Conference talks, meetups, and presentations.

Classic keyword search has limitations. Can we implement a search feature that not only matches results using the exact keywords we use, but that understands our intent to find what we are looking for? We can, thanks to AI and a technique called RAG: Retrieval Augmented Generation. In this talk, we'll explore the Laravel AI SDK and how to use it to build an AI agent that can answer questions about your documents.

How did we go from static websites to the web apps we live in today? We’ve come a long way from the 1996 Space Jam website and GeoCities to tools like Figma, Discord, and Slack. This talk explores the evolution of Single Page Applications, tracing the journey from the early internet to today’s real-time services. We’ll look at how rendering shifted from the server to the client, and how frameworks like Vue helped drive that transition in the pursuit of speed and a better user experience.