Dennis Koch

Friendly reminder: costs for @thephpf.bsky.social continue to rise, while sponsoring declines year after year. #PHP

Two weeks ago, I launched events for Laramap. Some people liked it, which made me happy, but usage is low. I spent two days building it between client projects, so I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little disappointed. Did it not spread, or do people just not care?

It's fascinating how a single message can spark motivation. Laramaps events have sat idle for months now. I worked on it the whole morning after receiving a nice email from Simon, who just came back from Laravel Live Denmark. Hope to ship this soon.

Our friends at Helga in Bern are looking for a Drupal Developer to join their team. Know someone who'd be a good fit? 👇 www.helga.ch/jobs/senior-... #Laravel #PHP #WebDev #Switzerland

Curious about the PHP Ambassador Program we started a few weeks ago? We posted a progress update on our blog today. Exciting things are happening and you can be a part of the movement! Read more: thephp.foundation/blog/2026/0... #php #phpc #phpambassadors

Welcome to your new Laravel local development experience: 𝚙𝚑𝚙 𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚗 𝚍𝚎𝚟 ↔️ Toggle between tabbed and interleaved output 🔁 Restart processes inline 🧹 Clear process logs 🔍 Search output Freshly released in v13.25.0, enjoy! 🤘

Want MORE performance out of Filament? The latest versions of Filament v4 & v5 include some amazing performance enhancements for our forms and tables packages! We've also included some important security updates in these versions, so update when you can! More info in replies:

The State Of Laravel 2026 survey has started! You can now participate to identify how the ecosystem changed over the past 12 months! stateoflaravel.com?ref=2026 #Laravel

📢 We're hiring! Know any great Laravel devs or a career changer/recent grad looking for an entry-level support engineer role?

📦 Composer 2.10 is out. Native malware filtering via @aikidosecurity.bsky.social (enabled by default on Packagist), a unified config.policy framework for advisories/abandoned/malware, and source fallback now deprecated. blog.packagist.com/composer-2-1... #php #phpc #composerphp

Tomorrow we're back in Geneva at the Infomaniak offices. Doors open at 18:00. Yves Engetschwiler will share how working with AI daily has changed his workflow — and sometimes challenges your confidence in your own skills. One speaker, good drinks, good company. → RSVP: luma.com/zamie9v5

We’re excited to announce that we now have another great premium plugin distribution partner to help you get your work in the hands of your users: Privato! More info in our blog post: filamentphp.com/insights/ale...

St. Gallen, almost there! 👋 April 30th at valantic — a few days to go. Two talks on the night: → Linus Metzler on keeping Laravel projects in sync and running → Ed Grosvenor — You're Not Being Left Behind → RSVP: luma.com/b6hz41zv

Also working on a new design for the actual editor of FilamentStudio. I think this UI looks way cleaner and more professional than before. #Laravel #Filamentphp

Did some late night coding to add OG images to Laramap. I guess I'm done with the social media improvements for now.

When Laramap took off, I realised there was no way to share your profile, because users had no direct links. I quickly shipped direct links using the users UUID. That was a practical solution, but UUIDs don't look cool, so I added support for user handles. Check the account tab and claim yours.

In my free time, I'm working on Filament Studio again. Currently, I'm focused on improving usability by introducing a client dashboard that will allow you to save, load, and preview your themes. Stay tuned for updates.

If you are looking for a another weekend read, I just published an article on tinkering with PhpStorm. denniskoch.dev/articles/202... #Laravel

Almost 4300 Artisans on Laramap 🔥 Who's gonna be number 4300?

I have wanted to ship a list view for Laramap for months. Both the desktop and mobile views are nearly complete, but every time I am ready to launch, I notice an issue with the map interaction. Each time I fix one bug, I end up introducing another. Maps are hard! 😬

This Wednesday, March 25th, we meet in Zug at Xelon for our Laravel Switzerland meetup. 🎤 Yves — working with AI every day: the honest version 🎤 Serhii — building an OpenClaw alternative with with Laravel 12 & laravel/ai RSVP → luma.com/g2d0758i #Laravel #PHP

For my European developers considering US Conference travel: please note that it has now been confirmed that ICE will now be in US airports.

I always felt close to Sparky. It seems I'm more like Barney, though. I enjoy daytime naps and dark mode and I dislike getting up early and unanswered questions in the help channel, too. filamentphp.com/insights/ale...

For those who don't know our new Executive Director, Elizabeth Barron, she's written an introductory post on The PHP Foundation Blog that shares a bit about her background, her vision for the future, and how you can share your own PHP thoughts with her. #php #phpc thephp.foundation/blog/2026/03...

The guilt I feel for the privilege of tucking my girls in tonight because of my pure luck being born a white straight man in America. These girls were no less deserving.

Calling all cis women, trans women, and non-binary folks going to Laracon EU! We're sponsoring a Larabelles happy hour on Monday and would love if you can join us. RSVP ➡️ luma.com/61sdhh28 (Laravel world men: appreciate you helping raise awareness and sharing this 😊)

Ever wanted to know more about how Filament came to be what it is today? Take a trip down memory lane and learn a bit about Filament’s origins in today’s post (or just sit back and enjoy the nostalgia)! filamentphp.com/insights/ale...

And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for: two new releases for Filament’s fifth birthday! We excited to introduce both the new Filament rebrand & mascots AND a new premium plugin: Filament Custom Dashboards

We gather this Thursday in Zürich at Liip for our regular meetup. Join us if you're around. You find talk details in our meetup page: www.meetup.com/laravel-swit...

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I fixed several long-standing bugs and added some smaller feature requests to Filament Excel today. If you use it, check out the last three releases. If you have some bucks left consider supporting me through GitHub Sponsors so I can continue providing these plugins for free. ✌🏽

Over the weekend, I attempted to get Laravel Boost working while developing Laravel packages. This morning, I wrote a blog post about my workaround. denniskoch.dev/articles/202... #Laravel

I have so much admiration for the Americans who are putting their lives at risk by standing up to the regime that has shredded everything America was supposed to be. That said, if you are thinking of fleeing and want to chat about life as an American abroad, reach out.

Wrote a small blog post about hardcoded email addresses in Laravel. denniskoch.dev/articles/202... #Laravel

We’re back! Our first meetup of the year is next Thursday, January 22nd, at Ascent in Basel. We’ll be discussing the newly released Livewire v4 and take a look back at the past year of our meetups. See you there! Please RSVP now. www.meetup.com/laravel-swit...

The first 15 plugins are marked as ready for Filament v5 on the website, with 327 more to go. Since v5 is only Laravelenance release to support Livewire, updating the plugins should be straightforward. #FilamentPHP #Laravel

I just shipped support for Filament v5 across almost all my Filament plugins. Happy v5 release day! #Filamentphp #Laravel

We’ve launched Filament v5 and Filament Blueprint today! 🤖 Filament v5 adds support for the newly-released Livewire v4! Blueprint is a premium Laravel Boost extension that gives AI agents deep, structured knowledge of Filament, so they can write detailed implementation plans.

It's awesome to see one's plugin in a real product. Here's a demo of Filament Spotlight Pro on vucavoid.com showcasing it's seamless integration into any Filament panel. If you have integrated Spotlight Pro into any project, I'd love to receive your feedback or watch a demonstration. #Laravel

I am satisfied with the desktop version of the list view for Laramap. Clicking a profile will zoom in on the map. Once you close it using the button, the Escape key, or by clicking the map, it will return you to the previous map bounds unless you interact with the map. Next up: mobile interaction.

I just spent hours debugging an issue on Laramap, only to realize it's happening because it reaches the minZoom level. 🤦🏽

Hear me out: Imagine screen time apps, but designed as a lock for your fridge. "You opened your fridge 5 times in the last hour. Next unlock in 4 hours."