Taylor Otwell

creator of Laravel

San Francisco, California

About Taylor

Taylor Otwell is a software developer and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Forge and has worked on several open source projects. Taylor is also a skilled writer and has written articles for several publications, including Laravel. He is known for his expertise in software development and his ability to communicate complex ideas in a clear and concise manner. Taylor is based in San Francisco, California.

Associated Podcasts

The Laravel Podcast

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Recent Appearances

Design Engineering at Laravel: Jason Beggs on Building Laravel Cloud

The Laravel Podcast•Apr 28, 2026•33:06•host

The Future of Laravel Partnerships with Dave Hicking

The Laravel Podcast•Apr 14, 2026•58:02•host

Taylor Otwell

About Taylor

Associated Podcasts

The Laravel Podcast

Bootstrapped

Connect

Recent Appearances

Design Engineering at Laravel: Jason Beggs on Building Laravel Cloud

The Future of Laravel Partnerships with Dave Hicking

Key Topics

A Laravel Conference in Japan with Ryuta Hamasaki

From Tire Shop to Solutions Engineer with Devon Garbalosa

From Math Teacher to DevRel with Leah Thompson

The Architecture Behind Laravel Cloud with Chris Fidao

The Art of Teaching Laravel with Christoph Rumpel

TypeScript, Wayfinder, and Ranger with Joe Tannenbaum

Inside Laravel Customer Support with Feri Bartha

Inside Forge 2.0 and Laravel VPS with James Brooks

Laravel & AI: Inside Boost with Ashley Hindle

Live from Laracon US: Taylor Otwell Talks New Features, Forge & Cloud

From Standup to DevRel: How Josh Cirre Found Laravel

Design at Laravel & Terminal with David Hill

Leading Engineering Teams with Empathy

Marketing an Open Source Ecosystem with Hank Taylor

Co-Creation and Live Streaming Laravel with Nuno Maduro

The Making of Laravel Cloud: Behind the Scenes with Joe Dixon

Cloud Launch Reflections, Nightwatch, and the Future of Forge

How We Built Nightwatch, with Jess Archer