--- title: "Steve Ham (@astv99) | Hashnode" description: "Full-stack PHP/JavaScript developer. Read the latest articles by Steve Ham on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@astv99" --- @astv99 # Steve Ham @astv99 · Colorado, US · Joined July 2024 Full-stack PHP/JavaScript developer [Website](https://portfolio.coding-unboxed.com/) ### [Laracon US 2025 recap, Part 3](https://astv99.hashnode.dev/laracon-us-2025-recap-part-3?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Recap Part 1 | Recap Part 2 As mentioned in my Part 2 post from last week about Laracon US 2025, finally here’s Part 3 containing my summarized transcription of the speaker panel at the end of the second day that featured Taylor Otwell (Laravel), Ada... 6 min read · [astv99.hashnode.dev](https://astv99.hashnode.dev/laracon-us-2025-recap-part-3?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 13, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/laracon-us-2025-recap-part-3/689c24073d1fad4d18ce50af) ### [Laracon US 2025 recap, Part 2](https://astv99.hashnode.dev/laracon-us-2025-recap-part-2?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Recap Part 1 | Recap Part 3 As promised in my previous Part 1 post from last week about Laracon US 2025, here's Part 2 with some of the key takeaways and other highlights that I got from each speaker's presentation from both days of the conference. B... 15 min read · [astv99.hashnode.dev](https://astv99.hashnode.dev/laracon-us-2025-recap-part-2?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 6, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/laracon-us-2025-recap-part-2/6892f67c75ca1641dacb90d6) ### [Laracon US 2025 recap, Part 1](https://astv99.hashnode.dev/laracon-us-2025-recap-part-1?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Steve Ham's personal recap of Laracon US 2025 in Denver CO on July 29-30 6 min read · [astv99.hashnode.dev](https://astv99.hashnode.dev/laracon-us-2025-recap-part-1?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 3, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/laracon-us-2025-recap-part-1/688ec6293c2eae28b62a1e96) ### [How to set up Xdebug 3 and Webgrind for PHP 8](https://astv99.hashnode.dev/how-to-set-up-xdebug-3-and-webgrind-for-php-8?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Debugging and profiling apps is something that's often overlooked in a developer workflow, especially since it's one of the more tedious and less exciting things to do, but it can be a crucial step to understanding a bug or performance issue. Xdebug ... 8 min read · [astv99.hashnode.dev](https://astv99.hashnode.dev/how-to-set-up-xdebug-3-and-webgrind-for-php-8?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 30, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-set-up-xdebug-3-and-webgrind-for-php-8/66d17410fc721c7d323d7c95) ### [My experience attending DrupalCamp Colorado 2024](https://astv99.hashnode.dev/experience-attending-drupalcamp-colorado-2024?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Last week on Thursday and Friday 7/25-26, I attended DrupalCamp Colorado 2024 at the Auraria Campus in Denver, CO, a two-day conference focused on the Drupal CMS. One notable thing about DrupalCamp in Colorado is that it's a free event and open to al... 3 min read · [astv99.hashnode.dev](https://astv99.hashnode.dev/experience-attending-drupalcamp-colorado-2024?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 30, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/experience-attending-drupalcamp-colorado-2024/66a8fc7cd39ea700027ce84b)