Laravel, AI, and the Future of PHP (Live Chat with Jump24 Co-Founder Daniel Newns)

In this live episode of the Laravel Creator Series, I’m joined by Dan Newns, co-founder of Jump24, a Laravel development studio with over a decade of real-world experience building Laravel applications across multiple industries.

We talk candidly about:

- How Jump24 uses Laravel in client and internal projects
- Creating weekly “This Week in Laravel” style videos
- AI tools in PHP and Laravel workflows
- Planning vs one-shot prompting with AI
- Skills, agents, and internal AI tooling
- PHP’s evolution and where Laravel is headed next
- The future of junior and senior developer roles
- Middleware, architecture, and long-term maintainability
- Conferences like Laracon EU and Laravel Live UK

Show Links

- Daniel Newns LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-newns/
- Daniel Newns X https://x.com/DanielNewns
- Jump 24 - https://jump24.co.uk/

This was a relaxed, unscripted live conversation covering what it’s really like to build with Laravel in 2026 and how AI is starting to reshape the ecosystem without replacing experienced developers.

If you’re working with Laravel, curious about AI-assisted development, or thinking about the future of PHP, this one’s for you.

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