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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 Mateo Botticelli and Daniel Szmida for the 8.6 release team
• PHP Foundation Updates – Elizabeth Nacin’s new blog post summarizing community outreach and the Foundation’s direction
• PHP Tek 2026 – Coming up in Chicago at the Sheraton O’Hare – Eric shares stories about the signed baseball tradition
• PHP Day Verona – May 14-16 in Italy, organized by release manager Mateo Botticelli
• 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

Links from the show:

• • The PHP Podcast 2026.04.16 with Sara, Joe, and Sammy
  • CodeRabbit – AI Code Review Co-pilot
  • PHP Foundation Blog – Elizabeth Nacin’s Community Outreach Summary
  • Subscribe to PHP Architect Magazine
  • externals.io – PHP RFCs and Release Manager Announcements
  • PHP Architect YouTube Channel
  • PHP Tek 2026 – Chicago
  • PHP Day 2026 – Verona, Italy (May 14-16)
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  • PHP Architect on Bluesky
  • PHP Architect Discord

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