My name is Bob Bloom (on the right!).
I develop web apps using the superb Laravel Framework.
I created and maintain LaSalle open source Software.
My new project is the open source PHP Serverless Project.
I am the lead organizer of the Greater Toronto Area PHP meet-up group
I am the lead organizer of the Laravel Toronto meet-up group
I am the lead organizer of the York Region PHP meet-up group
I live in Richmond Hill, just a bit north of Toronto.
Latest Blog Posts
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April 22, 2022
Our first in-person PHP meet-up in years was fantastic....
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November 08, 2021
New Discord Servers for each meet-up group....
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September 18, 2021
Now that our meet-up groups' membership lists have been washed, those who have not visited our groups' pages on meetup.com before August 01, 2021 have been deleted.Again, I want to emphasize that no one is banned. The issue is the longevity of the gr...