Richard Merryweather - Cultivating success with Laravel - Laracon AU 2023

Join Richard Merriweather, Head of Engineering at Figured, as he delves into cultivating success with Laravel. Explore Laravel’s role in fintech, and how Figured uses it to assist farmers in managing their finances effectively. 00:00 Cultivating Success 00:52 Figured Company Introduction 02:17 Helping Farmers Manage Finances 03:02 Maximising Farm Profitability 04:24 Laravel Integration 05:09 Fertiliser Purchase Example 06:58 Moving to Laravel in 2015 08:01 Technology Stack Choices 09:51 Release Risks 10:22 Complete Rewrite Needed 11:20 Choosing Laravel 12:36 Laravel Enables Quick Rebuild 13:25 Laravel’s Developer Friendliness 14:45 Laravel’s Integrated Features 15:27 Laravel Community & Ecosystem 16:04 Figured’s Success Over 8 Years 17:20 Data Science with Laravel 18:22 10 Million Cows on Platform 19:32 Confident Releases 20:07 Billions of Transactions 21:18 Helping Farmers at Scale 21:49 Right Tech Stack Critical 22:38 Framework Choices Matter 23:14 Laravel Enables Value Delivery 24:17 Laravel Natural Fit