I think we need another year or two to see how this pans out. Supposedly the Laravel team has features for Forge on their roadmap.
I’ve listened to quite a few podcasts with Taylor speaking on this topic and he’s very aware that the majority of Laravel devs know that hosting a PHP app is not rocket science. He wanted to built a platform that offered a substantial bump to the UX of managing servers but realizes that it will never be a solution used by companies that want to fine tune the software or do weird shit.
Given the track record of Laravel so far, I’m willing to hear them out and let them cook for a bit before casting judgement. Taylor has also said he’s not in it for the money but only time will tell if he can hold onto that ideal as time marches forward.
I’ve listened to quite a few podcasts with Taylor speaking on this topic and he’s very aware that the majority of Laravel devs know that hosting a PHP app is not rocket science. He wanted to built a platform that offered a substantial bump to the UX of managing servers but realizes that it will never be a solution used by companies that want to fine tune the software or do weird shit.
Given the track record of Laravel so far, I’m willing to hear them out and let them cook for a bit before casting judgement. Taylor has also said he’s not in it for the money but only time will tell if he can hold onto that ideal as time marches forward.