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Unlock the power of command-line interfaces and text-based user interfaces with PHP in our latest PHPRoundtable episode: ‘CLIs and TUIs with PHP for Fun and Profit’. Join us as we dive deep into how developers are leveraging PHP to create robust and interactive CLI and TUI applications that drive productivity and innovation. Whether you’re looking to streamline your workflows and automation or just develop tools that will help you be more profitable, this discussion will provide you with insi... (Full Show Notes)

with some of our panelists:
Eric Van Johnson
Eric Van Johnson
TJ Miller
TJ Miller
Sara Golemon
Sara Golemon
Joe Tannenbaum
Joe Tannenbaum
Jess Archer
Jess Archer
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