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Another fun episode of the PHP Podcast! Here’s what we covered:

Sammy Powers Returns! – After 4 years away from the PHP community, Sammy joins us from Germany where he’s working on immigration and building quantum trade schools
Quantum Computing & PHP – Deep dive into quantum technology, post-quantum cryptography, and why PHP developers should care about SHA-3 and quantum-safe algorithms
Joe Ferguson Named PHP 8.6 Release Manager – Congratulations to Joe on being selected alongside Matteo Beccati and Daniel Scherzer for the 8.6 release team
PHP Foundation Updates – Elizabeth Barron’s new blog post summarizing community outreach and the Foundation’s direction
PHP Tek 2026 – Coming up in Chicago at the Sheraton O’Hare
PHP Day Verona – May 14-16 in Italy
PHP Roundtable Memories – Nostalgia about the show’s history and vision for community-driven episodes
CodeRabbit Sponsorship – AI-powered code reviews for your pull requests

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Eric Van Johnson

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