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Bringing the Swiss Laravel community together on a regular base by organizing a monthly Meetup covering all topics around the Laravel and PHP ecosystem. Join us on https://laravel.swiss

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Swiss Laravel Association Newsletter Signup to our newsletter and be the first to know about upcoming events.

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27.02.2026 09:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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February Meetup, Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup Join us at **Liip in Zürich** for our next Laravel Meetup! Enjoy an evening of great talks and good company with fellow Laravel developers. **First talk starts at 18:30**

We gather this Thursday in Zürich at Liip for our regular meetup.
Join us if you're around.

You find talk details in our meetup page:
www.meetup.com/laravel-swit...

24.02.2026 08:00 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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February Meetup, Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup Join us at **Liip in Zürich** for our next Laravel Meetup! Enjoy an evening of great talks and good company with fellow Laravel developers. **First talk starts at 18:30**

One week from today, we’re meeting in Zürich at Liip for our next Laravel Switzerland meetup.
We’ll dive into DesignOS and explore “Mago”, a Rust-based toolchain.

The event is free to attend, and as always, drinks and food are included.
RSVP now: www.meetup.com/laravel-swit...

19.02.2026 16:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Livewire 4 Unveiled: New Features, Performance, and Real-World Migration with Sandro Gehri
Livewire 4 Unveiled: New Features, Performance, and Real-World Migration with Sandro Gehri Discover what's new in Livewire 4, from exciting features and performance improvements to practical upgrade strategies tested on a production application. We'll also explore how Filament leverages…

Sandro took us through the newest features and applied them to a real production app at our January meetup.

Watch the full talk: youtu.be/4gO_OYHNxDY

18.02.2026 09:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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February Meetup, Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup Join us at **Liip in Zürich** for our next Laravel Meetup! Enjoy an evening of great talks and good company with fellow Laravel developers. **First talk starts at 18:30**

Join us on Thursday February 26th in Zürich for our next regular meetup. Talks will be about DesignOS and the Rust based PHP toolchain "Mago".

Free to attend with drinks and food.

RSVP now: www.meetup.com/laravel-swit...

17.02.2026 13:29 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Screenshot of the Infinity app.

Screenshot of the Infinity app.

We're excited to welcome Infinity as a sponsor of the Swiss Laravel Association! 
AI accounting software for Swiss startups, freelancers & SMEs – and they're making our own accounting easier too.

www.infinity.swiss

Thanks for supporting our community, Infinity! 🧡

16.02.2026 16:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Laravel on the rise: Stability is one of Laravel's biggest stengths Laravel is here to stay: Two Laravel experts explain how the PHP framework is transforming the Swiss tech landscape.

We sat down with Xelon to talk Laravel in Switzerland 🇨🇭

In the interview, we discuss:
- Why Laravel resonates with Swiss developers
- How companies across Switzerland are leveraging it
- The role of open source in building better software

www.xelon.ch/en/blog/lara...

13.02.2026 14:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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29.01.2026 07:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Quick Reminder: Our first meetup of the year is this Thursday, January 22nd in Basel.
We’ll be discussing the newly released Livewire v4 and take a look back at the past year of our meetups.
Join us for a nice evening with other Laravel developers, drinks and food.

www.meetup.com/laravel-swit...

21.01.2026 07:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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We’re back! Our first meetup of the year is next Thursday, January 22nd, at Ascent in Basel.

We’ll be discussing the newly released Livewire v4 and take a look back at the past year of our meetups.

See you there! Please RSVP now.
www.meetup.com/laravel-swit...

16.01.2026 19:34 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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What if...; a collection of Laravel tips with Sandro Gehri Christmas is just around the corner - time for a few DX wishes. Sandro will present a collection of ideas that arose from his desire for readable and clean code. Maybe there's something here that you…

Last December, bsky.app/profile/sand... shared a collection of practical Laravel tips he picked up over the last few months.

From missing translation reports to strongly typed config objects, fakes and more.

Watch the talk here:

07.01.2026 19:04 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Proud to Support the Community Laravel is the engine behind many of the projects we implement. What convinces us is not just the technology, but the openness and exchange within the community. As an official sponsor of the Swiss…

Our foundation sponsor Contoweb just rebranded and relaunched their website.
They also shared why Laravel is a key part of how they build and grow their projects.

Big congrats to the team — and thanks for supporting the Laravel community 💙
contoweb.ch/en/blog/prou...

05.01.2026 08:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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At our December meetup at Helga, @enget.bsky.social presented the home-grown CMS he’s been evolving and using with clients over the last few years.

He explains the core ideas and demonstrates how easily it can be adapted to new projects and industries.
Watch the full talk: youtu.be/EomID_GU4xk

30.12.2025 09:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We run monthly Laravel meetups across Switzerland.
Talks, dates, locations, videos — all in one place.

Our newsletter is how we keep people in the loop.
Subscribe here → laravel.swiss/newsletter

27.12.2025 07:52 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Image showing the meetup calendar for 2026. The next meetups are:

- January 22th in Basel
- February 24th in St. Gallen
- March 25th in Zug
- April 30th in Bern
- May 26th in Zürich
- June 24th in Basel

The schedule can also be found on laravel.swiss.

Image showing the meetup calendar for 2026. The next meetups are: - January 22th in Basel - February 24th in St. Gallen - March 25th in Zug - April 30th in Bern - May 26th in Zürich - June 24th in Basel The schedule can also be found on laravel.swiss.

Last Tuesday’s meetup was a blast — thanks to everyone who joined, asked questions, and stayed for a drink.

If you’re already missing it: don’t worry. The next meetups are already lined up, and 2026 is looking very good. New cities, familiar faces, and lots of Laravel talk ahead.

See you in 2026 👋

17.12.2025 08:39 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Host your services without MITM (Man-in-the-Middle) - Mustafa Beciragic
Host your services without MITM (Man-in-the-Middle) - Mustafa Beciragic Real-world experiences: which external services you can rely on — and which you probably shouldn’t, especially regarding privacy and data handling. How DDoS attacks happen, real attack examples, and…

At our November meetup, Mustafa Beciragic shared practical insights on how to protect your servers from DDoS attacks and sudden traffic spikes. He covered real-world scenarios, mitigation strategies, and what actually helps when things get ugly.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQZj...

#Laravel #DevOps

13.12.2025 15:07 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Homelab for All - Introduction to Proxmox with Lukasz Chmaj
Homelab for All - Introduction to Proxmox with Lukasz Chmaj Lukasz recently built a homelab and will share his learnings and give an introduction to Proxmox – an open source virtual environment. Ressources: https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/

Back in November, Lukasz Chmaj introduced us to homelabs and Proxmox. In his talk, he explains why running a homelab can be beneficial, what Proxmox is, and what you can actually do with it.
If you’ve ever wanted to tinker with servers at home, this talk is for you.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQKh...

13.12.2025 13:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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December Meetup, Tue, Dec 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Join us at **Helga** in Bern for our next Laravel Meetup! Enjoy an evening of great talks and good company with fellow Laravel developers. **First talk starts at 18:30**,

Just a few days left until our last Laravel Switzerland meetup of the year!
December 9th at Helga in Bern — join us for two talks and a cozy pre-holiday evening with the community.
Grab your spot:

07.12.2025 20:19 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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December Meetup, Tue, Dec 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Join us at **Helga** in Bern for our next Laravel Meetup! Enjoy an evening of great talks and good company with fellow Laravel developers. **First talk starts at 18:30**,

One week to go!
Our final Laravel Switzerland meetup of 2025 is happening on December 9th at Helga in Bern.
Two talks, a warm atmosphere, and a great chance to meet fellow Laravel folks before the year wraps up.
RSVP while spots are open:

02.12.2025 17:06 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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December Meetup, Tue, Dec 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Join us at **Helga** in Bern for our next Laravel Meetup! Enjoy an evening of great talks and good company with fellow Laravel developers. **First talk starts at 18:30**,

The final Laravel Switzerland meetup of 2025 is coming up!
Join us on December 9th at Helga in Bern for a cozy evening with two great talks and good company.

RSVP now:

27.11.2025 14:36 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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November Meetup, Thu, Nov 20, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Join us at **Trendhosting** in Thun for our next Laravel Meetup! Enjoy an evening of great talks and good company with fellow Laravel developers. **First talk starts at 1

Our 11th meetup this year is around the corner. Join us this Thursday at 18:00 in beautiful Thun.

We will have two fanstatic talks: About how to protect your projects again DDoS attacks and an intro to Proxmox.

RSVP below
www.meetup.com/laravel-swit...

18.11.2025 17:06 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Content Security Policy with Stefan Zweifel
Content Security Policy with Stefan Zweifel YouTube video by Swiss Laravel Association

"Content Security Policy" was the topic of @stefanzweifel.dev's talk at our October meetup. He gave a quick intro on what it is and how easy you can add it to your Laravel project – thanks to a @spatie.be package.

Check out the recording on Youtube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bz4...

17.11.2025 19:31 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Spec Driven Laravel - Ed Grosvenor
Spec Driven Laravel - Ed Grosvenor YouTube video by Swiss Laravel Association

At our October meetup, @gros.co talked about "Spec Driven Laravel Development" using Agent OS by Brian Casel.
Check out the recording below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti4o...

17.11.2025 19:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We’ve partnered with @lettermint.co, our newest Event & Infrastructure Sponsor!

Their EU-based, GDPR-friendly email infrastructure helps us and our members build privacy-conscious applications.

More info: lettermint.co

04.11.2025 19:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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October Meetup, Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Join us at **Ascent in Basel** for our next Laravel Meetup! Enjoy an evening of great talks and good company with fellow Laravel developers. **First talk starts at 18:30*

Time flies — and so do we! The next meetup is just around the corner. We’ll be in Basel at Ascent next Wednesday, October 29th.

Join us for an evening full of talks about PHP and modern web development with @gros.co and @stefanzweifel.dev.
RSVP here:
www.meetup.com/laravel-swit...

23.10.2025 18:47 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Jetbrains Scratches for daily little itches with Philipp Lauwiner
Jetbrains Scratches for daily little itches with Philipp Lauwiner YouTube video by Swiss Laravel Association

Our second talk from the September meetup is now online.

@xanobius.bsky.social shares some neat tips and tricks for using the built-in HTTP client in PhpStorm. Check it out:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQVH...

11.10.2025 06:53 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Modern Architectures: Our approach to Laravel over the years - Clement Blanco
Modern Architectures: Our approach to Laravel over the years - Clement Blanco YouTube video by Swiss Laravel Association

Clem's talk from our last meetup is now live on YouTube: youtu.be/hN8v0U8IDRk

He dives into key concepts in the Laravel framework and shares best practices he's learned over the past 10 years.
Plenty of knowledge nuggets in there — don't miss it!

10.10.2025 18:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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September Meetup, Tue, Sep 30, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup Join us in at **Infomaniak** in Geneva for our next Laravel Meetup! Enjoy an evening of great talks and good company with fellow Laravel developers. ☝️ Infomaniak is spon

Join us at @infomaniak.bsky.social in Geneva for the next Laravel Switzerland Meetup!

Talks:
1️⃣ Modern Architectures – Clement Blanco
2️⃣ JetBrains Scratches for daily little itches – Philipp Lauwiner

RSVP 👉 www.meetup.com/laravel-swit...

23.09.2025 07:36 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Oh no! No need to worry. We try to organize a meetup every month (ususally in the last week of the month).

Hope to see you at one of our future meetups. 🧡

20.09.2025 15:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
You can’t manage what you don’t measure with Ed Grosvenor
You can’t manage what you don’t measure with Ed Grosvenor YouTube video by Swiss Laravel Association

At our August meetup, @gros.co explored the topic of technical debt. He explained how it can be measured today, how it evolves over time, and what strategies can be used to pay it down. (And shared a new project he's working on to help out)

Watch the full talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE_5...

20.09.2025 15:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0