Our core mission remains to build awesome developer tools and nurture a great community through events like Laracon and Laravel meetups.

Developer tools are gaining popularity, and designing a website for developers requires a unique approach compared to other types of websites.

Laravel has grown tremendously, from a few downloads per day to a quarter million downloads daily, showcasing the strength of the community.

I created Laravel to build web applications faster, not with the intention of making it a popular open-source framework.

The future of software development will involve more people, including those in non-technical roles, building their own software tools, but they will still need to make critical decisions about functionality and metrics.

The complexity of programming tools has increased over time, making software development feel more like a domain for experts rather than something accessible to everyone.

Last year, we launched 1,400 new features and services, and as the number of teams grows, the pace of development accelerates.

When starting a dev tools company, it's crucial to have a founding team composed of developers, as they will be building a technical product for other developers.

The shift towards developer tools reflects a need for better infrastructure and tooling to support the growing demand for AI applications.