Taylor Otwell
Taylor Otwell is the creator of Laravel, a widely-used open-source PHP framework for building modern web applications. He is recognized for his contributions to the PHP community, leading the development of Laravel and related tools, and for his advocacy of clean, elegant code in web development.
About
Taylor Otwell is a software engineer best known as the creator of Laravel, a popular PHP framework that has revolutionized web development in the PHP ecosystem. He began developing Laravel in 2011 to address the need for a more expressive and robust framework for building web applications. Since then, Laravel has grown into one of the most widely adopted PHP frameworks, powering countless websites and applications worldwide. Otwell continues to lead the Laravel project, contribute to open-source software, and inspire developers through his work and public speaking.
His expertise spans web development, software architecture, and open-source leadership. He is a respected figure in the tech community, known for his commitment to developer experience and modern web practices.
Areas of Expertise
Recent Podcasts
How a Solo Dev Went From $0 to $57M Raised | Laravel, Taylor Otwell
Topic: The entrepreneurial journey of Taylor Otwell, founder of Laravel, from a solo developer bootstrapping an open-source project to a VC-backed company raising $57M, focusing on community building and strategic growth.
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