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Matt Stauffer on Laravel

Craft CMS is moving to Laravel with Craft 6, and that means Craft developers and Laravel developers are about to share a foundation for the first time. Ryan sits down with Matt Stauffer of Tighten to compare the two communities: how they work, how they think, and how they're each handling AI in their daily work. Plus the practical question every Craft developer is asking: what do I actually need to learn?

Craft CMS is mov­ing to Lar­avel with Craft 6, and that means Craft devel­op­ers and Lar­avel devel­op­ers are about to share a foun­da­tion for the first time. Ryan sits down with Matt Stauf­fer of Tight­en to com­pare the two com­mu­ni­ties: how they work, how they think, and how they’re each han­dling AI in their dai­ly work. Plus the prac­ti­cal ques­tion every Craft devel­op­er is ask­ing: what do I actu­al­ly need to learn?

Craft Version
Craft 6
Topic
Laravel
Instructor
Ryan Irelan
Date Streamed
March 26, 2026

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