The Bob Bloom Show
Monthly commentary podcast devoted to PHP serverless.
Hosted by Bob Bloom.

#24 - Sponsorship Update, And Journeying Into The Classics
November 01, 2024 (21:37)
I am thrilled, and frankly, somewhat relieved, that there is progress with my PHP Serverless Project sponsorship. This podcast show is part of this "umbrella" sponsorship. Also, my journey into PHP application servers has brought me to a classic Unix...
#23 - Revisiting PHP-FPM, Visiting Laravel Funding
October 01, 2024 (27:39)
Lamenting the state of the content creation industry, when re-visiting PHP-FPM materials. Causing me to conclude that the materials I seek, I will have to create myself. And, finding myself worried that Laravel's new venture funding might affect its...
#22 - Hitting The Wall. Variably Priced
September 01, 2024 (16:13)
A key aspect of serverless platforms is it variable pricing. Also, coming to the realization that my technical understanding of PHP application servers has hit a brick wall. To overcome, I need to do something different....
#21 - The Sponsored PHP Serverless Efforts That I Want To Do
June 01, 2024 (39:38)
Let's take a break from my journey into PHP application servers, to talk about the PHP serverless efforts that I am about to, finally, seek sponsorship for....
#20 - Axiomatic Shibboleths And Heresies Of PHP Serverless
May 01, 2024 (15:34)
It's been quite a journey learning about serverless and PHP application servers. I held many preconceived notions, which have turned out to be wrong. Let look at some of them....


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Luke Galea is a veteran technology leader who began coding professionally during the dot-com boom. While Ruby, Elixir, and Erlang are his tools of choice, PHP has remained a constant thread throughout his two-decade career spanning healthcare, dating, nutrition coaching, education, and workforce management. His journey includes scaling high volume consumer facing sites HotOrNot and Ashley Madison where PHP powered the core infrastructure. Even when working with other technologies, Luke has consistently leveraged PHP for marketing technology, community forums, and developer resources. A committed community builder, he founded Toronto's Erlang user group and actively supports the Toronto Elixir and GTA PHP communities. Currently focused on leadership coaching and technology advisory, Luke loves solving hard problems with smart people. Call him if you want to riff on something awesome.
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Luke Galea is a veteran technology leader who began coding professionally during the dot-com boom. While Ruby, Elixir, and Erlang are his tools of choice, PHP has remained a constant thread throughout his two-decade career spanning healthcare, dating, nutrition coaching, education, and workforce management. His journey includes scaling high volume consumer facing sites HotOrNot and Ashley Madison where PHP powered the core infrastructure. Even when working with other technologies, Luke has consistently leveraged PHP for marketing technology, community forums, and developer resources. A committed community builder, he founded Toronto's Erlang user group and actively supports the Toronto Elixir and GTA PHP communities. Currently focused on leadership coaching and technology advisory, Luke loves solving hard problems with smart people. Call him if you want to riff on something awesome.
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