Is the PHP ecosystem just one big xkcd "Dependency" meme?
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@webinoly @ondrej @php @thephpf There's a bit of an "eew that's gross" reaction to talk of monetization. But funding = survival, security & growth.
An official certification? A few non-free official extensions? Courses? Static analysis tools? I dunno man.... something.
Before ThePHPF I struggled to even find a way to donate. One year I made individual GitHub sponsorships to a few maintainers directly.
It's bonkers that @ondrej does all that as a volunteer.
@syntaxseed @webinoly @ondrej @php @thephpf I’m surprised php hasn’t adopted some of the strategies the Laravel ecosystem (which is of course based on php) has proven are popular. Mainly, offering *optional* paid solutions for common dev problems. Paired with active branding that encourages a certain professional pride (e.g. “artisans”) in those using the tools. Laravel the company has kinda jumped the shark now, but imho that’s due to the weakness of the BFD model, which php thankfully doesn’t have.
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