19:41) - Dealing with rejection (22:52) - Give value to the audience (24:39) - Stand out from the crowd with a voice recording (28:44) - Mobile apps for Laravel developers (30:34) - Should everyone submit a voice recording? (34:00) - Your talk has been selected - now what? (39:48) - Handling nerves as a speaker (41:38) - Mitch spoke at a Laravel Sydney meetup (44:48) - Presentational styles and live coding Want to apply to be on the show? You don't need to be a "personality" - you just need to have one. Apply to be on the Hallway Track podcast (https://hallwaytrack.fm/apply) The Laravel Podcast episode where Taylor talks about topics (33:00 onwards) (https://laravelpodcast.com/episodes/laravel-11-reverb-herd-windows-pro-other-laracon-eu-recap) Michael's links: twitter.com/michaeldyrynda (https://twitter.com/michaeldyrynda) linkedin.com/in/michaeldyrynda (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldyrynda/) laracon.au (https://laracon.au/) podcast.laravel-news.com (https://podcast.laravel-news.com/) northmeetssouth.audio (https://northmeetssouth.audio/) ripples.fm (https://ripples.fm/) Mitchell's links: twitter.com/mitchdav (https://twitter.com/mitchdav) linkedin.com/in/mitchdav (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchdav) atlas.dev (https://atlas.dev/) recruitkit.com.au (https://recruitkit.com.au/) hallwaytrack.fm (https://hallwaytrack.fm/)

2. 

   7 May 2024

   The Terminal Guy - Joe Tannenbaum

   Joe sits down with Mitchell to discuss all things terminal! Joe Tannenbaum is a Laravel developer, living in New York, who has (since recording) recently joined the Laravel team. The conversation delves into Joe's impactful presence on Twitter through his compelling terminal experiments, his approach to using the terminal for development, and his experiences transitioning from an arts background to tech. Joe also shares insights into his daily routine, the development of his terminal-based projects, and his contributions to the Laravel community, including his involvement in PHP NYC meetup. (00:00) - Joe Tannenbaum (01:52) - A day in the life (07:49) - The Terminal Guy (12:54) - Idea generation (17:22) - Use a Mac (20:25) - Blowing up on Twitter (22:41) - Getting in the game (23:36) - Expo is dope (27:49) - Speaking at conferences (30:47) - Laracasts course (32:20) - Screencasting.com and buying all the gear (34:52) - The future of the terminal (38:36) - PHP NYC (41:37) - Life outside of work Want to apply to be on the show? You don't need to be a "personality" - you just need to have one. Apply to be on the Hallway Track podcast (https://hallwaytrack.fm/apply) Joe's links: twitter.com/joetannenbaum (https://twitter.com/joetannenbaum) cli.lab.joe.codes (https://cli.lab.joe.codes/) joe.codes (https://joe.codes/) Mitchell's links: twitter.com/mitchdav (https://twitter.com/mitchdav) linkedin.com/in/mitchdav (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchdav) atlas.dev (https://atlas.dev/) recruitkit.com.au (https://recruitkit.com.au/) hallwaytrack.fm (https://hallwaytrack.fm/)

3. 

   19 Mar 2024

   Using Laravel in the enterprise - Nigel James

   Nigel sits down with Mitchell to discuss using Laravel in the enterprise software world. Nigel James is an enterprise software developer, and the owner of Square Cloud. Mitchell Davis runs Atlas Software and RecruitKit. The Atlas Software blog (https://atlas.dev/blog) (00:00) - I've got some explaining to do (02:54) - A day in the life of Nigel James (05:07) - Getting started in software (13:59) - Getting into PHP (19:58) - Tracking your chocolate boxes (22:32) - Let's talk about enterprise software (27:19) - Using Laravel in the enterprise (34:45) - How to find enterprise clients as a software developer (37:33) - Mitch learns about contracts (39:56) - Girth reduction techniques (41:55) - Camera lenses are an N+1 problem (45:30) - Laravel 11 is dope Want to apply to be on the show? You don't need to be a "personality" - you just need to have one. Apply to be on the Hallway Track podcast (https://hallwaytrack.fm/apply) Thanks to our monthly supporters (https://hallwaytrack.fm/supporters) Nigel's links: https://pinkary.com/@njames (https://pinkary.com/@njames) Mitchell's links: twitter.com/mitchdav (https://twitter.com/mitchdav) linkedin.com/in/mitchdav (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchdav) atlas.dev (https://atlas.dev/) recruitkit.com.au (https://recruitkit.com.au/) hallwaytrack.fm (https://hallwaytrack.fm/)

4. 

   16 Jan 2024

   Cats, cuddles, community, and ChatGPT - Marty Friedel and Ruslan Steiger

   Marty and Rus sit down with Mitchell to discuss cats, cuddles, community, and ChatGPT. Marty Friedel is the development director at Mity Digital. Ruslan Steiger is a freelance developer in Switzerland, and also runs the Laravel Switzerland meetup. Mitchell Davis runs Atlas Software and RecruitKit. The new Atlas Software website (https://atlas.dev/?utm_campaign=hallway-track&utm_source=show-notes&utm_medium=podcast) (00:00) - E002 - Marty Friedel and Ruslan Steiger (01:55) - Intro (04:18) - Marty's Cats (10:58) - Breaking down complex Laravel problems (19:01) - ChatGPT (20:46) - The Goddess (29:13) - The new billing model for Atlas Software (35:24) - The problem with the Apple Watch (38:11) - I feel no shame about my 6 desktop folders (42:05) - Group fitness and landscape photography (48:22) - Living in the moment (52:48) - Laravel Switzerland (01:00:39) - Prepping a talk for Laracon AU (01:12:57) - Outro (01:14:26) - Patreon Want to apply to be on the show? You don't need to be a "personality" - you just need to have one. Apply to be on the Hallway Track podcast (https://hallwaytrack.fm/apply) Thanks to our monthly supporters (https://hallwaytrack.fm/supporters) Marty's links: martyfriedel.com/links (https://www.martyfriedel.com/links) Ruslan's links: twitter.com/ruslansteiger (https://twitter.com/ruslansteiger) meetup.com/laravel-switzerland-meetup/ (https://www.meetup.com/laravel-switzerland-meetup/) youtube.com/@laravel-switzerland-meetup (https://www.youtube.com/@laravel-switzerland-meetup) Mitchell's links: twitter.com/mitchdav (https://twitter.com/mitchdav) linkedin.com/in/mitchdav (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchdav) atlas.dev (https://atlas.dev/) recruitkit.com.au (https://recruitkit.com.au/) hallwaytrack.fm (https://hallwaytrack.fm/)

5. 

   20 Dec 2023

   40 spoonfuls of Marmite - James Brooks and Greg Skerman

   James and Greg sit down with Mitchell to discuss podcasting, being a first time speaker at Laracon, and have the Marmite conversation. James Brooks is a software engineer and Laravel core team member. Greg Skerman is the head of engineering at iseekplant. Mitchell Davis runs Atlas Software and RecruitKit. (00:00) - Introduction (01:19) - Podcasting (10:30) - A day in the life (18:28) - Side projects (32:15) - Laravel Vapor and serverless (40:35) - Laracon and speaking (44:03) - Finding confidence as a first time speaker (52:13) - Organising conferences and meetups (54:30) - How good is Michael Dyrynda (58:02) - The Marmite conversation (01:01:24) - Outro (01:02:26) - The funny guy Want to apply to be on the show? You don't need to be a "personality" - just apply and have something interesting to talk about! Apply to be on the Hallway Track podcast (https://hallwaytrack.fm/) James' links: James eating Marmite supercut (https://twitter.com/jbrooksuk/status/1737070426298134771) twitter.com/jbrooksuk (https://twitter.com/jbrooksuk) linkedin.com/in/jbrooksuk (https://linkedin.com/in/jbrooksuk) james.brooks.page (https://james.brooks.page) polestar-finder.brooks.page (https://polestar-finder.brooks.page) checkmango.com (https://checkmango.com) cachethq.io (https://cachethq.io) artisan.page (https://artisan.page) Greg's links: twitter.com/GregSkerman (https://twitter.com/GregSkerman) linkedin.com/in/greg-skerman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-skerman) Mitchell's links: twitter.com/mitchdav (https://twitter.com/mitchdav) linkedin.com/in/mitchdav (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchdav) atlas.dev (https://atlas.dev/) recruitkit.com.au (https://recruitkit.com.au) hallwaytrack.fm (https://hallwaytrack.fm)

6. 

   6 Dec 2023

   Intro to the Hallway Track podcast

   An introduction to the Hallway Track podcast - the who, what, why, and the when. But what about the where? The Hallway Track podcast will bring Laravel community members together, with a conversation between someone you know, like a conference speaker or package author, and someone you don't, that is just getting started with their journey of building in public. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, head to hallwaytrack.fm (https://hallwaytrack.fm/) to get in touch.

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