Laravel and Twilio: Group Video Chat

https://www.twilio.com/blog/2017/09/laravel-and-twilio-group-video-chat.html
Video chat with Laravel and Twilio

An Introduction to Generators in PHP

http://blog.kelunik.com/2017/09/14/an-introduction-to-generators-in-php.html
I've bumped into generators before, but never really used them.

Build a Slack chatbot in Laravel with BotMan Studio 2.0

http://christoph-rumpel.com/2017/09/build-a-slack-chattbot-with-laravel-and-botman-studio/
implementing a slack chatbot in laravel

Measure Anything in Laravel with StatsD

https://laravel-news.com/measure-anything-laravel-statsd
how to instrument and profile laravel apps using StatsD

SMS admin in 8 lines of code

https://jason.pureconcepts.net/2017/09/nexmo-sms-admin-laravel/
adding SMS to laravel

Goodbye controllers, hello request handlers

https://jenssegers.com/85/goodbye-controllers-hello-request-handlers
interesting take on the evolution of the MVC pattern.

Project management: A surefire way to kill your software product

https://techbeacon.com/project-management-surefire-way-kill-your-software-product
Well-put analysis. I've seen for years that the structure of software development is a mis-match for project management.

data visualization project

http://datavizproject.com/
nice visual catalog of data representation. lacking a bit of structure, though.

Why you should stop using Git rebase

https://medium.com/@fredrikmorken/why-you-should-stop-using-git-rebase-5552bee4fed1
Thoughtful and cogent argument against rebasing git merges.

Open Source Security Secure networks start here.

https://www.pfsense.org/
PfSense seems to be one of the leading open source firewalls 

Check your PHP project for known security issues!

https://security.sensiolabs.org/
Checks your composer libraries for known bugs. 

PHPMD - PHP Mess Detector

https://phpmd.org/
A php mess detector. Interesting. 

My Simple Approach to using Docker and PHP

https://bitpress.io/simple-approach-using-docker-with-php/
Start-from-scratch setup of PHP development environment with Docker. 

The Best PHP Books 2017 and 2016

https://www.phpclasses.org/blog/post/567-The-Best-PHP-Books-of-the-Year.html
I'm often asked for good PHP books. Here's a good a list as any. 

From PHP to JavaScript with Node.js

https://blog.matters.tech/migrating-from-php-to-javascript-with-node-js-155534498b58
Some tools and techniques for moving from php to JavaScript with Node.js

What the Commission found out about copyright infringement but ‘forgot’ to tell us

https://juliareda.eu/2017/09/secret-copyright-infringement-study/
EU report says piracy has almost no effect on copyright sales.

Idaho hopes to bring stargazers to first US dark sky reserve

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article173461901.html
Idaho wants to rope off a dark sky reserve. Don't we have a community like this in Georgia?

Setting up containers with systemd-nspawn

https://blog.mekansm.de/2017/09/16/setting-up-containers-with-systemd-nspawn/
systemd might actually be useful for something

Our nonprofit needed a cheaper way to send email blasts. So we engineered one.

https://medium.freecodecamp.org/our-nonprofit-needed-a-cheaper-way-to-send-email-blasts-so-we-engineered-one-167322e3f28e
Open source email frontend to AWS SES

This Morning Routine will Save You 20+ Hours Per Week

https://medium.com/@benjaminhardy/this-morning-routine-will-save-you-20-hours-per-week-a05c68b8e73c
do more through shorter periods of higher focus

Opshell: DevOps Shell

https://blog.opszero.com/opshell-devops-shell-252acfef4aa
review and intro to the DevOps shell.

10 Tips to Get the Most out of Apple Notes on OS X

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-tips-get-apple-notes-os-x/
using apple notes. I've used evernote for a while, but might have to move

KXStudio is a collection of applications and plugins for professional audio production.

http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/
KXStudio is a collection of applications and plugins for professional audio production.

4 Recording Packages to Get Started with Home Recording

https://yhomerecording.blogspot.com/2017/01/4-recording-packages-to-get-started.html?m=1
basic podcasting equipment packages

The Newest Generation of Entrepreneurs? Podcasters

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/299980
entrepreneurship and podcasting

Scaling on AWS (Part 1): A Primer

https://medium.com/aws-activate-startup-blog/scaling-on-aws-part-1-a-primer-dbf1276ded5a
Basics of AWS Scaling, mostly EC2.

13 Headless CMSs to Put on Your Radar

http://www.cmswire.com/web-cms/13-headless-cmss-to-put-on-your-radar/
Is the future of CMSs headless, serverless or both?

3 Linux Smartphone Operating Systems You Can Install Today

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/linux-smartphone-operating-systems/
3 versions of Linux that run on android platforms.

Free Photos, Vectors, Icons, Fonts and Videos

https://www.stockio.com/
Source for CC0 licensed artwork and photos

Extending Models in Eloquent

https://tighten.co/blog/extending-models-in-eloquent
Brief intro to extending Eloquent data models.