North Meets South Web Podcast

Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda

Jake Bennett and Michael Dyrynda conquer a 14.5 hour time difference to talk about life as web developers

  1. JUL 11

    Laracon, controller middleware, and permissions

    In this episode, Michael and Jake kick things off with some Laracon travel talk, sharing their hotel plans, coffee quests, and even jokes about pillow fights at the conference hotel. Michael reveals his precise coffee scouting for the Vib by Best Western hotel, determined not to survive three days on Starbucks alone. Should you define middleware in a controller’s constructor? Michael explains why he avoids it - preferring to keep all middleware in route definitions for better visibility and maintainability. Jake explores the pros and cons and why he’s still tempted to use it for certain edge cases.Dynamic permissions vs. static definitions: We switch gears to talk about the balance between flexibility and clarity when defining permissions for applications, especially when it comes to handling user roles, teams, and complex business rules.Mentioned in this episode: Laracon US travel plansVib by Best Western (the hotel coffee and tacos!)Laravel middleware usagePermission handling in appsTravel gear for developers on the go

    51 min

  2. JUN 26

    Flavours of busy, restrained features, and variable static views

    In this episode, Jake and Michael discuss the nuance of being “busy”, saying no to features (and why), handling user feedback early, Laravel-powered static views with dynamic data, and building tools that stand the test of time.

    47 min

  3. JUN 12

    Liquid glass, video thumbnails, and children growing up

    In this episode, Jake and Michael reflect on parenting, discuss Apple's new Liquid Glass UI, finding smarter ways to use video on the web, plus share thoughts on AI overload, Laracon prep, and why Wistia might be your next favourite video tool. In this episode:- Apple’s Liquid Glass UI- Kit.com and Wistia for video- Reflections on AI, tech bubbles, and accessibility- Laracon US and vox pop interviews- The emotional ride of watching your kids grow up

    46 min

  4. MAY 22

    Stealth grills, metric takeover, and selecting conference talks

    In this episode, Jake and Michael discuss Jake's new stealth grill, his eldest son's takeover of the state finals (and metric's takeover of measurement), and Michael goes through the process of refining over 150 talk submissions down to the final Laracon AU schedule.

    41 min

  5. MAY 8

    Constant interfaces, nested input, and array access

    In this episode, Jake and Michael discuss using interfaces as a dictionary of constants, working with and testing inputs passed down multiple layers of the application, and refactoring legacy code with PHP's ArrayAccess interface.

    42 min

  6. APR 24

    Laracon AU, queued batches, and leveraging AI

    In this episode, Jake and Michael discuss the ramp up of Laracon AU planning, touch base on Jake's unorthodox usage of Laravel Horizon, and Michael finally coming around to using AI.

    37 min

  7. APR 10

    New setups, Saloon SDKs, and configuring Horizon

    In this episode, Jake and Michael discuss Michael's new recording gear, building integrations with external APIs using Saloon, and configuring Laravel Horizon.

    40 min

  8. MAR 6

    Concentric circles, eloquent values, and application monitoring

    In this episode, Jake and Michael discuss circles of influence and information, eloquently handling return of single values from the database, and monitoring tools for your applications.

    39 min
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Jake Bennett and Michael Dyrynda conquer a 14.5 hour time difference to talk about life as web developers

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  • Creator
    Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2025
  • Episodes
    181
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2016 North Meets South Web Podcast
  • Show Website
    North Meets South Web Podcast

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